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US natgas prices bounce after 3% drop, settle slightly lower

UNG•2026-08-25

Key tables and market data

Item	Value
U.S. weekly natgas storage change (bcf), week ended Aug. 21 forecast	+25
U.S. weekly natgas storage change (bcf), week ended Aug. 14 actual	+16
U.S. weekly natgas storage change (bcf), year ago Aug. 21	+17
U.S. weekly natgas storage change (bcf), five-year average Aug. 21	+33
U.S. total natgas in storage (bcf), forecast	3,194
U.S. total natgas in storage (bcf), actual	3,169
U.S. total natgas in storage (bcf), year ago	3,214
U.S. total natgas in storage (bcf), five-year average	3,017
U.S. total storage versus 5-year average	+6.0%

LSEG U.S. Global Forecast System (GFS) Heating, Cooling and Total Degree Days	Current Day	Prior Day	Prior Year	10-Year Norm	30-Year Norm
U.S. GFS Heating Degree Days (HDD)	6	6	18	8	9
U.S. GFS Cooling Degree Days (CDD)	207	194	120	150	140
U.S. GFS Total Degree Days (TDD)	213	200	138	158	150

LSEG U.S. Weekly GFS Supply and Demand Forecasts	Prior Week	Current Week	Next Week	This Week Last Year	Five-Year (2021-2025) Average for Month
U.S. Lower 48 Dry Production	112.1	111.1	111.2	N/A	101.7
U.S. Imports from Canada	6.9	6.8	7.5	N/A	7.7
U.S. LNG Imports	0.0	0.0	0.0	N/A	0.0
Total U.S. Supply	118.9	117.9	118.8	N/A	109.4
U.S. Exports to Canada	2.5	2.6	2.6	N/A	2.3
U.S. Exports to Mexico	7.5	7.6	7.5	N/A	6.7
U.S. LNG Export Feedgas	17.2	16.6	16.9	N/A	11.4
U.S. Commercial	4.6	4.6	4.7	N/A	4.7
U.S. Residential	3.4	3.5	3.5	N/A	3.4
U.S. Power Plant	49.5	46.5	46.2	N/A	45.3
U.S. Industrial	21.8	21.8	21.9	N/A	21.1
U.S. Plant Fuel	5.5	5.5	5.5	N/A	5.3
U.S. Pipe Distribution	2.3	2.2	2.2	N/A	3.2
U.S. Vehicle Fuel	0.1	0.1	0.1	N/A	0.2
Total U.S. Consumption	87.3	84.3	84.1	N/A	83.2
Total U.S. Demand	114.5	111.2	111.2	N/A	103.6

SNL U.S. Natural Gas Next-Day Prices ($ per mmBtu)	Current Day	Prior Day	This Month Last Year	Prior Year Average 2025	Five-Year Average (2021-2025)
Henry Hub NG-W-HH-SNL	2.83	2.82	2.91	3.52	3.72
Transco Z6 New York NG-CG-NY-SNL	1.57	1.58	2.23	3.53	3.56
PG&E Citygate NG-CG-PGE-SNL	3.73	3.52	3.23	3.42	5.47
Eastern Gas (formerly Dominion South) NG-PCN-APP-SNL	1.50	1.52	2.06	2.79	2.96
Chicago Citygate NG-CG-CH-SNL	2.50	2.52	2.63	3.23	3.60
Algonquin Citygate NG-CG-BS-SNL	1.72	1.80	2.55	6.08	5.04
SoCal Citygate NG-SCL-CGT-SNL	4.40	4.20	3.41	3.60	5.71
Waha Hub NG-WAH-WTX-SNL	1.98	2.12	1.57	1.03	2.88
AECO NG-ASH-ALB-SNL	1.19	1.38	0.51	1.13	2.13