US Natgas Prices Top $6/MMBtu in General Energy News 27/01/2026 US natural gas futures jumped 15% to above $6.0 per MMBtu, the highest since December 2022, extending a weather-driven rally that has gained over 90% since last week as extreme cold hit supply and demand at the same time. The move follows a near 70% surge last week, the biggest weekly advance since records began in 1990. Freezing weather knocked offline close to 10% of US gas production while sharply lifting heating and power demand. Average output in the Lower 48 fell to about 106.9 bcfd so far in January from a record 109.7 bcfd in December, with daily production dropping to a two-year low near 92.6 bcfd on Sunday. Wells in Texas and Louisiana were heavily affected, cutting output by more than 17 bcfd from mid January highs. The storm also strained power grids and disrupted transport, while gas flows to US LNG export plants fell to the lowest level in a year. Markets are now focused on how long production disruptions will last, with prolonged outages risking further upside. Source: Trading Economics 2026-01-27 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share