US natural gas prices drop 46% this year as market cools
Monday, February 13, 2023
Natural gas prices have fallen by 46% this year across the United States, threatening to reduce drilling and merger and acquisition activity, according to Reuters.
The shift in the market seemed unthinkable when global demand skyrocketed just six months ago as Russia reduced its gas flows to Europe. U.S. gas futures were trading at $9 per million British thermal units in August 2022. And market conditions pushed natural gas prices to an average of $5.46 per mmBtu last year — the highest price in over a decade.
However, current natural gas futures are trading at $2.42 per mmBtu and analysts are reducing their outlook for gas prices for this year.
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