# U.S. gas futures for 2017 lead market as funds bet on pipeline delay

> Calendar 2017 gas futures hit 16-month highs last week. The rally followed delays to two major Northeast US pipelines, Rover and Atlantic Sunrise. Funds added bullish positions on concerns that supply may not keep pace with demand and forecast export growth.

- Date: 2016-10-28 · published 2016-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9177-u-s-gas-futures-for-2017-lead-market-as-funds-bet-on-pipeline-delay
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Pipeline delays limit how much Appalachian gas can reach consumers and export terminals, which supports forward prices. Stronger export demand adds upside pressure on gas prices into 2017.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-10-18 | [BC Pipe Explosion Rattles Downstream U.S. Natural Gas Forward Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62747-bc-pipe-explosion-rattles-downstream-u-s-natural-gas-forward-markets.md) | -0.6% | +34.5% |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-29 | [Natural Gas Futures Rallying as Freeport Volumes Return — MidDay Market Snapshot](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30921-natural-gas-futures-rallying-as-freeport-volumes-return-midday-market-snapshot.md) | +25.8% | +57.3% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-22 | [Freeport LNG Restart Hopes, Cooler Forecasts Boost Natural Gas Futures — MidDay Market Snapshot](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26696-freeport-lng-restart-hopes-cooler-forecasts-boost-natural-gas-futures-midday.md) | -15.5% | +36.1% |
| NATGAS | 2019-03-02 | [An $815 Million Snafu Spawned by One of the Wildest Gas Markets \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8000-an-815-million-snafu-spawned-by-one-of-the-wildest-gas-markets-fortune.md) | -4.6% | -10.7% |
| NATGAS | 2022-11-15 | [Europe Natural Gas Prices Jump as Major US LNG Plant Set to Stay Offline - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38856-europe-natural-gas-prices-jump-as-major-us-lng-plant-set-to-stay-offline.md) | +6.8% | +16.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN12S2OH/

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