Natural Gas Market Updates

The natural gas markets were softer than normal today; retracing the gains over the past two days down $0.15 USD/Mmbtu off the open. Utilities continue to be the main buyers of short term cash gas and injecting into storage for the upcoming winter. Trading volume was relatively lighter than normal for the balance of the…

Welcome back to another hum drum Tuesday in the natural gas markets. The day started out stronger than normal based on the speculation of warmer temperatures in the mid west. Although as the day progressed we end the day within – 0.1 % lower than the open earlier today. Production remains steady within the average…

Welcome back. Not much has changed in the natural gas world over the weekend. It’ll likely be pretty warm in Ontario this week, residential and commercial demand is unsurprisingly low, LNG flow is back up after Freeport is back online, and production in the US continues to hold its 103.6 Bcf/d level. Perhaps the biggest…

A busier day to end the week, and looks like it wasn’t just us; the NYMEX rallied 20 cents in the front month, June settling at $3.795 US/mm. A pretty aggressive rally considering the low demand, mild temperatures, and ample amount of gas in storage, but so it goes. Even Dawn has reported that there’s…

Happy Storage Day The EIA’s storage report for the week ending May 2, 2025 came in as an injection of +104 Bcf into the lower 48’s storage, slightly above the expected +99 Bcf. At this point, it’s safe to say that injection season is here. Storage levels are still riding the 5-year average (currently there…

A couple pieces of supply-related news today. First, the Albertan NOVA pipeline system has restricted delivery to the Northwest for export. The restriction is expected to last for about a week, starting today. The excess gas on the market will probably be bearish for AECO spot prices. Second, Freeport LNG experienced a power outage yesterday…

A very warm afternoon here in Toronto. Looks like Freeport LNG experienced a power outage this morning. Volumes flowing to Freeport sharply reduced today (just over 4,000 Mcf were flowing as of noon, well below the >1,400,000 Mcf which flows during normal operations), and no volume is expected to flow tomorrow. As a result, that…

Welcome back for another week. NYMEX prices drifted up and down today, but ultimately settled a few cents down. Heating demand has really come off, to the point now where heating and cooling degree days are nearly balanced in the US. Some nice and toasty temperatures coming up! Canadian production has recovered from last week’s…

On the whole, production in the lower 48 and Canada has been down from the record highs set earlier this spring. With mild temperatures though, there’s not as heavy a need for heating, but utilities are going to want to fill storage the best that they can this season. Demand will certainly not vanish in…

After being delayed for a few hours, the storage report for the week ending April 25 came in as an injection of a whopping +107 Bcf, much more than the expected +89 Bcf. Taking a look at the EIA’s chart of working gas in the lower 48’s storage, injection season appears to be well underway.…

Here in Toronto, the trees are starting to grow some leaves, and the days are feeling warmer. April is wrapping up, and Canada’s forecast for early to mid May is currently predicting above normal temperatures. There is still some residential and commercial demand for gas though, but is expected to slide with the warmer temperatures,…

Welcome to the June front month contract in the NYMEX. Carrying on from yesterday’s big rally, June settled up 4 cents to close at $3.30 US/mm. Like we said yesterday, it has been a relentless sell-off this past month so it’s only natural that the market catches a break. It’s looking quite warm in NOAA’s…