# U.S. natural gas prices remain on defensive despite low stocks: Kemp - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com

> US benchmark natural gas prices have stayed below $3 per MMBtu most of this year even as consumption has surged. Working gas stocks fell to 2,636 bcf in early September, well below last year and the five-year average. Cooling demand and new gas-fired generation have been strong, but output growth has kept prices weak.

- Date: 2018-09-20 · published 2018-09-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63212-u-s-natural-gas-prices-remain-on-defensive-despite-low-stocks-kemp-energy-news
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Low prices are encouraging more gas-fired power generation at the expense of coal, which supports gas demand. Tight storage could still lift prices later if winter demand is strong.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- energynow.com: https://energynow.com/2018/09/u-s-natural-gas-prices-remain-on-defensive-despite-low-stocks-kemp/

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