# Natural Gas News – March 7, 2019 - Mansfield Energy

> North American natural gas trading rose over four sessions as colder weather and nuclear outages increased reliance on gas. Platts recorded very high volumes of physical fixed-price deals, including an all-time high on March 1, and the PG&E Malin cash price rose 22.5 cents to $3.625/MMBtu.

- Date: 2019-03-06 · published 2019-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7997-natural-gas-news-march-7-2019-mansfield-energy
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Colder weather and nuclear outages lifted gas burn for power, which pushed cash prices up. The price move reflects short-term demand strength rather than a lasting change in supply.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2019-07-30 | [NATURAL GAS WEEKLY UPDATE (Week Ending 07-26-19)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7910-natural-gas-weekly-update-week-ending-07-26-19.md) | -6.4% | +2.1% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-14 | [Natural Gas ETFs Bring the Heat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9435-natural-gas-etfs-bring-the-heat.md) | +11.8% | +5.6% |
| NATGAS | 2020-09-14 | [Natural Gas Ends Higher on Storm Concerns -- Market Talk - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6768-natural-gas-ends-higher-on-storm-concerns-market-talk-wsj.md) | -14.6% | +18.7% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-15 | [Natural Gas Soars 20% in U.S. on Concerns About Winter Supplies - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10415-natural-gas-soars-20-in-u-s-on-concerns-about-winter-supplies-energy-news-top.md) | +2.7% | -5.3% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-07 | [Commentary: U.S. natural gas prices surge on cold weather forecast - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62209-commentary-u-s-natural-gas-prices-surge-on-cold-weather-forecast-energy-news.md) | +15.8% | +29.1% |

## Sources

- mansfield.energy: https://mansfield.energy/2019/03/06/natural-gas-news-march-7-2019/

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