Natural Gas News 8 October 2025 - 22 December 2025

Updated: Dec. 22, 2025 | 1:43 p.m. ET (18:43 UTC) Natural gas is heading into the Christmas week with a familiar winter tug-of-war: weather risk vs. supply reality. In U.S. trading on Monday, front-month NYMEX natural gas futures (Henry Hub) weakened as record production and a warmer-than-normal forecast into early January pressured the market—even as LNG export demand remains near record levels. By late morning, Reuters reported the January contract down nearly 2% at $3.901/MMBtu. By early afternoon, prices were still under pressure, with the day’s range showing how quickly sentiment has shifted: high near $4.14 and low near $3.80.

Updated: December 22, 2025 — 10:23 Natural gas markets are starting the holiday-shortened week with a familiar tug-of-war: weather forecasts that lean warmer (near term) and sturdy supply are keeping prices contained, while LNG logistics, storage trends, and geopolitics continue to inject volatility into regional benchmarks. Across the major hubs on Dec. 22, Europe’s TTF has edged lower in thin trade, Asia’s spot LNG is sitting near a 20‑month low, and the U.S. market is again revolving around the “big three” drivers—production, demand forecasts, and LNG feedgas flows. TradingView+2Hellenic Shipping News+2 Natural gas price snapshot today: Europe eases, Asia stays

December 21, 2025 — Natural gas markets are closing out the year with a familiar winter paradox: heating season is underway, but prices are being dragged lower by milder temperature forecasts and a supply picture that still looks comfortable in both the U.S. and Europe. In the United States, NYMEX natural gas futures for January delivery slid to $3.879 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) in the latest session, touching a seven-week low as traders priced in warmer-than-normal weather into early January and continued strength in Lower 48 production. TradingView+1 Globally, the soft tone is reinforced by weaker benchmark prices

December 20, 2025 — Natural gas markets are closing out the week with a familiar winter tug-of-war: weather forecasts softening near-term heating demand, while LNG export pull and policy shifts keep longer-term supply anxiety alive. Friday’s last traded levels (with weekend markets largely closed) show a market that’s no longer panicking about immediate shortages—but also not comfortable enough to price in a smooth ride through 2026. Below is a comprehensive roundup of the key natural gas news, forecasts, and analyses in circulation on 20.12.2025, spanning the U.S. Henry Hub benchmark, Europe’s TTF, and global LNG pricing—plus what major outlooks imply

Natural gas markets closed the week with a split personality: U.S. futures bounced off fresh lows even as milder weather forecasts capped upside, European prices ticked higher on weaker wind output, and Asian spot LNG fell to its lowest level since April 2024 as demand stayed soft. The result is a global gas story defined by abundant supply, weather-driven volatility, and a growing debate over how profitable incremental LNG exports will be as price spreads narrow—all while major policy and project decisions reshape the outlook for 2026 and beyond. Natural gas price snapshot: the key benchmarks traders watched on Dec.

Updated 4:15 PM EST — Thursday, December 18, 2025 U.S. natural gas prices ended Thursday’s session with a familiar winter headline: storage fell sharply, but not as sharply as some traders expected — and the market sold off anyway. The January NYMEX Henry Hub contract (the U.S. benchmark) whipsawed after a morning rally and ultimately finished lower, with late-session pricing around $3.89/MMBtu and down roughly 3% on the day. Barchart.com+1 The turning point was the weekly U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) storage report, released at 10:30 a.m. ET, which showed a 167 billion cubic feet (Bcf) withdrawal for the week

NEW YORK/LONDON — Natural gas traders are ending the week’s mid-December session with a familiar tug-of-war: a winter-sized storage withdrawal and near-record LNG feedgas demand on one side, and softer near-term weather forecasts plus a still-ample U.S. storage cushion on the other. By early afternoon on Thursday, December 18, natural gas prices had swung sharply from the morning’s highs and slipped back under the psychologically important $4.00 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) level—highlighting how quickly the market is repricing every update to weather models and export flows. Investing.com+2TradingView+2 Natural gas price today at 2:00 PM ET Around early afternoon

Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2025 — 10:31 a.m. ET Natural gas markets are navigating a familiar winter tug-of-war: a fresh, above-average U.S. storage withdrawal that underscores how quickly cold snaps can tighten balances, versus weather forecasts that still lean warmer-than-normal into early January and could cap demand. By mid-morning Thursday, NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas futures (front-month January) hovered around $4.12 per mmBtu, supported by near-record LNG export feedgas demand and a modest dip in Lower 48 production. TradingView+1 At the center of today’s trade: the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, released at 10:30 a.m.

December 16, 2025 — U.S. natural gas futures are trading around $3.93–$3.94 per MMBtu today, extending a sharp pullback from early-December highs as traders reassess winter heating demand amid a warmer late-December outlook. On Investing.com’s benchmark futures page, the “current price” is listed near $3.93 (with a prior close of $4.012) and the day’s range has been roughly $3.878–$4.045. Investing.com+1 The move caps a fast shift in sentiment: after a cold-driven surge pushed the market to a 52-week high of $5.496, prices have retreated materially as forecasts turned less supportive. Investing.com+1 Below is a full, news-style breakdown of natural gas price action today, plus the most relevant forecasts and market analysis circulating on 16.12.2025 across

U.S. natural gas is trading with a familiar winter tug-of-war: colder-season risk vs. suddenly warmer model runs—and, today, the warm side is winning. As of about 3:30 p.m. ET on Monday, December 15, 2025, NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas futures (January 2026) were near $4.02 per MMBtu, down roughly 2% on the day after an early selloff extended into the afternoon. Investing.com+1 That price level matters because it sits right at the psychological “$4 handle” that often becomes a battleground during winter—especially after the market just went through an early-December spike above $5 before reversing sharply. Natural gas price now: futures, day range, and

Updated: Saturday, December 13, 2025 (prices reflect the latest available market closes and published data through Friday, Dec. 12) Natural gas markets just delivered a reminder of how fast sentiment can flip in winter. After a cold-driven surge to multi-year highs earlier this month, U.S. natural gas futures reversed sharply this week as weather models turned milder, production stayed near record levels, and storage—while tightening—remained comfortable for mid-December. The result: a steep weekly selloff in U.S. prices, while Europe’s TTF benchmark hovered near 19–20 month lows on robust supply and stronger wind outlooks, and Asian LNG spot markers eased toward multi-month lows amid ample cargo availability