August 21, 2026
Weekly Energy News
Market Update: Natural gas markets retreated Thursday as the summer’s smallest storage build failed to hold Wednesday’s weather-driven gains. NYMEX September futures settled near $2.73/MMBtu — pulling back from the near four-week high of $2.875 reached August 19 — as the national average cash price held at $2.540/MMBtu for August 21 deliveries.
A five-hour power outage briefly disrupted feedgas flows at Freeport LNG Train 3 before recovering to 2.2 Bcf/d; the facility’s maintenance turnaround remains on track for completion this month. EBW Analytics flagged potential further softening as cooling demand fades and U.S. gas output — averaging ~110.7 Bcf/d in August — continues to grow.
Storage Report: For the week ending August 14, 2026, the EIA reported a 16 Bcf injection — the summer’s smallest build, just 1 Bcf above the Platts consensus — bringing total working gas to 3,169 Bcf. The five-year surplus retreated to 185 Bcf (6.2%) as the year-ago deficit widened to 28 Bcf. South Central salt dome draws of 18 Bcf, driven by persistent heat, offset gains in the East (+15 Bcf) and Midwest (+19 Bcf). S&P Global Energy’s Gaslytics model projects an 18 Bcf build for the week ending August 21.
Weather: The NOAA 6–10 day outlook (valid August 25–29) favors above-normal temperatures across the West, Southern Plains, and Southeast — with 80%+ probability signals across the Southwest and south-central U.S. — while near-normal conditions hold for the Northeast. The persistent ridge supports elevated gas-fired power demand through month’s end, though the 185 Bcf five-year surplus remains a ceiling on any meaningful price recovery.
Market Data:
August 21, 2026
Weekly Energy News
August 21, 2026
Market Update: Natural gas markets retreated Thursday as the summer’s smallest storage build failed to hold Wednesday’s weather-driven gains. NYMEX September futures settled near $2.73/MMBtu — pulling back from the near four-week high of $2.875 reached August 19 — as the national average cash price held at $2.540/MMBtu for August 21 deliveries.
A five-hour power outage briefly disrupted feedgas flows at Freeport LNG Train 3 before recovering to 2.2 Bcf/d; the facility’s maintenance turnaround remains on track for completion this month. EBW Analytics flagged potential further softening as cooling demand fades and U.S. gas output — averaging ~110.7 Bcf/d in August — continues to grow.
Storage Report: For the week ending August 14, 2026, the EIA reported a 16 Bcf injection — the summer’s smallest build, just 1 Bcf above the Platts consensus — bringing total working gas to 3,169 Bcf. The five-year surplus retreated to 185 Bcf (6.2%) as the year-ago deficit widened to 28 Bcf. South Central salt dome draws of 18 Bcf, driven by persistent heat, offset gains in the East (+15 Bcf) and Midwest (+19 Bcf). S&P Global Energy’s Gaslytics model projects an 18 Bcf build for the week ending August 21.
Weather: The NOAA 6–10 day outlook (valid August 25–29) favors above-normal temperatures across the West, Southern Plains, and Southeast — with 80%+ probability signals across the Southwest and south-central U.S. — while near-normal conditions hold for the Northeast. The persistent ridge supports elevated gas-fired power demand through month’s end, though the 185 Bcf five-year surplus remains a ceiling on any meaningful price recovery.
Market Data:
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026
Weekly Energy News
Market Update: Natural gas markets retreated Thursday as the summer’s smallest storage build failed to hold Wednesday’s weather-driven gains. NYMEX September futures settled near $2.73/MMBtu — pulling back from the near four-week high of $2.875 reached August 19 — as the national average cash price held at $2.540/MMBtu for August 21 deliveries.
A five-hour power outage briefly disrupted feedgas flows at Freeport LNG Train 3 before recovering to 2.2 Bcf/d; the facility’s maintenance turnaround remains on track for completion this month. EBW Analytics flagged potential further softening as cooling demand fades and U.S. gas output — averaging ~110.7 Bcf/d in August — continues to grow.
Storage Report: For the week ending August 14, 2026, the EIA reported a 16 Bcf injection — the summer’s smallest build, just 1 Bcf above the Platts consensus — bringing total working gas to 3,169 Bcf. The five-year surplus retreated to 185 Bcf (6.2%) as the year-ago deficit widened to 28 Bcf. South Central salt dome draws of 18 Bcf, driven by persistent heat, offset gains in the East (+15 Bcf) and Midwest (+19 Bcf). S&P Global Energy’s Gaslytics model projects an 18 Bcf build for the week ending August 21.
