# Natural Gas Forward Curves Catapult Higher as Storage Concerns Grow

> September Nymex natural gas futures rose 13 cents on average in the week to Aug. 9, reaching about $2.95/MMBtu. The rally followed concerns over low US storage after a bullish EIA injection miss, with inventories well below both last year and the five-year average.

- Date: 2018-08-10 · published 2018-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63716-natural-gas-forward-curves-catapult-higher-as-storage-concerns-grow
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A persistent storage deficit supports US natural gas prices, which raises energy and nitrogen fertilizer costs for feed producers. The magnitude is modest given the price level near $3.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2024-09-19 | [Natural Gas Futures Regain Footing as Bulls Win Tug-of-War After EIA Storage Print](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28491-natural-gas-futures-regain-footing-as-bulls-win-tug-of-war-after-eia-storage.md) | +14.4% | -0.4% |
| 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 | 2025-07-25 | [US natural Gas prices rebound on storage surprise – ING](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23962-us-natural-gas-prices-rebound-on-storage-surprise-ing.md) | -2.1% | -8.3% |
| NATGAS | 2025-11-26 | [As Storage Draws Down and Demand Mounts, January Natural Gas Futures Debut in Bullish Form](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22131-as-storage-draws-down-and-demand-mounts-january-natural-gas-futures-debut-in.md) | +15.4% | -12.2% |
| NATGAS | 2017-07-20 | [Natural Gas Prices Up Slighting After Lower Than Expected Storage Build \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70137-natural-gas-prices-up-slighting-after-lower-than-expected-storage-build.md) | -5.4% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/natural-gas-forward-curves-catapult-higher-as-storage-concerns-grow/

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