Electricity Markets
Forward pricing across the Northeast increased over the past week, mainly driven by an increase in near term NYMEX pricing. New England and Texas saw more sizable increases. New England’s was driven by an increase in gas prices, while Texas has seen a sizable spike driven by extreme heat gripping the state. The forecast of a warm summer should keep forward prices increasing in the coming weeks.
Temperatures over the past week were volatile, but not extreme enough to cause huge flucuations in spot pricing. Spot pricing could increase over the coming week as a heatwave is expected in the Northeast this week.
Natural Gas Markets
2024 forward pricing increased over the past week as returning warmth and speculation of a warm summer put upward pressure on pricing. Not much movement over the last week in 2025 and 2026 pricing. We will need to watch 2026 pricing and beyond as news of future LNG exports could impact pricing.
Futures as of 5/16/2024 versus previous week:
| Current | ||
| Jun-24 | $2.458 | +$0.232 |
| Jul-24 | $2.668 | +$0.176 |
| Aug-24 | $2.736 | +$0.152 |
| Sep-24 | $2.705 | +$0.127 |
| Oct-24 | $2.773 | +$0.122 |
| Nov-24 | $3.114 | +$0.109 |
Natural Gas Inventory
Working gas in storage was 2,633 BCF as of Friday, May 10th, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 70 Bcf from the previous week.
The Baker Hughes exploration rig count remained unchanged, for a total of 103 this week.
Weather Update
Temperatures will be below average across the Northern Rockies, and above average across the rest of the United States
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