Weather: The NOAA 6–10 day outlook (valid August 25–29) favors above-normal temperatures across the West, Southern Plains, and Southeast — with 80%+ probability signals across the Southwest and south-central U.S. — while near-normal conditions hold for the Northeast. The persistent ridge supports elevated gas-fired power demand through month’s end, though the 185 Bcf five-year surplus remains a ceiling on any meaningful price recovery.
August 21, 2026
Weekly Energy News
Market Update: Natural gas markets retreated Thursday as the summer’s smallest storage build failed to hold Wednesday’s weather-driven gains. NYMEX September futures settled near $2.73/MMBtu — pulling back from the near four-week high of $2.875 reached August 19 — as the national average cash price held at $2.540/MMBtu for August 21 deliveries.
A five-hour power outage briefly disrupted feedgas flows at Freeport LNG Train 3 before recovering to 2.2 Bcf/d; the facility’s maintenance turnaround remains on track for completion this month. EBW Analytics flagged potential further softening as cooling demand fades and U.S. gas output — averaging ~110.7 Bcf/d in August — continues to grow.
Storage Report: For the week ending August 14, 2026, the EIA reported a 16 Bcf injection — the summer’s smallest build, just 1 Bcf above the Platts consensus — bringing total working gas to 3,169 Bcf. The five-year surplus retreated to 185 Bcf (6.2%) as the year-ago deficit widened to 28 Bcf. South Central salt dome draws of 18 Bcf, driven by persistent heat, offset gains in the East (+15 Bcf) and Midwest (+19 Bcf). S&P Global Energy’s Gaslytics model projects an 18 Bcf build for the week ending August 21.
Weather: The NOAA 6–10 day outlook (valid August 25–29) favors above-normal temperatures across the West, Southern Plains, and Southeast — with 80%+ probability signals across the Southwest and south-central U.S. — while near-normal conditions hold for the Northeast. The persistent ridge supports elevated gas-fired power demand through month’s end, though the 185 Bcf five-year surplus remains a ceiling on any meaningful price recovery.
August 21, 2026
Weekly Energy News
Market Update: Natural gas markets retreated Thursday as the summer’s smallest storage build failed to hold Wednesday’s weather-driven gains. NYMEX September futures settled near $2.73/MMBtu — pulling back from the near four-week high of $2.875 reached August 19 — as the national average cash price held at $2.540/MMBtu for August 21 deliveries.
A five-hour power outage briefly disrupted feedgas flows at Freeport LNG Train 3 before recovering to 2.2 Bcf/d; the facility’s maintenance turnaround remains on track for completion this month. EBW Analytics flagged potential further softening as cooling demand fades and U.S. gas output — averaging ~110.7 Bcf/d in August — continues to grow.
Storage Report: For the week ending August 14, 2026, the EIA reported a 16 Bcf injection — the summer’s smallest build, just 1 Bcf above the Platts consensus — bringing total working gas to 3,169 Bcf. The five-year surplus retreated to 185 Bcf (6.2%) as the year-ago deficit widened to 28 Bcf. South Central salt dome draws of 18 Bcf, driven by persistent heat, offset gains in the East (+15 Bcf) and Midwest (+19 Bcf). S&P Global Energy’s Gaslytics model projects an 18 Bcf build for the week ending August 21.
Weather: The NOAA 6–10 day outlook (valid August 25–29) favors above-normal temperatures across the West, Southern Plains, and Southeast — with 80%+ probability signals across the Southwest and south-central U.S. — while near-normal conditions hold for the Northeast. The persistent ridge supports elevated gas-fired power demand through month’s end, though the 185 Bcf five-year surplus remains a ceiling on any meaningful price recovery.
August 21, 2026
Market Update: Natural gas markets retreated Thursday as the summer’s smallest storage build failed to hold Wednesday’s weather-driven gains. NYMEX September futures settled near $2.73/MMBtu — pulling back from the near four-week high of $2.875 reached August 19 — as the national average cash price held at $2.540/MMBtu for August 21 deliveries.
A five-hour power outage briefly disrupted feedgas flows at Freeport LNG Train 3 before recovering to 2.2 Bcf/d; the facility’s maintenance turnaround remains on track for completion this month. EBW Analytics flagged potential further softening as cooling demand fades and U.S. gas output — averaging ~110.7 Bcf/d in August — continues to grow.
