# Natural Gas is Up, Except Where It’s Down

> U.S. natural gas prices rose sharply in November, while the Permian Waha hub in west Texas fell to 25 cents/MMBtu for several hours due to pipeline capacity limits. EIA expects strong production growth to pressure prices lower in 2019.

- Date: 2018-12-06 · published 2018-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61749-natural-gas-is-up-except-where-it-s-down
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Pipeline bottlenecks create regional price gaps, and EIA's forecast of lower 2019 prices suggests cheaper gas-based energy costs ahead for U.S. processors.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2023-08-10 | [Natural gas prices are spiking again. Here’s why \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34748-natural-gas-prices-are-spiking-again-here-s-why-cnn-business.md) | -12.5% | -14.5% |
| NATGAS | 2018-10-18 | [BC Pipe Explosion Rattles Downstream U.S. Natural Gas Forward Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62747-bc-pipe-explosion-rattles-downstream-u-s-natural-gas-forward-markets.md) | -0.6% | +34.5% |
| NATGAS | 2019-12-24 | [New England Natural Gas Prices Hit Two Year High \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7851-new-england-natural-gas-prices-hit-two-year-high-oilprice-com.md) | -2.4% | -11.6% |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-29 | [Natural Gas Futures Rally Above $2 on LNG Rebound, Supply Slowdown; Cash Jumps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9862-natural-gas-futures-rally-above-2-on-lng-rebound-supply-slowdown-cash-jumps.md) | +25.8% | +57.3% |
| NATGAS | 2023-08-28 | [Natural Gas Prices Rise As Supply Risks Persist \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34752-natural-gas-prices-rise-as-supply-risks-persist-oilprice-com.md) | +9.3% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- jpt.spe.org: https://jpt.spe.org/natural-gas-except-where-its-down

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