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'Heavy' Market Consolidating, Analyst Says; December Gas Called 4 Cents Lower

December natural gas is set to open 4 cents lower Thursday morning at $4.15 as traders see the market within a consolidation range. Market watchers were also given an extra day to hone inventory estimates. Overnight oil markets continued to sink. Read More

Strong New England, Mid-Atlantic Keeps NatGas Movin' On Up; Futures Retreat

As the flow of cold arctic air meandered its way into the US next-day gas prices surged at points which hadn't been hit with the cold's paralyzing effects. Multi-dollar gains were seen at New England points, but broad overall gains were able to offset weakness in the Midwest and Marcellus. The overall market gain was 14 cents to an average of $4.28, but if the titanic moves in a handful of New England points are factored out, the figure comes in at about a 6-cent gain nationally. Read More

Weather Forecasts Tweaked; December NatGas Seen 6 Cents Lower

December natural gas is expected to open 6 cents lower Wednesday morning at $4.19 as traders mull the possibility of a jet stream moderation to the current pattern of intense cold. Overnight oil markets weakened. Read More

Midwest, Great Lakes NatGas Points Gain As Cold Settles In; Futures Volatile But Steady

Physical gas prices for Wednesday delivery held firm overall in Tuesday's trading. Gains in the Midwest, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic and Marcellus were able to counter weakness in the Gulf, West Texas and the San Juan Basin and California. Nationally spot prices gained a penny to average $4.14. Read More

U.S. LNG Export Trade to Rival Qatar by 2020, Says Citi

Where U.S. natural gas and oil exports are allowable they are surging, and as plans progress to carry liquefied natural gas (LNG) and more crude oil overseas, dramatic swings in the U.S. trade balance swiftly will transform America into an energy superpower, according to an in-depth analysis by Citi. Read More

Analysts See NatGas Price Run Done, But Cold Continues; December Called 10 Cents Lower

December natural gas is set to open 10 cents lower Tuesday morning at $4.15 as traders concede the end of the current price advance for the moment, yet ponder continuing cold. Overnight oil markets were narrowly lower. Read More

Polar Vortex Targets Upper Midwest, But All Points Surge; Futures Spiral Lower

Next-day gas prices surged higher in Monday's trading ahead of the first blast of the polar vortex, which by the middle of the week was to hit major Midwest population centers, with temperatures as much as 20 degrees below normal. Read More

$10 Gas In Sight? December Called 2 Cents Higher

December natural gas is set to open 2 cents higher Monday morning at $4.43 as traders factor in still colder tweaks to the weather outlook and comparisons are made to the winter of 2000-2001. Overnight oil markets rose. Read More

Cash Gives Up a Few Pennies, But Futures Make It Nine Straight Higher

Spot gas prices for weekend and Monday delivery slipped lower in Friday's trading from Thursday's meteoric 24-cent rise. Although traders are bracing for super-sized cold by the middle of next week, near-term outlooks at major population centers were expected to be normal by Monday. Read More

Northeast, Midwest NatGas Forwards Markets Jump on Early Arctic Blast

Northeast and Midwest natural gas forwards markets screamed higher at the start of the week -- posting gains of more than $1 at one market hub -- as a series of weather systems are expected to give these areas the first real taste of winter. Read More