Natural gas futures tested both sides of even in early trading Thursday as the market awaited the latest government inventory report, which was expected to show an injection roughly in line with historical norms. The June Nymex contract was trading at $2.205/MMBtu at around 8:40 a.m. ET, up 1.8 cents. July was up 0.8 cents…
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Even as Production Falls, Natural Gas Futures Fail to Extend Rally a Fifth Session; Cash Prices Climb
Price bulls, galvanized by continued production drops, powered natural gas futures close to a fifth consecutive gain on Wednesday before they fizzled in afternoon trading amid profit-taking. The June Nymex gas futures contract ultimately settled at $2.187/MMBtu, down 2.0 cents day/day. At A Glance: Output slips close to 95 Bcf/d Weather to shift in bears’…
Could Summer Demand, Lower Production Curb East Region Natural Gas Inventory Surpluses?
Supplies of natural gas in storage are stout everywhere, but East region inventories are closer to historical norms than any other section of the Lower 48. Should the densely populated Northeast sizzle amid scorching temperatures as forecast this summer, utilities in the heavy-gas consuming corner of the country could burn through more gas in the…
Weekly Natural Gas Cash Spot Prices Move Higher as Futures Stumble
Weekly natural gas cash prices gained ground on the back of strong gains in West Texas in a week that was marked by stronger LNG feed gas flows and modestly higher weather-driven demand. NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. for the April 22-26 trading period climbed 9.5 cents to $1.230/MMBtu. Among the top weekly gainers,…
Plunging Haynesville Production Leads Overall Natural Gas Supply Cut; Price Response Muted
Natural gas exploration and production (E&P) companies in the Haynesville Shale continue to drive overall cuts to Lower 48 supply. Output there is down nearly 20% from a year earlier and continues to slide following well-telegraphed efforts to slow activity and balance an oversupplied market. Prices, however, have yet to respond, given a substantial supply…
Mexico Lagging Behind Peer Markets in Natural Gas Storage, Report Warns
Mexico’s next government must invest in natural gas storage and pipeline infrastructure in order to keep up with rising demand and meet energy transition goals, according to a new report by the Instituto Mexicano Para la Competitividad (IMCO) think tank. Mexico is the world’s eighth largest natural gas market, with demand in excess of 8…
Steep Contango Drawing Attention to U.S. Natural Gas Salt Storage Limits
Late winter salt storage constraints that helped steepen U.S. natural gas forward curves to near record levels have started to ease with the onset of the injection season, likely providing a tailwind to prompt prices. NGI December forward prices for benchmark Henry Hub stood at a $1.693/MMBtu premium to May at the start of April,…
April Natural Gas Bidweek Prices Trip Lower as Spring Season Deflates Demand
Natural gas prices were modestly lower in April bidweek trading as the transition from winter to spring signaled milder weather, weakening demand and an end-of-season natural gas supply swelling to the brim. NGI’s April Bidweek National Avg. fell 19.5 cents month/month to $1.310/MMBtu. That was down from $2.180 a year earlier. Trading for the latest…
Abundant Western Canadian Natural Gas Supplies Support Seismic Pacific Storage Rebound
Natural gas production in Canada proved robust through the past winter, even as heating demand waned in the back half of the season. Supplies in storage swelled and prices dropped as a result, mirroring and compounding conditions in the United States. Related U.S. challenges include elevated supplies in the Pacific region, due in part to…
Negative West Texas Natural Gas Spot Prices Persist Amid Stout Supply, Soft Demand
West Texas natural gas cash prices remain mired in negative territory amid weak weather-driven demand and a massive supply overhang. Waha cash prices on Monday ticked up a half-cent but still averaged negative 69.5 cents/MMBtu, according to NGI data. The West Texas benchmark has mostly hovered in the red since early March. El Paso Permian…