Jeremiah Shelor

Pushing back against concerns raised by project opponents, Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) said its handling of a recent failed pressure test demonstrates that safety protocols are working as intended. In a letter filed with FERC late last week, Todd L. Normane, senior vice president for MVP backer Equitrans Midstream Corp. and legal counsel for…

With forecast heat over the southern Lower 48 hinting at more robust summer cooling demand to come, and with production still down, natural gas futures advanced in early trading Wednesday. The June Nymex contract was up 4.4 cents to $2.388/MMBtu at around 8:35 a.m. ET. July was up 4.4 cents to $2.603. Production readings from…

Having rallied sharply month-to-date, natural gas futures eased lower through midday trading Tuesday as maintenance dinged daily export demand in updated estimates. West Texas physical prices, meanwhile, were climbing out of the negatives. Here’s the latest: June Nymex futures off 3.0 cents to $2.351/MMBtu as of 2:22 p.m. ET NatGasWeather on Tuesday attributed the slide…

North American natural gas forwards rallied across the 2024 strip during the May 2-8 trading period as sagging production readings and an incrementally supportive LNG export outlook stirred bullish optimism. Benchmark Henry Hub set the tone, with June fixed prices rallying 25.5 cents week/week to reach $2.194/MMBtu, according to NGI’s Forward Look. By Monday (May…

Combined natural gas production from seven key Lower 48 plays is expected to ease lower in June, with declines from gas-weighted plays continuing to offset increasing associated output from the Permian Basin, according to updated projections from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), published Monday, EIA said it…

Natural gas futures gave back some of their recent gains early Tuesday as traders weighed a fundamental outlook featuring softer export demand and continued springtime production weakness. After a double-digit rally to open the week, the June Nymex contract was off 3.6 cents to $2.345/MMBtu at around 8:40 a.m. ET. Flow data early Tuesday showed…

With summer cooling demand just around the corner, and with continued signs of renewed strength at a major U.S. export terminal, natural gas futures were charting another leg higher through midday trading. Here’s the latest: June Nymex futures up 12.3 cents to $2.375/MMBtu at around 2:30 p.m. ET Flows to U.S. LNG terminals surpassing 13…

Having surged higher since the start of the month, natural gas futures were steady in early trading Monday as the market continued to weigh a mixed shoulder season fundamental outlook.  The June Nymex contract was up fractionally at $2.253/MMBtu as of 8:40 a.m. ET. July was off 1.2 cents to $2.472. While the front month…

North American natural gas forwards rallied across the 2024 strip during the May 2-8 trading period as sagging production readings and an incrementally supportive LNG export outlook stirred bullish optimism. Benchmark Henry Hub set the tone, with June fixed prices rallying 25.5 cents week/week to reach $2.194/MMBtu, according to NGI’s Forward Look. Negative Basis In…