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This is your Daily Natural Gas Price Tracker with Vanessa Clark podcast.
Hey there, I'm Vanessa Clark, and welcome back to the Daily Natural Gas Price Tracker. Thanks so much for tuning in today. I'm really excited to catch you up on what's been happening in the natural gas market this week, and trust me, there's quite a story to tell.
So let's jump right in with where natural gas is trading right now. As of today, we're sitting around the three dollar mark per million BTU, which is a significant cooldown from the absolute chaos we experienced just a few weeks ago. We're trading in that three to three point two dollar range, and honestly, it feels almost calm compared to what we've been through.
Now, here's the thing everyone's still talking about. Back in January, we had what analysts are calling Winter Storm Fern, which absolutely paralyzed the natural gas market. Prices skyrocketed nearly seventy eight percent in a matter of weeks, jumping from around four dollars and twenty five cents all the way up to seven dollars and fifty eight cents per million BTU. That's the kind of move that makes headlines and affects your heating bill big time.
What happened was the extreme cold triggered something called wellhead freeze-offs in major production areas like the Permian and Haynesville basins. Basically, water in the gas lines froze solid and blocked the flow of fuel. At the height of the storm, we lost about fifteen percent of total U.S. natural gas production. That's roughly fifty billion cubic feet per day that just vanished from the market. At the same time, people were pulling record amounts of natural gas from storage to heat their homes, creating this perfect storm of tight supply and surging demand.
But there's more to the story than just weather. Analysts are pointing to a structural shift in how we use natural gas now. The massive power requirements for artificial intelligence data centers have created a constant baseline demand that doesn't fluctuate with the seasons like heating does. So when a supply crisis hits, the grid has less room to adjust, which amplifies the volatility.
Now for the week ahead, here's what to watch. The EIA recently raised its forecast for U.S. natural gas production this year to just under one hundred ten billion cubic feet per day, up from one hundred eight point eight. That's bearish for prices, meaning more supply typically pushes prices down. We're also seeing higher production activity with natural gas rigs hitting two and a half year highs. Meanwhile, temperatures have actually warmed up recently, so heating demand is easing.
If natural gas does rally from these current levels around three dollars, technical analysts expect resistance at three dollars and fifty cents and around the two hundred day moving average. Any rallies that show signs of weakness could be selling opportunities for traders.
Here's the takeaway for you. We've moved from crisis mode to stabilization, but the market remains vulnerable to disruptions. Keep an eye on storage levels as we move toward spring and summer, because if we don't replenish storage properly, we could see another price spike down the road.
Thanks so much for listening to the Daily Natural Gas Price Tracker. Make sure you subscribe and tune in tomorrow when we'll have fresh analysis on where these prices are heading next.
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