# Arctic blast sends natural gas to highest since 2022, and oil ticks up on supply worries - MarketWatch

> Natural gas futures finished at their highest level since December 2022 after an Arctic blast across much of the US boosted heating demand and appeared to curb production. Oil futures posted modest gains on curtailed Russian supply and monitoring of talks to end the war in Ukraine.

- Date: 2025-02-19 · published 2025-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8691-arctic-blast-sends-natural-gas-to-highest-since-2022-and-oil-ticks-up-on-supply
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Cold-driven gas demand raises energy costs for processors, while Russian supply curbs lift crude prices that feed into diesel and freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2025-02-19 | 5 | +54.4% | 3.8 | Arctic blast lifted heating demand and curbed production, pushing futures to the highest since December 2022 on the window end date. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-01-09 | [Arctic blast sends natural gas prices to new record in North Carolina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5984-arctic-blast-sends-natural-gas-prices-to-new-record-in-north-carolina.md) | +44.4% | -3.8% |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-23 | [Natural-Gas Prices Soar as U.S. Braces for Arctic Blast - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4760-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-u-s-braces-for-arctic-blast-wsj.md) | -2.8% | -52.5% |
| NATGAS | 2025-02-11 | [Last Look - Arctic blast fuels natural gas rally amid surging LNG exports \| Aegis Market Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8695-last-look-arctic-blast-fuels-natural-gas-rally-amid-surging-lng-exports-aegis.md) | +46.3% | +30.3% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-11 | [US natural gas prices soar to two-year high on colder forecasts - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26699-us-natural-gas-prices-soar-to-two-year-high-on-colder-forecasts-markets.md) | +53.7% | -14.7% |
| WTI | 2021-02-12 | [Arctic Blast Grips U.S., Upending Markets, Setting Records - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5583-arctic-blast-grips-u-s-upending-markets-setting-records-bloomberg.md) | +1.6% | +12.7% |
| WTI | 2021-08-30 | [Ida update: oil markets open higher; ALAN gives guidance - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45745-ida-update-oil-markets-open-higher-alan-gives-guidance-freightwaves.md) | +0.8% | +9.7% |
| WTI | 2024-11-11 | [U.S. Natural Gas Prices Jump Over 10% After Hurricane Rafael Hits \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7028-u-s-natural-gas-prices-jump-over-10-after-hurricane-rafael-hits-oilprice-com.md) | -4.8% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- marketwatch.com: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-prices-tick-higher-on-uncertainty-over-supply-87ddf6d9

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