Storage Report: For the week ending August 14, 2026, the EIA reported a 16 Bcf injection — the summer’s smallest build, just 1 Bcf above the Platts consensus — bringing total working gas to 3,169 Bcf. The five-year surplus retreated to 185 Bcf (6.2%) as the year-ago deficit widened to 28 Bcf. South Central salt dome draws of 18 Bcf, driven by persistent heat, offset gains in the East (+15 Bcf) and Midwest (+19 Bcf). S&P Global Energy’s Gaslytics model projects an 18 Bcf build for the week ending August 21.
Weather: The NOAA 6–10 day outlook (valid August 25–29) favors above-normal temperatures across the West, Southern Plains, and Southeast — with 80%+ probability signals across the Southwest and south-central U.S. — while near-normal conditions hold for the Northeast. The persistent ridge supports elevated gas-fired power demand through month’s end, though the 185 Bcf five-year surplus remains a ceiling on any meaningful price recovery.
August 21, 2026
Weekly Energy News
Market Update: Natural gas markets retreated Thursday as the summer’s smallest storage build failed to hold Wednesday’s weather-driven gains. NYMEX September futures settled near $2.73/MMBtu — pulling back from the near four-week high of $2.875 reached August 19 — as the national average cash price held at $2.540/MMBtu for August 21 deliveries.
A five-hour power outage briefly disrupted feedgas flows at Freeport LNG Train 3 before recovering to 2.2 Bcf/d; the facility’s maintenance turnaround remains on track for completion this month. EBW Analytics flagged potential further softening as cooling demand fades and U.S. gas output — averaging ~110.7 Bcf/d in August — continues to grow.
Storage Report: For the week ending August 14, 2026, the EIA reported a 16 Bcf injection — the summer’s smallest build, just 1 Bcf above the Platts consensus — bringing total working gas to 3,169 Bcf. The five-year surplus retreated to 185 Bcf (6.2%) as the year-ago deficit widened to 28 Bcf. South Central salt dome draws of 18 Bcf, driven by persistent heat, offset gains in the East (+15 Bcf) and Midwest (+19 Bcf). S&P Global Energy’s Gaslytics model projects an 18 Bcf build for the week ending August 21.
Weather: The NOAA 6–10 day outlook (valid August 25–29) favors above-normal temperatures across the West, Southern Plains, and Southeast — with 80%+ probability signals across the Southwest and south-central U.S. — while near-normal conditions hold for the Northeast. The persistent ridge supports elevated gas-fired power demand through month’s end, though the 185 Bcf five-year surplus remains a ceiling on any meaningful price recovery.
August 21, 2026
Weekly Energy News
Market Update: Natural gas markets retreated Thursday as the summer’s smallest storage build failed to hold Wednesday’s weather-driven gains. NYMEX September futures settled near $2.73/MMBtu — pulling back from the near four-week high of $2.875 reached August 19 — as the national average cash price held at $2.540/MMBtu for August 21 deliveries.
A five-hour power outage briefly disrupted feedgas flows at Freeport LNG Train 3 before recovering to 2.2 Bcf/d; the facility’s maintenance turnaround remains on track for completion this month. EBW Analytics flagged potential further softening as cooling demand fades and U.S. gas output — averaging ~110.7 Bcf/d in August — continues to grow.
Storage Report: For the week ending August 14, 2026, the EIA reported a 16 Bcf injection — the summer’s smallest build, just 1 Bcf above the Platts consensus — bringing total working gas to 3,169 Bcf. The five-year surplus retreated to 185 Bcf (6.2%) as the year-ago deficit widened to 28 Bcf. South Central salt dome draws of 18 Bcf, driven by persistent heat, offset gains in the East (+15 Bcf) and Midwest (+19 Bcf). S&P Global Energy’s Gaslytics model projects an 18 Bcf build for the week ending August 21.
Weather: The NOAA 6–10 day outlook (valid August 25–29) favors above-normal temperatures across the West, Southern Plains, and Southeast — with 80%+ probability signals across the Southwest and south-central U.S. — while near-normal conditions hold for the Northeast. The persistent ridge supports elevated gas-fired power demand through month’s end, though the 185 Bcf five-year surplus remains a ceiling on any meaningful price recovery.
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