Rebounding export demand, including at the Freeport LNG terminal, helped natural gas futures carve out modest gains at the front of the curve through midday trading Monday. 

Here’s the latest:

  • May Nymex futures up 2.3 cents to $1.775/MMBtu as of 2:15 p.m. ET; June up 5.9 cents to $2.047 

“As we approach contract rollover later this week, momentum appears to be to the upside,” analysts at Gelber & Associates said Monday. “…Should prices remain at this level, it’s possible the June contract rollover puts prompt month prices above $2.00 for the first time since February of this year.”

  • Flows to liquefied natural gas export terminals up to 12.84 million Dth/d in latest estimates from NGI’s LNG Export Tracker

The Freeport LNG terminal has been showing signs of...