# Frigid temps cut US natural gas supply as demand soars, Texas faces possible shortfall By Reuters

> Frigid weather cut US natural gas output to a preliminary 11-month low of 98.6 bcfd on January 14, down about 9.6 bcfd for the week. Gas demand for heating and power was on track for record highs, and ERCOT warned of possible Texas grid shortfalls and issued a conservation appeal.

- Date: 2024-01-14 · published 2024-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5287-frigid-temps-cut-us-natural-gas-supply-as-demand-soars-texas-faces-possible
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Tight gas supply and record power demand push natural gas prices higher, raising energy and fertilizer input costs for feed producers. Grid stress in Texas also signals potential disruptions to regional industrial and feed-processing operations.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-23 | [US energy sector braces for winter storm as crude and natural gas output fall \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4761-us-energy-sector-braces-for-winter-storm-as-crude-and-natural-gas-output-fall.md) | -2.8% | -52.5% |
| 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% |
| NATGAS | 2025-12-29 | [Nat-Gas Prices Soar as US Temps Plunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7191-nat-gas-prices-soar-as-us-temps-plunge.md) | -17.1% | +187.6% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-16 | [Natural Gas Prices Hit Historic $999/MMBtu High as Unrivaled Cold Strains Supply, Fuels Record Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48844-natural-gas-prices-hit-historic-999-mmbtu-high-as-unrivaled-cold-strains-supply.md) | -27.6% | -40.0% |
| 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% |
| UREA | 2026-01-22 | [Natural Gas Soars 75% in Three Days as Arctic Cold Grips US - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4406-natural-gas-soars-75-in-three-days-as-arctic-cold-grips-us-bloomberg.md) | +1.4% | +13.2% |
| UREA | 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) | +1.4% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2025-02-23 | [US natural gas prices surge as La Niña replaces El Niño – Chemicals and the Economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26221-us-natural-gas-prices-surge-as-la-nina-replaces-el-nino-chemicals-and-the.md) | -0.3% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/frigid-temps-cut-us-natural-gas-supply-as-demand-soars-texas-faces-possible-shortfall-3274163

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