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Natural Gas Apr '26 (NGJ26)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Arctic Blast Curbs US Nat-Gas Production and Boosts Prices

February Nymex natural gas (NGG26) on Tuesday closed up by +0.154 (+2.26%).

Feb nat-gas prices on Tuesday closed higher, but remained below Monday's 3.25-year high.  Long liquidation pressures took nat-gas prices off their best levels on Tuesday as weather forecasts shifted slightly warmer, according to the Commodity Weather Group.

On Monday, nat-gas prices surged to a new 3.25-year nearest-futures high, driven by the massive storm that just crossed the US and the Arctic blast of cold weather.  The cold weather caused freeze-up in gas wells and disrupted production in Texas and elsewhere.  About 50 billion cubic feet of natural gas were offline Saturday through Monday, or about 15% of total US natural gas production.

At the same time, the Arctic weather caused a spike in demand for natural gas for heating.  

Projections for lower US nat-gas production are supportive for prices.  The EIA on January 13 cut its forecast for 2026 US dry nat-gas production to 107.... Read more

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