# Natural Gas Production in Texas Dropped 45% Amid Historic Freeze

> U.S. dry natural gas output fell to a low of 69.7 Bcf/d on Feb. 17, down 21% from the prior week's average, according to EIA. Texas production dropped nearly 45% as freeze-offs hit unweatherized wellheads and gathering lines. Storage withdrawals of 338 Bcf in the week ended Feb. 19 were the second-largest on record.

- Date: 2021-02-25 · published 2021-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48846-natural-gas-production-in-texas-dropped-45-amid-historic-freeze
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Lost production and record storage draws leave U.S. gas inventories tighter, supporting prices that feed into nitrogen fertilizer and ethanol costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-26 | [Wood Mackenzie reports historic natural gas freeze-offs as arctic weather drives production losses to near-record levels \| Wood Mackenzie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21224-wood-mackenzie-reports-historic-natural-gas-freeze-offs-as-arctic-weather.md) | -56.1% | -76.0% |
| NATGAS | 2024-11-12 | [US Natural Gas Futures Climb As Production Drops And Demand Shifts - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7031-us-natural-gas-futures-climb-as-production-drops-and-demand-shifts-finimize.md) | +32.3% | +61.1% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-16 | [Some U.S. ethanol producers reduce production to sell natural gas for a profit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48631-some-u-s-ethanol-producers-reduce-production-to-sell-natural-gas-for-a-profit.md) | -27.6% | -40.0% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-14 | [U.S. natural gas prices leap to four-year high amid low stocks: Kemp](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9430-u-s-natural-gas-prices-leap-to-four-year-high-amid-low-stocks-kemp.md) | +11.8% | +5.6% |
| NATGAS | 2022-01-03 | [U.S. natural gas prices rise as cold freezes wells \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43321-u-s-natural-gas-prices-rise-as-cold-freezes-wells-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +37.9% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/natural-gas-production-in-texas-dropped-45-amid-historic-freeze/

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