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Daily Market Update – 10-14-26
Morning Update
The November ’26 natural gas contract is trading down $0.05 at $3.23. The November ‘26 crude oil contract is up $1.36 at $95.50.
Summary
Yesterday, the Nov ’26 natural gas contract gained 12 cents to settle at $3.28, the 12-month strip added three cents to $3.19, and Cal ’27 rose one cent to $3.26, while Cal ’28 slipped a penny to $3.70, and Cal ’29 declined two cents to $3.69. Recent strength in the front of the curve has been supported by expectations for production following a pullback from recent highs, helping offset the impact of seasonally weaker demand conditions. While the market remains well supplied, season-to-date demand continues to outpace supply growth versus last year, led by strong LNG export activity, with feedgas demand averaging roughly 19.1 Bcf/d, nearly 3.0 Bcf/d above year-ago levels. NOAA’s 6-10-day and 8-14-day outlooks favor above-normal temperatures across much of the eastern two thirds of the country, including major demand centers in the Midwest, South, and Northeast, while cooler-than-normal conditions are largely confined to the Western United States. Looking ahead to this week’s storage report, expectations call for the EIA to report a 79 Bcf injection for the week ended October 9, which would be 11 Bcf below the 90 Bcf 5-year average injection and 1 Bcf below last year’s 80 Bcf build, suggesting storage growth continues to moderate, despite a market that remains generally well supplied heading into the winter heating season.
Daily Market Update - 10-13-26
Morning Update
The November ’26 natural gas contract is trading up $0.01 at $3.17. The November ‘26 crude oil contract is down $1.19 at $92.55.
Summary
Total U.S. natural gas supply has recovered over the past several weeks, returning to roughly 113 to 114 Bcf/d. Strong production has been welcomed as demand remained elevated throughout the summer due to the lingering heat. With August ranking as the warmest and September as the second warmest on record since 1950, cooling demand remained strong, supporting elevated power burn as near-term natural gas prices declined month-over-month. At the same time, record LNG exports have pushed total demand well above the 5-year average range, contributing to a narrowing storage surplus relative to the 5-year average. With a strong El Niño pattern shaping the upcoming winter outlook, milder temperatures would help limit demand pressure and market participants are hoping to avoid another large weather event, like last year’s Winter Storm Fern.
Daily Market Update - 10-12-26
Morning Update
The November ’26 natural gas contract is trading down $0.10 at $3.12. The November ‘26 crude oil contract is up $1.95 at $93.80.
Summary
Last week, Henry Hub futures prices saw upward movement across the board, with near-term strips moving more than longer-term strips. The largest move from last week was the prompt month, which rose $0.19 to $3.22/MMBtu. The 12-month strip increased $0.11 to $3.16/MMBtu. Calendar strip 2027 moved up $0.09 to $3.24/MMBtu, while calendar strips 2028-2031 all rose by $0.02-$0.03. Natural gas production was relatively flat around 108 Bcf/d this past week, before dropping to 107 Bcf/d over the weekend. Also last week, total natural gas demand dropped from 104 Bcf/d to 100 Bcf/d. Most of the demand decrease came from power burn demand, which fell by 4.0 Bcf/d. Res/com heating demand also fell by 1.0 Bcf/d, offset by LNG feedgas demand, which rose by 1.0 Bcf/d. The weather this week is projected to be warmer than normal for everywhere east of the Rocky Mountains and normal conditions for the Western U.S. By the weekend, the East Coast is projected to return to normal conditions, while the Midwest is projected to continue experiencing warmer-than-normal temperatures.
Daily Market Update - 10-09-26
Morning Update
The November ’26 natural gas contract is trading down $0.02 at $3.15. The November ‘26 crude oil contract is down $0.31 at $91.18.
