# Wood Mackenzie reports historic natural gas freeze-offs as arctic weather drives production losses to near-record levels | Wood Mackenzie

> Wood Mackenzie reported a single-day natural gas freeze-off of 17 BCF on January 25, close to the record set during Winter Storm Uri. Current cold-weather production losses are estimated at about 13.5 bcfd, with Lower 48 output near 95.8 bcfd.

- Date: 2026-01-26 · published 2026-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21224-wood-mackenzie-reports-historic-natural-gas-freeze-offs-as-arctic-weather
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Production losses of this size tighten US gas supply and support Henry Hub prices, which raises costs for natural gas-based nitrogen fertilizer and drying.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-25 | [Natural Gas Production in Texas Dropped 45% Amid Historic Freeze](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48846-natural-gas-production-in-texas-dropped-45-amid-historic-freeze.md) | +0.4% | -10.2% |
| NATGAS | 2018-12-04 | [Weather, low storage, drive up the price of natural gas \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61742-weather-low-storage-drive-up-the-price-of-natural-gas-ap-news.md) | +4.0% | -29.0% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-05 | [Cold weather, higher exports result in record natural gas demand - BIC Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5980-cold-weather-higher-exports-result-in-record-natural-gas-demand-bic-magazine.md) | -14.7% | -21.4% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-09 | [Arctic blast sends natural gas prices to new record in North Carolina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5984-arctic-blast-sends-natural-gas-prices-to-new-record-in-north-carolina.md) | +44.4% | -3.8% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-16 | [Natural Gas Prices Hit Historic $999/MMBtu High as Unrivaled Cold Strains Supply, Fuels Record Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48844-natural-gas-prices-hit-historic-999-mmbtu-high-as-unrivaled-cold-strains-supply.md) | -27.6% | -40.0% |

## Sources

- woodmac.com: https://www.woodmac.com/press-releases/historic-natural-gas-freeze-offs-as-arctic-weather-drives-production-losses-to-near-record-levels/

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