Electricity Markets
Forward electric markets saw little change from last week as prices have seemed to stabilize.
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More normal temperatures brought on less volatility in daily pricing.
Natural Gas Markets
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NYMEX continues to move up for the remaining 2021 closes.
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Futures as of 7/14/2021 versus previous week:Aug-21 | $3.660 | $0.064 |
Sep-21 | $3.648 | $0.074 |
Oct-21 | $3.655 | $0.079 |
Nov-21 | $3.721 | $0.088 |
Dec-21 | $3.829 | $0.099 |
Jan-22 | $3.899 | $0.105 |
Natural Gas Inventory
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As of Friday, July 9, 2021 working gas in storage was 2,629 Bcf. According to EIA estimates this represents a net increase of 55 Bcf from the previous week.
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The Baker Hughes exploration gas count is up 3 from the previous week for a total of 104 rigs. This is 29 more rigs than the 75 in operation at this time one year ago.
Weather Update
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Much cooler temperatures will be seen for most of the CONUS, with the exception of the northern plains region.