Natural Gas News – February 10, 2022
Natural Gas News – February 10, 2022
US EIA lifts natural gas demand, price forecasts for Q1 after cold start
The US Energy Information Administration bumped up its US natural gas demand and price forecasts for the first quarter of 2022, following a colder-than-normal January in the Northeast and Midwest and anticipating continued strong demand for US LNG exports. EIA, in its February Short-Term Energy Outlook, raised its natural gas consumption estimates by 3.42 Bcf/d to 102.47 Bcf/d for Q1, and by 650 MMcf/d to 71.56 Bcf/d for Q2. It also pushed up its consumption forecasts by 1.50 Bcf/d to 84.27 Bcf/d for 2022 on average, and by 1.01 Bcf/d to 83.85 Bcf/d in 2023. Colder-than-normal weather in January increased demand for gas used for space heating and power generation, the agency said, noting the spot price at Henry Hub averaged $4.38/MMBtu for the month, up from $3.76/MMBtu in January. “EIA forecasts that natural gas … For more info go to https://bit.ly/3JhoTkL
SoCal spot gas prices shielded from heat wave impact by ample supply
Despite forecasts showing potential record-high temperatures, spot gas prices in Southern California slid in Feb. 9 trading amid gas storage availability and rebounding Permian supply. Cash SoCal, city-gates fell 20.50 cents to $3.915/MMBtu in Feb. 9 trading, while El Paso, South Mainline dipped 22 cents to $3.805/MMBtu, Platts preliminary settlement data shows. Regional spot gas prices have seen their basis spreads to cash Henry Hub flip to discounts in recent days, after maintaining strong premiums for most of December and January. SoCal city-gate’s spread to cash Henry came in at a 13.50-cent discount Feb. 9. The National Weather Service issued a rare winter heat advisory for Los Angeles and inland Southern California for Feb. 9-13, citing the potential for temperatures to climb into the… For more info go to https://bit.ly/3gDVXY4
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