# US natgas futures up on output decline - Markets - Business Recorder

> U.S. natural gas futures rose about 1% to a four-week high on April 18 on a preliminary daily output decline and forecasts of cool weather. Feed gas to U.S. LNG export plants was on track for a record in April after Freeport LNG returned from an outage.

- Date: 2023-04-20 · published 2023-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36592-us-natgas-futures-up-on-output-decline-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Rising LNG feed gas demand and cooler weather support gas prices in the short term. The effect on feed commodities is limited.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2022-07-29 | [US natgas futures up - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40668-us-natgas-futures-up-markets-business-recorder.md) | -2.1% | +11.7% |
| NATGAS | 2022-11-08 | [US natgas futures jump - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7580-us-natgas-futures-jump-markets-business-recorder.md) | +7.4% | -11.6% |
| 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 | 2022-12-08 | [US natgas futures surge on forecasts for colder weather - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11507-us-natgas-futures-surge-on-forecasts-for-colder-weather-markets-business.md) | +27.9% | -29.6% |
| NATGAS | 2020-12-31 | [US natgas futures set for best year since 2016 - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49822-us-natgas-futures-set-for-best-year-since-2016-markets-business-recorder.md) | +15.8% | +9.6% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40238125

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