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Global natural gas demand has boomed in the past 25 years and, unlike coal and oil, growth could continue through 2050, according to Washington, DC, nonprofit Resources for the Future (RFF). RFF’s “Global Energy Outlook 2024: Peaks or Plateaus?” report compared 16 scenarios across eight outlooks published in 2023 by major energy agencies and companies.…

Amid mild springtime weather-driven demand and steady readings for production and exports, natural gas futures hovered close to even in early trading Monday. The May Nymex contract was up 0.7 cents to $1.792/MMBtu as of 8:30 a.m. ET. June was trading at $2.013, up 0.3 cents. EBW Analytics Group analyst Eli Rubin told clients early…

Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. Every Mexican summer, natural gas imports from the United States peak. The aggregate figure reflects impressive growth in the last decade. If…

Natural gas futures fell for a second straight session on Thursday, dragged lower by forecasts for benign weather and government inventory data that showed stout supplies in storage. At A Glance: EIA prints 37 Bcf withdrawal Outlook shifts to injections Weather demand softens Coming off a 2.1-cent loss the prior day, the May Nymex gas…

North American natural gas futures got a small boost this week on news of weaker production from U.S. operators, but by mid-week the momentum had fizzled. The May New York Mercantile Exchange gas futures contract posted a second day of losses and lost 6.7 cents on Thursday to settle at $1.774/MMBtu. Mexican imports of U.S.…

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday reported a withdrawal of 37 Bcf natural gas from storage for the week ended March 29. The result fell just shy of expectations and, with inventories still plump and injections on the horizon, left Nymex natural gas futures under pressure. Ahead of the 10:30 a.m. ET government…

The nearshoring trend holds big potential for energy demand in Mexico, though numerous factors could hinder the country’s ambitions as a haven for big business relocation, according to new research published by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.  Nearshoring refers to companies moving their production and supply chains from China to North America –…

Natural gas futures rallied again on Tuesday, gaining ground amid near-term weather demand and despite expectations for a festering supply glut through the spring shoulder season. At A Glance: Prompt month adds 2.5 cents Gas production remains lower Heating demand spreads east Following a 7.4-cent rally on Monday and gains late last week, the May…

Mexico’s natural gas demand will be driven by its power and industrial sectors through 2037, according to a report from Mexico’s energy ministry Sener. The report, Prospectiva de Gas Natural 2023-2037, is a planning instrument to help with “the design of the integral national strategy around natural gas,” Sener said. It would be part of…