Natural Gas
U.S. gas: Futures drop after big storage build
Natural-gas futures plummeted Thursday after the government reported a larger-than-expected injection to domestic stockpiles.
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Natural gas outlook: Prices pass $4 as weather cools
A touch of autumn in the air combined with hopes for the eventual return of winter was likely the catalyst enabling natural gas prices to recapture the $4 mark this week despite an environment of negative consumption fundamentals and continued strong production.
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U.S. gas: Futures dip ahead of EIA storage report
Natural-gas futures slipped Thursday as signs of weakening demand added to moderate selling ahead of the government's weekly inventory report.
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U.S. gas: Futures breach $4 on expectations of lower inventories
Natural-gas futures broke an important area of resistance Wednesday as forecasts of slightly lower gas inventories and an exceptionally early cold front in the Midwest drove up prices.
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U.S. gas: Futures hinge on unseasonably cold weather
Natural-gas futures hovered around Tuesday's settlement price early Wednesday as an unusually cold front affecting the Midwest signaled a possibly colder winter in the months to come.
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U.S. gas: Futures rise on weather but fail to hold above $4
Bullish weather forecasts helped push natural-gas futures higher Tuesday as traders began shifting their focus from summer air-conditioning demand to a potentially frigid winter.
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U.S. gas: Futures fall on weak demand view; up 1% on week
Natural gas futures fell Friday as mild weather was expected to curb demand and Tropical Storm Nate was on track to miss the gas-production areas in the Gulf of Mexico, limiting the threat of supply disruptions there.
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U.S. gas: Futures ease as Tropical Storm Nate seen hitting Mexico
Natural-gas futures fell Friday, as mild weather was expected to cut demand and Tropical Storm Nate's expected path away from the main Gulf of Mexico gas-production area limited the chance of further supply disruptions.
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U.S. gas: Futures settle +1% at $3.98/MmBtu, watching Nate
Natural-gas futures prices rose 1% Thursday, settling at the highest level in a week, as traders again cast a nervous eye to a storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Natural gas outlook: Tropical Depression Lee raises prices across the board
Tropical Depression Lee moved into the Gulf, causing production shut-ins and across the board price increases last Thursday, September 1st. The Henry Hub spot price saw a 21 cent increase, jumping from $3.97 per million Btu on Wednesday August 31st to $4.18 per MMBtu the following day.
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U.S. gas: Futures flat as traders weigh storms, demand
Natural gas futures ended nearly flat Wednesday, holding near the $4 level, as traders weighed increasing storm activity in the Atlantic against the looming seasonal slowdown in gas demand.
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