# The US natural gas market wakes up | Wood Mackenzie

> Wood Mackenzie says U.S. natural gas prices, long quiet, are now volatile after Henry Hub futures briefly topped $8 per MMBtu, the first time since 2008. Prices then fell back below $7.

- Date: 2022-04-22 · published 2022-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42053-the-us-natural-gas-market-wakes-up-wood-mackenzie
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced coal-fired capacity leaves gas less flexible, so spikes can recur and keep fertilizer and energy input costs unstable for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- woodmac.com: https://www.woodmac.com/news/opinion/the-us-natural-gas-market-wakes-up/

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