Weekly natural gas cash prices pressed forward alongside a futures rally and forecasts for intensifying heat in the second half of June. 

NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. for the June 5-9 period gained 8.0 cents to $1.890/MMBtu. The average had declined the prior week in concert with a futures slump.

At the end of the trading week, big gainers included Malin, up 40.5 cents to $2.145, and Questar, ahead 27.0 cents to $1.890.

Additionally, El Paso Permian advanced 26.5 cents to $1.730, while Tolar Hub gained 31.5 cents to $1.985.

Weather during the covered period proved largely benign, with high temperatures ranging from the 60s to the 80s over vast expanses of the country. But by late in the coming week cooling demand is “expected to increase to strong levels” as...