(Investing) – A cold start to winter and record liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows have helped drive a strong rally in prices since mid-October, said analysts at Morgan Stanley, seeing further upside ahead. At 08:55 ET (13:55 GMT), natural gas prices fell 0.5% to $4.968 per million British thermal units, or MMBtu, but are up over 17% over the course of
(BOE Report) – Soaring U.S. natural gas prices are eroding profit margins for the nation’s LNG producers, a trend that could deepen in the coming years, forcing exports to drop as global competition heats up. U.S. benchmark Henry Hub gas prices spiked on Wednesday to their highest level in three years at over $5 per million British thermal units (mmbtu)
(Investing.com) – Natural gas prices could surge to $5 per million British thermal units in 2026 as demand rises and supply remains constrained, Morgan Stanley said in a new report assessing winter market scenarios. The bank forecast that U.S. gas storage levels will exit October at around 3.97 trillion cubic feet, roughly 5% above normal, but expects inventories to tighten sharply in the
(Oil Price) – Canadian producers are temporarily shutting in natural gas wellheads amid a record-low negative pricing at the key Alberta gas hub. The price of natural gas at the AECO Hub, the Canadian benchmark price for natural gas on the Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) system, has been weak all summer and plunged below zero earlier this week. On Thursday, the daily
(Oil Price) – Some traders are betting that Europe’s natural gas prices would surge by 60% from current levels by next summer, amid many uncertainties on the market months from now. Options were traded on Monday at calls of $59 (50 euros) per megawatt-hour for April to September 2026, data compiled by Bloomberg showed on Tuesday. Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, the benchmark
(Investing) – U.S. natural gas prices have fallen back of late, reflecting a lingering storage surplus and a milder shift in summer weather, but Morgan Stanley still sees more upside in 2026. At 09:05 ET (13:05 GMT), natural gas prices rose 2.4% to $3.138 per million British thermal units, or MMBtu, but are down around 9% over the course of the last month
(Oil Price) – European Union officials are considering the potential introduction of a cap on natural gas prices as part of discussions on a clean industrial deal policy to boost Europe’s industry. Europe is losing competitiveness due to the European gas prices which are up to four times higher than those in the United States. A cap on prices is
(Oil Price) – Amid cold winter weather and fast-depleting inventories, Europe’s natural gas prices jumped on Monday to a two-year high to levels of over $100 per barrel oil equivalent, which now makes burning oil for industrial use more cost-effective. Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, the benchmark for Europe’s gas trading, surged by 4% in Amsterdam on Monday, to the highest level since February
(Investing) – LITTLETON, Colorado – Many of northern Europe’s largest economies have sharply boosted gas-fired power generation so far in 2025, helping to lift regional gas prices to their highest since early 2023. Gas-fired output during January in Germany, the United Kingdom (TADAWUL:4280), the Netherlands and Poland all jumped by well over 10% from January 2024’s levels to their highest for that month
(Investing) – U.S. natural gas futures have seen a recovery, compensating for some of the significant losses experienced the previous day. This rebound is occurring as most of the country continues to experience freezing weather this week. Traders are also closely monitoring the outlook for February. Forecaster NatGasWeather.com noted a trend in the overnight data. The last few days of January were slightly
(BOE Report) – U.S. natural gas futures held near a three-month high on Friday as Hurricane Helene battered the U.S. Southeast after causing Gulf of Mexico producers to cut output and millions of power outages in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. On its first day as the front-month, gas futures for November delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange were
Investing HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) on Monday signaled that lower refining margins across the industry and lower natural gas prices will reduce profits in the second quarter. A snapshot of operating factors affecting the quarter suggests earnings per share between $1.50 and $2.40, or about $8.3 billion, which is 17% below market consensus. The preview excludes additional oil and gas
