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This is your Daily Natural Gas Price Tracker with Vanessa Clark podcast.

Hey everyone, welcome back to the Daily Natural Gas Price Tracker with Vanessa Clark. I'm Vanessa, and today we're diving into some really significant market movements that happened this week. If you're tracking energy commodities or just curious about what's happening with natural gas prices, you're in the right place.

Let's start with the headline. Natural gas futures hit their highest level in nearly three years this week. We're talking about the front month NYMEX contract closing at four dollars and sixty-six cents per MMBtu on Thursday, November thirteenth. That's the highest price we've seen since December of twenty twenty-two. Pretty remarkable stuff.

What's driving this surge? Well, there are several factors at play here. First, we're seeing robust demand for liquefied natural gas exports. According to the latest data, LNG flows from the eight major U.S. export facilities are averaging seventeen point eight billion cubic feet per day so far in November. That's up from a record sixteen point seven billion cubic feet per day back in October. European buyers are particularly hungry for our gas right now because Russian supply has been reduced, and they're looking for alternatives to meet their energy needs.

At the same time, U.S. natural gas production is hitting new records. We're seeing production in the Lower 48 states reach one hundred nine billion cubic feet per day in November, which is the highest we've ever seen. That's helping keep our storage levels robust at about four percent above seasonal norms, so supply is actually healthy right now.

Now here's the thing that's really pushing prices up. Weather forecasts are showing that we're heading into colder conditions in early December. We might get a brief warm spell later this month, but models suggest temperatures are going to drop, which means increased heating demand heading into the winter months. That's a classic bullish scenario for natural gas.

On the retail side, consumers should know that natural gas prices are rising unevenly across different sectors. Electric power plants are expected to see price increases around thirty-seven percent this year compared to last year, while the industrial sector is looking at about twenty-one percent increases. These higher wholesale costs, particularly at Henry Hub, are being passed along to businesses in different ways.

Looking at storage levels, we're entering the winter heating season in pretty good shape compared to history. Current working natural gas stocks are at three thousand nine hundred sixty billion cubic feet, which is five percent above the five year average.

So what does this mean for you? If you're a business that depends on natural gas, keep an eye on those forward prices. The twelve month strip averaging December through November next year is sitting at four dollars nineteen cents per MMBtu. Winter is here, demand is picking up, and production is strong, but the real wild card is going to be how cold it actually gets over the next few months.

Thanks so much for tuning in to the Daily Natural Gas Price Tracker. I'm Vanessa Clark, and I hope you found this helpful. Be sure to subscribe and tune in next time for more updates on natural gas markets and what it all means for you. Talk to you soon.

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