# U.S. natural gas prices rise as cold freezes wells | Reuters

> U.S. natural gas prices gained over 2% on a Monday after cold weather froze some production wells in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. Output losses during the New Year's weekend reminded the market of cold-weather supply risk.

- Date: 2022-01-03 · published 2022-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43321-u-s-natural-gas-prices-rise-as-cold-freezes-wells-reuters
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Lost production tightens U.S. gas supply, supporting prices and feeding into fertilizer and energy costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-25 | [U.S. natural gas prices soar 10% as cold winter forecasts develop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11757-u-s-natural-gas-prices-soar-10-as-cold-winter-forecasts-develop.md) | +5.2% | -4.0% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-06 | [Natural gas prices surge on surprise forecast for cold US weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6487-natural-gas-prices-surge-on-surprise-forecast-for-cold-us-weather.md) | +9.1% | +24.8% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-02 | [It’s so cold in Alberta natural gas wells are freezing up,  sending prices soaring 72% \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4676-it-s-so-cold-in-alberta-natural-gas-wells-are-freezing-up-sending-prices.md) | -13.3% | +2.7% |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-20 | [Natural gas prices soar as cold snap blasts across the U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6506-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-cold-snap-blasts-across-the-u-s.md) | +323.2% | -0.0% |
| NATGAS | 2025-12-26 | [US Natural Gas Futures Rise As Forecasts Predict Colder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7192-us-natural-gas-futures-rise-as-forecasts-predict-colder.md) | +1.5% | +248.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-natural-gas-prices-rise-cold-freezes-wells-2022-01-03/

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