# NYMEX prompt natural gas hits two-month high as force majeure cuts Appalachian production – The Energy Bulletin Daily

> NYMEX prompt natural gas hit a two-month high after a force majeure on Columbia Gas's Mountaineer XPress pipeline cut Appalachian output by more than 2.2 Bcf per day. No return-to-service timeline was announced for the affected segment.

- Date: 2020-07-08 · published 2020-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11170-nymex-prompt-natural-gas-hits-two-month-high-as-force-majeure-cuts-appalachian
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A lasting pipeline outage removes regional supply from the market and supports Henry Hub prices. The effect on feed costs runs through higher gas-fired power and fertilizer costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2023-04-28 | [TC Energy declares force majeure on Columbia Gulf natgas station after fire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36591-tc-energy-declares-force-majeure-on-columbia-gulf-natgas-station-after-fire.md) | -10.2% | +0.3% |
| NATGAS | 2019-12-24 | [New England Natural Gas Prices Hit Two Year High \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7851-new-england-natural-gas-prices-hit-two-year-high-oilprice-com.md) | -2.4% | -11.6% |
| NATGAS | 2022-10-31 | [U.S. natural gas futures jump 10% to two-week high on rising LNG exports - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39307-u-s-natural-gas-futures-jump-10-to-two-week-high-on-rising-lng-exports-energy.md) | -5.3% | +18.8% |
| NATGAS | 2018-08-30 | [Spot UK Gas Jumps to Six-Month High \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63718-spot-uk-gas-jumps-to-six-month-high-energy-intelligence.md) | -2.6% | +4.3% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-16 | [Production outages tighten Asian gas market \| LNG Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67164-production-outages-tighten-asian-gas-market-lng-industry.md) | -11.9% | -28.5% |

## Sources

- daily.energybulletin.org: https://daily.energybulletin.org/2020/07/nymex-prompt-natural-gas-hits-two-month-high-as-force-majeure-cuts-appalachian-production/

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