05/18/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/19/2026 07:47
Natural Gas News - May 18, 2026
Mansfield Market Assessment
The market is up today even as Crude is down around two dollars. The weather is neutral for the 6-10 and 11-15 however, we see some CDD in the 1-5 time period. Personally, we think the market is giving traders a chance to hedge and sell into this summer rally. $3.20 is HUGE resistance and it will take major production declines or a very hot weather forecasts to get thru. The higher we go we lose Power Burn and Production will come back on line.
Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Forecasts for Warm US Temps
Nat-gas prices rallied to a 6-week nearest-future high on Friday and settled sharply higher. Expectations of above-normal temperatures that could boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air-conditioning use are underpinning nat-gas prices. Forecaster Vaisala said Friday that above-average temperatures are expected from the Rockies to the East for May 25-29… For More info go to https://tinyurl.com/4tkat5a6