# Natural Gas Price (NG=F) Slips to $2.88 as U.S. Inventories Jump 90 bcf, EU Fast-Tracks Russian LNG Ban, AECO Turns Negative

> Henry Hub futures fell to $2.88/MMBtu after an EIA report showed a 90 bcf storage build. The build was above the five-year average of 74 bcf and above the 81 bcf forecast. The article also notes EU plans to accelerate phasing out Russian LNG imports.

- Date: 2025-09-29 · published 2025-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23062-natural-gas-price-ng-f-slips-to-2-88-as-u-s-inventories-jump-90-bcf-eu-fast
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A larger-than-expected inventory build signals a looser US market heading into winter, which pressures gas prices and related fertilizer costs. EU Russian LNG phase-out plans could support global LNG demand for US exports.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-09-28 | [Natural gas prices shed over over percent after US inventory buildup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69140-natural-gas-prices-shed-over-over-percent-after-us-inventory-buildup.md) | -3.6% | -0.9% |
| NATGAS | 2023-02-01 | [EIA forecasts lower wholesale U.S. natural gas prices in 2023 and 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37942-eia-forecasts-lower-wholesale-u-s-natural-gas-prices-in-2023-and-2024.md) | -7.6% | +1.2% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-04 | [Natural gas slumps 4% after lower-than-expected US inventory drawdown](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7022-natural-gas-slumps-4-after-lower-than-expected-us-inventory-drawdown.md) | -30.1% | -31.8% |
| NATGAS | 2018-02-01 | [EIA expects 2018 and 2019 natural gas prices to remain relatively flat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67161-eia-expects-2018-and-2019-natural-gas-prices-to-remain-relatively-flat.md) | -14.0% | -15.1% |
| NATGAS | 2024-07-18 | [IEA Forecasts Lagging LNG Demand, Further Global Natural Gas Price Slides Through 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29454-iea-forecasts-lagging-lng-demand-further-global-natural-gas-price-slides.md) | +2.5% | +9.6% |

## Sources

- tradingnews.com: https://www.tradingnews.com/news/natural-gas-price-forecast-ng-f-drops-to-2-88-usd

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