Jeremiah Shelor

With LNG demand weakness countering a retreat in domestic production in updated estimates, natural gas futures continued to slide in early trading Wednesday. Coming off a 3.9-cent sell-off in Tuesday’s session, the June Nymex contract was down another 6.2 cents to $1.929/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. Wood Mackenzie estimates put first-of-month production at 97.1…

Uncertainty around demand at the Freeport LNG terminal had natural gas traders on a bumpy ride through midday Tuesday. Modest gains earlier in the session gave way to a steep sell-off shortly before lunchtime on the East Coast. Here’s the latest: June Nymex futures off 4.2 cents to $1.988/MMBtu as of 2:11 p.m. ET Front…

Natural gas futures were trading higher at the front of the curve early Tuesday as updated estimates offered further evidence of declining springtime production volumes. Coming off a 10.7-cent rally on Monday, the June Nymex contract was up 1.3 cents to $2.043/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. Estimates from Wood Mackenzie as of early Tuesday…

With recovering flows to the Freeport LNG terminal bringing out the bulls, natural gas futures were rallying through midday trading Monday. Spot prices were climbing off the lows recorded for delivery over the weekend. Here’s the latest: June Nymex futures up 9.3 cents to $2.016/MMBtu as of 1:58 p.m. ET With slow stochastics “in extreme…

Natural gas futures clawed back some of their recent losses early Monday as soft production and hints of strengthening export demand supported prices. Coming off a 6.3-cent sell-off in Friday’s session, the June Nymex contract was up 2.3 cents to $1.946/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. The May contract rolled off the board late last…

With excess storage inventories continuing to hang over the market through the shoulder season, natural gas forwards declined notably at the front of the curve for most regions during the April 18-24 trading period, data from NGI’s Forward Look show. May fixed prices at benchmark Henry Hub exited the period at $1.653/MMBtu, down 6.1 cents…

As mild weather threatened to further pad storage surpluses, natural gas futures sagged through midday trading Friday. Meanwhile, spot market buyers seeking supplies for weekend and Monday delivery were finding bargains aplenty. Here’s the latest: June Nymex futures down 7.5 cents to $1.911/MMBtu as of 2:15 p.m. ET From recent levels, natural gas futures face…

The U.S. natural gas rig count eased one unit lower to 105 for the week ended Friday (April 26), while a decline of five oil-directed rigs dropped the combined domestic tally six units week/week to 613, according to updated numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The 105 active natural gas rigs in the United States…

As traders contemplated a swelling storage surplus amid mild springtime temperatures, natural gas futures were down sharply ahead of the front month expiration Friday. With volume thin in its final day of trading, the May Nymex contract was off 9.9 cents to $1.539/MMBtu as of 8:35 a.m. ET. June was trading 5.5 cents lower at…