Natural Gas Market Report

Each month, Gas South puts together a natural gas market report to help simplify the updates you need to know about what's happening in the natural gas industry for your business. These updates include NYMEX settlement prices, storage information and more.

May 2023

Near-term NYMEX prices have retreated toward historic lows, down nearly 80% from last summer’s peak. Our trade desk is seeing bearish fundamentals in the market: Production and storage levels are both exceptionally high, and mild spring temperatures have held both demand and capacity constraints in check.

Read May's report.   


March 2023

Bearish fundamentals like warm weather and strong storage inventory continue to weigh heavily on prices. Prompt month prices have declined 75% from late August until now, briefly dipping below $2/MMBtu on February 22.  

Read March's report.   


February 2023

The NYMEX prompt month contract is trading at levels we haven’t seen since mid-2020. Warm temperatures are leading an array of bearish fundamentals—so much for the groundhog’s prediction for a long winter this year!

Read February's report.   


January 2023

Market fundamentals have pivoted and are now overwhelmingly bearish, with the lowest prices in months. Storage inventories have increased, although capacity is increasingly constrained along the east coast, and an increasing demand for LNG exports is likely to create more price support. 

Read January's report.   


December 2022

Prices are following the weather—when mild temps hit at the end of November, prices plummeted. However, weather forecasts through the Christmas holiday are prompting prices to climb. While European LNG prices are also moving higher, the delay in Freeport LNG terminal’s reopening is keeping domestic prices down.

Read December's report.   


November 2022

Futures contracts prices were down 15% over the month, but daily prices remain in flux as traders react to winter weather and the outlook on heating demand.

Read November's report.   


October 2022

All eyes are on the weather. While strong, triple-digit storage injections, dry gas production pushing 100 Bcf/day, and a retreat in global LNG prices have created some market price resistance this month, we have the entire heating season ahead of us. That means winter temperatures will be the ultimate wild card for near-term price direction.

Read October's report.  


September 2022

With summer winding down, attention is shifting to the heating season ahead. Although market fundamentals remain largely the same, activity in Europe, trends in basis pricing and of course, winter weather, could all have an impact on market prices.

Read September's report.


August 2022

The marketplace remains bullish, with consistent dramatic price swings expected as we look forward to the heating season. What’s more unusual though, is the surge in the Southeast’s locational basis, which are trading at levels unseen in years or never before. 

Read August's report.


July 2022

June saw multiple single-day price swings over $1.20, but by the end of the month, contracts fell more than 40%.

Read July's report.


June 2022

Wide fluctuations on the NYMEX continued in June, with over a dollar difference in the highs and lows of daily trade. Although the U.S. has made commitments to help bridge the LNG supply gap, send-out capacity is already at 90%, and a major terminal outage means 2 Bcf/d are offline for several months.

Watch June's Presentation.


May 2022

Market volatility continues, as May’s settlement represented more than a 35% increase over April’s expiration, and price conditions are the highest seen since September 2008.

Read May's report.


April 2022

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine continues to upend the natural gas market. Volatility remains high, but the U.S. has been shielded from global prices as it has more than enough supply to meet domestic demands.

Read April's report.


March 2022

Natural gas contracts for March expired at $4.568/Dth. With an outpouring of new developments, from global conflict to regulatory setbacks, time will tell how the fundamentals will be impacted in the near future.

Read March's report.


February 2022

Not since February 2003 has the NYMEX contract had such a delta between the high and low traded price on the day. The wild movement is attributed to a technical short squeeze, lingering cold temperatures at home and mounting geopolitical pressures abroad.

Read February's report.


January 2022

As we embark upon a new year and the winter demand season unfolds, milder temperatures indicate a more balanced outlook on the natural gas market.

Read January's report.


December 2021

December's trading pattern mirrors prior months, with a run-up at the height of the settlement trading activity and a collapse in sessions immediately after. Although the fundamentals have turned bearish, the market is still volatile, and the entirety of winter remains.

Read December's report.


November 2021

Prices were seasawing to extremes throughout October, and it's likely we’ll see the current market volatility continue. Some factors point to positive outcomes, while others won’t improve enough to make an impact.

Read November's report.


October 2021

NYMEX prices are at their highest levels since early 2014. As we move through October, the steady upward march in NYMEX natural gas prices is forecast to last throughout the heating season.

Read October's report.