# Freeport LNG Restart Hopes, Cooler Forecasts Boost Natural Gas Futures — MidDay Market Snapshot

> Natural gas futures rose midday as traders anticipated a restart of the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas, which went offline after power interruptions. Colder forecasts for the following weeks also supported prices.

- Date: 2025-01-22 · published 2025-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26696-freeport-lng-restart-hopes-cooler-forecasts-boost-natural-gas-futures-midday
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A restart of Freeport would return about 2 Bcf/d of feedgas demand, supporting natural gas prices and the cost of energy used in feed production.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-29 | [Natural Gas Futures Rallying as Freeport Volumes Return — MidDay Market Snapshot](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30921-natural-gas-futures-rallying-as-freeport-volumes-return-midday-market-snapshot.md) | +25.8% | +57.3% |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-25 | [Hammerfest, Freeport Outages Send Global Natural Gas Prices Higher – Three Things to Know About the LNG Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9864-hammerfest-freeport-outages-send-global-natural-gas-prices-higher-three-things.md) | +9.1% | +64.2% |
| NATGAS | 2023-06-27 | [Norwegian Outages Test European Natural Gas Market, Renew Supply Concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35688-norwegian-outages-test-european-natural-gas-market-renew-supply-concerns.md) | -4.1% | -0.3% |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-29 | [Natural Gas Futures Rally Above $2 on LNG Rebound, Supply Slowdown; Cash Jumps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9862-natural-gas-futures-rally-above-2-on-lng-rebound-supply-slowdown-cash-jumps.md) | +25.8% | +57.3% |
| NATGAS | 2016-10-28 | [U.S. gas futures for 2017 lead market as funds bet on pipeline delay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9177-u-s-gas-futures-for-2017-lead-market-as-funds-bet-on-pipeline-delay.md) | -5.8% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/freeport-lng-restart-hopes-cooler-forecasts-boost-natural-gas-futures-midday-market-snapshot/

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