Summary
Natural gas prices softened slightly yesterday following a bearish storage report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, with the November prompt contract slipping from roughly $3.20/MMBtu to $3.17/MMBtu. The EIA reported an 85 Bcf injection, coming in above market expectations (82 Bcf) and last year's 77 Bcf build, though still below the 5-year average of 95 Bcf. Storage now sits at 3.5 Tcf, about 2.0% above the 5-year average and 3.6% below last year. While the storage report weighed on prices, the weather outlook is beginning to shift more supportive, with colder temperatures expected to push heating demand higher across the Midwest and Northeast through late October. Demand is also getting support from rising LNG volumes and continued production concerns as the market transitions from cooling season into winter.
Daily Market Update - 10-08-26
Morning Update
The November ’26 natural gas contract is trading up $0.08 at $3.28. The November ‘26 crude oil contract is up $4.18 at $92.46.
Summary
Natural gas futures moved higher on Wednesday as weather forecasts continued to favor above-normal temperatures across much of the Lower 48 through mid-October, supporting late-season power burn demand and delaying the transition to meaningful heating demand. The prompt month settled at $3.203/MMBtu, up $0.09 day over day, while the 12-month strip climbed $0.04 to $3.136. Strength was concentrated in the front of the curve, with Cal '27 gaining $0.02, while Cal '28 slipped $0.01 and Cal '29 finished essentially unchanged. Additional support came from Tropical Storm Isaias strengthening into the Atlantic hurricane season's first hurricane, introducing potential risks to Gulf Coast production, LNG export infrastructure, and offshore operations. Fundamentals data remained constructive as LNG feedgas demand increased 0.7 Bcf/d to 19.2 Bcf/d, helping lift total demand by 2.4 Bcf/d day-over-day. Attention now turns to the EIA's weekly storage report, with market consensus centered around a 79 Bcf injection. If realized, it would mark the eighth consecutive storage report below the 5-year average benchmark, continuing to narrow the storage surplus relative to the 5-year average while further widening the deficit versus year-ago levels.
Daily Market Update - 10-07-26
Morning Update
The November ’26 natural gas contract is trading up $0.08 at $3.19. The November ‘26 crude oil contract is up $0.46 at $89.90.
Summary
Natural gas fundamentals softened as total demand fell to 105.4 Bcf/d, down 1.6 Bcf/d day-over-day and 1.3 Bcf/d below last week's levels, driven primarily by weaker power burn as milder temperatures reduced cooling demand. U.S. demand declined 2.3 Bcf/d to 79.0 Bcf/d, with power burn falling 1.1 Bcf/d to 35.7 Bcf/d, while LNG feedgas remained strong at 18.9 Bcf/d, up 0.6 Bcf/d on the day. Although feedgas demand recovered from recent lows, flows to Freeport LNG remain below pre-outage levels following maintenance on Train 2 that began October 2, with the facility continuing efforts to restore full operations. On the supply side, dry gas production slipped 0.2 Bcf/d to 108.5 Bcf/d, contributing to a decline in total supply to 112.8 Bcf/d, its lowest level of the month. Despite softer demand, the market remained firmly undersupplied as the supply deficit widened to 4.3 Bcf/d from 3.9 Bcf/d the prior day. Strong LNG export demand and lower production continue to offset seasonal weakness in domestic consumption, helping maintain constructive near-term balances and providing underlying support for prompt month pricing.
Daily Market Update - 10-06-26
Morning Update
The November ’26 natural gas contract is trading up $0.01 at $3.08. The November ‘26 crude oil contract is down $2.30 at $87.13.
Summary
Today, mild weather across the East Coast and Texas is driving a decrease in natural gas demand. Total demand is forecasted to decrease slightly, down 181 MMcf/d. That slight downturn in demand was mainly driven by large drops in power burn and domestic demand, which decreased by 2,227 and 1,333 MMcf/d, respectively. Resident and commercial demand saw a slight increase of 649 MMcf/d, and industrial demand is expected to rise just 294 MMcf/d. LNG feedgas has been hovering around the 18 Bcf/d range for the past three days and will continue with a slight increase today, coming in at 18.8 Bcf/d. On the supply side, supply is expected to decrease by 1,171 MMcf/d.
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