# US natgas prices rise to five-week high on LNG export hopes - Markets - Business Recorder

> US natural gas futures rose to a five-week high on forecasts of above-normal heat through mid-September and expected higher feedgas flows to LNG export plants. Gains were also supported by a 3% rise in oil prices after Iran resumed attacks.

- Date: 2026-08-31 · published 2026-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18058-us-natgas-prices-rise-to-five-week-high-on-lng-export-hopes-markets-business
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger LNG export demand and heat-driven power burn support US gas prices, which feed into ethanol and nitrogen fertilizer costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-09-04 | [US natgas prices rise to 8-week high on LNG flows, warm weather - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17652-us-natgas-prices-rise-to-8-week-high-on-lng-flows-warm-weather-markets-business.md) | -5.5% | +1.2% |
| NATGAS | 2023-08-31 | [US natgas prices rise 2% to 3-week high on hot forecasts, output decline - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34749-us-natgas-prices-rise-2-to-3-week-high-on-hot-forecasts-output-decline-markets.md) | -4.5% | +7.9% |
| NATGAS | 2024-01-10 | [US natgas prices higher - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4186-us-natgas-prices-higher-markets-business-recorder.md) | -11.0% | -39.3% |
| NATGAS | 2021-06-25 | [US natgas rises to fresh 29-month high - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46765-us-natgas-rises-to-fresh-29-month-high-markets-business-recorder.md) | +10.5% | +21.6% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-11 | [US natural gas prices soar to two-year high on colder forecasts - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26699-us-natural-gas-prices-soar-to-two-year-high-on-colder-forecasts-markets.md) | +53.7% | -14.7% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437305

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