September Natural Gas Bidweek Prices Drop as Permian Baseload Prices Flip Negative Again
Baseload natural gas prices declined on the first day of September bidweek trading on Monday, led lower by prices in West Texas sinking below zero.
Baseload natural gas prices declined on the first day of September bidweek trading on Monday, led lower by prices in West Texas sinking below zero.
Blistering heat through much of the summer and limited supply flowing west from the Permian Basin kept storage injections in the Pacific region in check, helping to dramatically dwindle a once-massive surplus of natural gas.
Permian Basin benchmark Waha cash prices, mired in a protracted slump amid limited natural gas takeaway capacity and a supply glut, may see the summer come and go without relief. But a massive new pipeline is slated to enter service this fall, promising to free up an abundance of associated gas and ease pricing pressure.
Diamondback Energy Inc. is aiming to capture more value from the immense volumes of associated natural gas it produces as a byproduct of oil extraction in the Permian Basin, according to management.
Devon Energy Corp. expects its Permian Basin natural gas production to increase along with its exposure to premium Gulf Coast pricing once the Matterhorn Express and Blackcomb pipelines enter service, according to management.
Modest and directionally mixed forward prices during the July 18-24 trading period hinted at impending strength in natural gas markets amidst ongoing supply concerns and changing weather patterns.
Higher production and lower demand outlooks supported more losses for August Nymex natural gas futures as weather forecasts softened heat for later in July amid storm fears stoked by the formation of the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record.
Natural gas futures fell for the fifth time in six sessions on Thursday, as traders looked past sweltering heat over large portions of the Lower 48 and fixated on stout supplies and tropical systems in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Energy Transfer LP is using its intrastate natural gas pipeline capacity in Texas to allow its customers to take advantage of the wide price spreads caused by sub-zero pricing in the Permian Basin.
Energy Transfer LP is using its intrastate natural gas pipeline capacity in Texas to allow its customers to take advantage of the wide price spreads caused by sub-zero pricing in the Permian Basin.