# US natural gas futures jump on rising LNG exports - Markets - Business Recorder

> U.S. natural gas futures jumped almost 6% on September 24 after the EIA reported a 66 bcf storage injection for the week ended September 18, well below the 78 bcf analyst forecast. Output declined and LNG exports rose, and front-month futures settled at $2.248/MMBtu.

- Date: 2020-09-25 · published 2020-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51301-us-natural-gas-futures-jump-on-rising-lng-exports-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A storage build smaller than expected tightens the supply cushion heading into winter, supporting higher gas prices and input costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2020-10-23 | [US natural gas holds near 20-month high - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7681-us-natural-gas-holds-near-20-month-high-markets-business-recorder.md) | +6.0% | -20.5% |
| NATGAS | 2024-01-11 | [Natural Gas Futures Rise on Big Storage Withdrawal - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4188-natural-gas-futures-rise-on-big-storage-withdrawal-wsj.md) | -11.3% | -41.9% |
| NATGAS | 2025-08-28 | [US natural gas prices hit over 2-week high on smaller storage build, strong LNG exports — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23520-us-natural-gas-prices-hit-over-2-week-high-on-smaller-storage-build-strong-lng.md) | +7.6% | +2.4% |
| NATGAS | 2017-11-02 | [Natural gas futures add one percent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10190-natural-gas-futures-add-one-percent.md) | +13.8% | +12.0% |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-01 | [Statement on recent developments in natural gas and electricity markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45221-statement-on-recent-developments-in-natural-gas-and-electricity-markets.md) | -0.5% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40021536

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