# EIA expects relatively flat natural gas prices, continued record production through 2020

> The EIA's January 2019 Short-Term Energy Outlook expects Henry Hub natural gas to average $2.89/MMBtu in 2019 and $2.92 in 2020, about 25 cents below 2018. It also projects record U.S. dry gas output rising from 83.3 Bcf/d in 2018 to 92.2 Bcf/d in 2020.

- Date: 2019-02-01 · published 2019-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61272-eia-expects-relatively-flat-natural-gas-prices-continued-record-production
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Stable, ample U.S. gas supply keeps energy input costs for feed mills and ethanol plants predictable, with no strong upward pressure on fuel or drying costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2019-01-07 | [Natural gas prices, production, consumption, and exports increased in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61278-natural-gas-prices-production-consumption-and-exports-increased-in-2018.md) | +3.6% | -10.4% |
| NATGAS | 2026-02-01 | [We expect Henry Hub natural gas spot prices to fall slightly in 2026 before rising in 2027](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21227-we-expect-henry-hub-natural-gas-spot-prices-to-fall-slightly-in-2026-before.md) | -30.8% | -46.8% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-25 | [EIA's 288 Bcf Withdrawal Beats Expectations; Natural Gas Futures Lose Ground](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67165-eia-s-288-bcf-withdrawal-beats-expectations-natural-gas-futures-lose-ground.md) | -10.3% | -25.0% |
| NATGAS | 2018-08-07 | [Quarterly report – Natural gas prices - Cedigaz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63719-quarterly-report-natural-gas-prices-cedigaz.md) | +2.5% | +1.3% |
| NATGAS | 2021-05-10 | [February 2021 weather triggers largest monthly decline in U.S. natural gas production -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47273-february-2021-weather-triggers-largest-monthly-decline-in-u-s-natural-gas.md) | +0.9% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- eia.gov: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=38052

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