Weak natural gas prices and inflation are likely to be big topics as North American producers and midstream operators unveil their quarterly results in the coming weeks.

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SLB Ltd., which has its fingers on the pulse of exploration and production (E&P) customers, has revised its North American outlook for 2023 because of languishing natural gas prices. No big LNG infrastructure is set to ramp this year in the United States either, which may have a negative impact on development.

NGI spoke with analysts and culled various notes to clients to provide a window into what investors are expecting in this round of quarterly results. Analysts noted that the gyrations in the natural gas market would be of particular interest. 

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