# Natural Gas: EIA Cuts Winter Price View as Futures Rally

> The EIA cut its winter Henry Hub forecast 16% to $2.87/MMBtu, while December futures hit a six-week high near $3.30 on colder weather talk. Futures then eased about 2.5% on Wednesday.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T12:10:26.899Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95407-natural-gas-eia-cuts-winter-price-view-as-futures-rally
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A lower US government price outlook signals ample domestic gas supply, a mildly bearish factor for US energy costs and ethanol and fertilizer economics.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-08-07 | [Quarterly report – Natural gas prices - Cedigaz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63719-quarterly-report-natural-gas-prices-cedigaz.md) | +2.5% | +1.3% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-25 | [EIA's 288 Bcf Withdrawal Beats Expectations; Natural Gas Futures Lose Ground](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67165-eia-s-288-bcf-withdrawal-beats-expectations-natural-gas-futures-lose-ground.md) | -10.3% | -25.0% |
| NATGAS | 2019-02-01 | [EIA expects relatively flat natural gas prices, continued record production through 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61272-eia-expects-relatively-flat-natural-gas-prices-continued-record-production.md) | -8.2% | +7.2% |
| NATGAS | 2019-01-07 | [Natural gas prices, production, consumption, and exports increased in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61278-natural-gas-prices-production-consumption-and-exports-increased-in-2018.md) | +3.6% | -10.4% |
| NATGAS | 2026-02-01 | [We expect Henry Hub natural gas spot prices to fall slightly in 2026 before rising in 2027](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21227-we-expect-henry-hub-natural-gas-spot-prices-to-fall-slightly-in-2026-before.md) | -30.8% | -46.8% |

## Sources

- voxtradepro.com: https://voxtradepro.com/news/2026/11/12/natural-gas-eia-cuts-winter-forecast-futures-rally/

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