# US Natural Gas Prices Drop To Six Week Low

> US natural gas futures fell about 4% to a six-week low on July 9, 2026, with the August contract at $3.073 per mmBtu. The drop followed Freeport LNG's planned maintenance from July 10 through late August and a storage build of 61 bcf, well above the 49 bcf analysts expected. Lower 48 output was 109.7 bcfd so far in July.

- Date: 2026-07-09 · published 2026-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8665-us-natural-gas-prices-drop-to-six-week-low
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower LNG feedgas during the Freeport outage and a larger storage build both signal weaker demand relative to supply. This points to lower natural gas prices through late summer.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-08-02 | [Up-and-Down Week for Natural Gas Markets as Weekly Spot Prices Mixed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7903-up-and-down-week-for-natural-gas-markets-as-weekly-spot-prices-mixed.md) | -6.6% | +2.1% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2022-06-14 | [Natural Gas Prices Blunted By LNG Demand Loss But Fundamentals Remain Tight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6805-natural-gas-prices-blunted-by-lng-demand-loss-but-fundamentals-remain-tight.md) | -23.8% | -24.1% |

## Sources

- worldenergynews.com: https://www.worldenergynews.com/news/natural-gas-prices-drop-six-week-low-776556

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