{"id":46204,"date":"2025-02-24T13:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/?p=46204"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:46:09","slug":"march-nymex-natural-gas-futures-contract-closed-at-4-234-on-friday-february-21st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/fr\/march-nymex-natural-gas-futures-contract-closed-at-4-234-on-friday-february-21st\/","title":{"rendered":"March NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $4.234 on Friday, February 21st"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, February 21<sup>st<\/sup> saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $4.282, up $0.130 compared to Thursday\u2019s closing price of $4.152. Recouping the previous day\u2019s withdrawal, an overnight shift to weather forecasts drove prices to an intraday high of $4.437. Following the brief thaw that\u2019s forecasted for early March, analysts are now expecting a return to frigid temperatures soon thereafter. Fluctuating along $4.380 through midday, prices fell to an intraday low of $4.218 at 2:15PM. March closed higher on Friday at $4.234; up 13.7% on the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EIA Natural Gas Storage Report published last Thursday posted a 196 BCF withdrawal from storage for the week ended February 14 \u2013 in line with the market estimate of a 191 BCF withdrawal. Total working gas in storage was reported as 2,101 BCF; 15.5% below this time last year and 5.3% below the five-year average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of 7:25AM this morning in Globex, WTI Crude was up $0.030; Natural Gas was down $0.263; Heating Oil was down $0.013; and Gasoline was up $0.002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>For access to Sprague\u2019s full Natural Gas Market Watch Report including commentary not posted here, please send your request to <a href=\"mailto:natgas@spragueenergy.com\">natgas@spragueenergy.com<\/a> or call 1-855-466-2842<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, February 21st saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $4.282, up $0.130 compared to Thursday\u2019s closing price of $4.152. 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