Natural Gas VOLATILITY IS STILL THE KEYWORD MARKET JUMPS 83 CENTS ON SMALL STORAGE REPORT The market jumped 83 cents on Thursday on news of a smaller-than-expected storage report that continued worries about our storage situation going into Winter ’22. The closing of the Freeport LNG facility has spooked investors as we are more than…
HEAT PERSISTS THROUGH TEXAS AND THE PLAINS STATES Natural Gas: THE MARKET HAS DROPPED ALMOST $4.00 IN THE LAST MONTH FREEPORT AND EASING WEATHER EXTREMES From a high of $9.54 on June 8th, when the Freeport facility suffered the explosion, the market has dropped $3.75 in the last month, and electricity pricing is finally catching…
HEAT PERSISTS THROUGH TEXAS AND THE PLAINS STATES JULY MARKET CONTINUES TO SLIP DOWNWARDS FREEPORT AND EASING WEATHER EXTREMES From a high of $9.54 on June 8th, when the Freeport facility suffered the explosion, the market dropped $3.45 in less than three weeks. While the slide has slowed, easing extremely hot weather forecasts has helped…
TPI Takeaway WARMER TEMPERATURES COAST TO COAST WILL RESULT IN HIGHER DEMAND Despite the drop in Natural Gas which has historically been a massive driver of electricity prices, the cost of electricity continues to rise. This is primarily due to extreme temperatures and demand from coast to coast. This summer is predicted to be a…
RECORD HEAT CONTINUES THROUGH THE PLAINS STATES AND TEXAS Even with 1/6th to 1/7th of exports off the board, record heat in the South and in the Plains states continues to drive pricing. Cooling demand is here and here to stay for the next few months. EXPLOSION AT FREEPORT LNG FACILITY SENDS MARKET TUMBLING FREEPORT…
TPI Takeaway WARMER TEMPS FROM THE SOUTH WILL MEAN MORE COOLING DEGREE DAYS Warmer weather will increase the amount of demand for Natural Gas as air conditioners turn on all over the country. This higher demand could push the market above $9.00 this week. MARKET BOUNCES IN MID $8.00 RANGE, AND WILL LIKELY MOVE HIGHER…
Natural Gas WINTER 22-23 WORRIES CONTINUE TO PRESSURE THE MARKET UPWARDS NO RELIEF IN SIGHT. Worries about the lack of injections and possible storage shortages for next winter kept the Natural Gas price hovering near $8.00 for the week. Increased LNG exports will make up the bulk of increased demand in 2022, keeping pricing high…
EIA PROJECTS ABOVE $8.00 PER MMBTU FOR THE 2ND HALF OF 2022 PRICES WILL HURT UNTIL SPRING 2023. The EIA is projecting that average pricing will be $7.83 in 2Q 2022 and will average $8.59 in the second half of 2022 Pricing in 2023 will average $4.74 once production begins to catch up to demand.…
Natural Gas: STORAGE WORRIES FOR NEXT WINTER CONTINUE TO INFLATE MARKET SOME RELIEF MAY BE ON THE WAY. Worries about Natural Gas Storage for Winter ‘22-’23 sent the market peaking above $9.00 last week, ever closer to a record high of $15.78 in December 2005 and the highest since 2008. The outlook does not look…
