December 31, 2024 17:17 GMT
NATGAS: U.S. Gas Prices Pare Back After Monday's Surge
NATGAS
U.S. natural gas prices have reversed some of Monday’s surge as forecasts that spurred the rally showed signs of warmer weather – alleviating concerns around plunging January temps.
- US Natgas FEB 25 down -5.6% at 3.72$/mmbtu
- Weather models for the Midwest and South shifted to warmer temperatures for the Jan. 10-Jan. 14 outlook, with colder weather now concentrated in the eastern half of the US according to Maxar.
- LSEG estimated 492 heating degree days over the next two weeks, compared with 499 estimated on Monday.
- Estimated gas flows to LNG export terminals on Tuesday ~14.6 bcf/day, or +3.4% w/w Bloomberg reported.
- Lower 48 natural gas demand is up slightly to 89.5bcf/d today, according to Bloomberg and is expected to rise further amid falling temperatures in the coming week.
- Venture Gator, the second vessel to load from Plaquemines LNG is set to leave on Tuesday Kpler reported earlier.
- Cheniere Energy said on Monday said it produced first LNG from a new Texas facility, becoming the second new U.S. export plant this year to increase supplies of the superchilled gas.
- LSEG said average gas output in the Lower 48 U.S. states rose to 103.3 bcfd so far in December, from 101.5 bcfd in November.
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