Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Prices 2006
Prices decreased due to seasonal temperatures and perceived ample supplies in storage for this time of year. Although this year's hurricane season officially began on June 1, there is still shut-in production in the Gulf of Mexico from last year's hurricane season. Lost supplies from shut-in production are not reflected in the current storage levels, which are viewed as ample. On June 7, the Henry Hub natural gas spot price had fallen 15 cents per million British thermal units (mmBtu), or 2.5 percent, since last Wednesday to $5.82. This Wednesday's price of $5.82 was 54 cents lower than the price of $6.36 per mmBtu on the first Wednesday in June, 2005.
The amount of natural gas in storage in the East Region increased 3.8 percent to 1,213 billion cubic feet for the week ending June 2, which was 379 billion cubic feet above the five-year average. Nebraska is a part of the East Region (see map) which is a major natural gas consumer, particularly in the residential and commercial sectors. The industrial sector, which includes agriculture, is also a major consumer in this state. Most of the gas is supplied from the Producing Region with a fair amount imported from Canada. The Henry Hub in southern Louisiana is a major market center with interconnections for many of the pipelines that transport U.S.-produced gas to the East Region. Furthermore, the Henry Hub is the preferred reference point for prices for most of the domestic gas destined for the East. Therefore, market conditions and developments in the East Region and price movements and trends at the Henry Hub are usually highly correlated.
Notes: An archive is available. Divide the price by ten (10) to obtain the price per hundred cubic feet (ccf) or the approximate price per therm.
Natural Gas Spot Prices at the Henry Hub
2004, 2005, and 2006
| Day | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: NA = Not available. | ||||||||||||
| 1 | $8.71 | $6.62 | $6.54 | $6.24 | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 2 | Holiday | $8.00 | $6.69 | $6.68 | $6.23 | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 3 | $9.91 | $8.01 | $6.59 | $7.05 | $6.56 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| 4 | $9.25 | $7.02 | $6.46 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 5 | $9.23 | $6.88 | $6.80 | $6.41 | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 6 | $9.28 | $8.26 | $6.49 | $7.05 | $6.16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| 7 | $7.73 | $6.53 | $6.80 | $5.82 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| 8 | $7.88 | $6.48 | $6.54 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 9 | $8.80 | $7.56 | $6.31 | $6.56 | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 10 | $8.60 | $7.56 | $6.40 | $6.83 | $6.50 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| 11 | $8.55 | $6.99 | $6.81 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 12 | $8.70 | $6.79 | $6.35 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 13 | $8.53 | $7.36 | $6.76 | $6.67 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| 14 | $7.03 | $7.14 | Holiday | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| 15 | $7.31 | $7.10 | $5.92 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 16 | Holiday | $7.16 | $7.12 | $5.99 | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 17 | $8.81 | $7.38 | $7.17 | $7.22 | $6.16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| 18 | $8.85 | $7.61 | $5.78 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 19 | $8.21 | $7.72 | $5.77 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 20 | $8.78 | Holiday | $7.00 | $7.96 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| 21 | $7.40 | $6.83 | $7.64 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| 22 | $7.54 | $7.07 | $5.90 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 23 | $8.29 | $7.23 | $7.16 | $6.27 | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 24 | $8.25 | $7.40 | $7.43 | $7.73 | $6.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| 25 | $8.50 | $7.37 | $5.86 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 26 | $7.85 | $7.18 | $5.78 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 27 | $8.18 | $6.97 | $7.06 | $6.93 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| 28 | $6.68 | $7.15 | $6.65 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| 29 | $7.16 | Holiday | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| 30 | $8.35 | $7.18 | $6.21 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| 31 | $8.73 | $6.98 | $5.97 | NA | NA | NA | ||||||
Sources: Natural Gas Weekly Update. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.
This report was updated on June 23, 2006.
Typically, there is one week between updates.