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Near-term forecasts calling for a mix of heating and cooling demand across the U.S. Lower 48 coincided with a mix of spot price trends Friday; the NGI Spot Gas U.S. National Avg. fell 9.5 cents to $2.065/MMBtu.

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An environmental assessment (EA) was released by FERC staff Monday for proposed Columbia Gas Transmission LLC (TCO) Buckeye XPress Project in Ohio and West Virginia, which would add another 275 MMcf/d of natural gas capacity to the interstate pipeline system.

Improved pricing on a higher rig count in the Lower 48, along with customers clamoring for high-specification rigs, helped improve U.S. drilling results during the first quarter for Nabors Industries Ltd.

The depletion of Mexico’s producing oilfields will likely outpace new production brought online from 2019-2024 unless the government shifts course, according to analysts at GlobalData.

After more than 60 years as a net energy importer, the United States is on track to become a net energy exporter next year, thanks in large part to continued growth in natural gas and petroleum exports, according to a series of long-term projections released Thursday by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

ConocoPhillips on Monday announced a broad $6.1 billion capital spending plan for 2019, with most of the funds targeting Lower 48 prospects, including the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Shale and the emerging Louisiana Austin Chalk.

Milder forecasts and the prospect of larger storage injections in the coming weeks helped sink natural gas futures ahead of the October contract’s expiration Wednesday, as a sustained rally going back to last week found a top — at least in the near-term. Spot prices were mixed as a few Appalachian points rebounded following recent declines; the NGI National Spot Gas Average finished flat at $2.74/MMBtu.

Two of the leading natural gas buyers in the world, EDF Trading Ltd. (EDFT) and Jera Co. Inc., on Tuesday agreed to combine their worldwide trading activities to optimize liquefied natural gas (LNG) marketing.