# Up-and-Down Week for Natural Gas Markets as Weekly Spot Prices Mixed

> Natural gas spot prices were mixed in the week of Aug. 1-5, with NGI's weekly national average falling 9.0 cents to $1.955/MMBtu. A Texas Eastern pipeline explosion in Kentucky disrupted flows, while a bearish storage report and moderate forecasts pushed September futures down 8.1 cents to $2.121.

- Date: 2019-08-02 · published 2019-08-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7903-up-and-down-week-for-natural-gas-markets-as-weekly-spot-prices-mixed
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Pipeline disruptions trapped gas upstream and weakened regional prices, while the bearish storage report signaled ample supply. Feed buyers face lower natural gas costs for energy and fertilizer, which can ease feed-processing margins.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-07-09 | [US Natural Gas Prices Drop To Six Week Low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8665-us-natural-gas-prices-drop-to-six-week-low.md) | -9.8% | -16.6% |
| NATGAS | 2026-07-10 | [Natural-Gas Prices Sink as Texas LNG Terminal Closes for Maintenance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8662-natural-gas-prices-sink-as-texas-lng-terminal-closes-for-maintenance.md) | -8.0% | -15.2% |
| NATGAS | 2019-02-08 | [US LNG exports affected by Gulf Coast fog as milder weather moderates natural gas prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60785-us-lng-exports-affected-by-gulf-coast-fog-as-milder-weather-moderates-natural.md) | +0.2% | +11.5% |
| NATGAS | 2026-07-09 | [US Natgas Prices Fall to 6-Week Low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8666-us-natgas-prices-fall-to-6-week-low.md) | -9.8% | -16.6% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-21 | [It’s so cold that US natural-gas prices are... falling? - Sherwood News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6347-it-s-so-cold-that-us-natural-gas-prices-are-falling-sherwood-news.md) | -40.6% | -18.8% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/up-and-down-week-for-natural-gas-markets-as-weekly-spot-prices-mixed/

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