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Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Prices 2006

Falling crude oil prices and moderate temperatures were reflected in lower prices this week. On August 16, the Henry Hub natural gas spot price was $7.02 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), which was 57 cents or 7.5 percent less than the price of $7.59 last Wednesday. This Wednesday's price of $7.02 was nearly three dollars lower than the price of $9.98 per mmBtu on the third Wednesday in August, 2005.

The amount of natural gas in storage in the East Region increased 2.4 percent to 1,591 billion cubic feet for the week ending August 11, which was 203 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

This line graph shows weekly natural gas spot prices at the Henry Hub for the years 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Natural Gas Spot Prices at the Henry Hub 2006

[Price per Million British Thermal Units (mmBtu)]

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 $8.67 NA NA NA
2 Holiday $8.00 $6.69 $6.68 $6.23 $8.65 NA NA
3 $9.91 $8.01 $6.59 $7.05 $6.56 Holiday $7.61 NA NA
4 $9.25 $7.02 $6.46 Holiday $7.44 NA NA NA
5 $9.23 $6.88 $6.80 $6.41 $5.71 NA NA NA
6 $9.28 $8.26 $6.49 $7.05 $6.16 $5.28 NA NA NA NA
7 $7.73 $6.53 $6.80 $5.82 $5.18 $6.98 NA NA NA
8 $7.88 $6.48 $6.54 $5.85 $7.06 NA NA NA
9 $8.80 $7.56 $6.31 $6.56 $6.10 $7.59 NA NA
10 $8.60 $7.56 $6.40 $6.83 $6.50 $5.32 $7.95 NA NA
11 $8.55 $6.99 $6.81 $5.52 $7.54 NA NA NA
12 $8.70 $6.79 $6.35 $6.02 $5.65 NA NA NA
13 $8.53 $7.36 $6.76 $6.67 $5.95 $5.93 NA NA NA NA
14 $7.03 $7.14 Holiday $6.09 $6.28 $6.89 NA NA NA
15 $7.31 $7.10 $5.92 $6.43 $6.90 NA NA NA
16 Holiday $7.16 $7.12 $5.99 $7.04 $7.02 NA NA
17 $8.81 $7.38 $7.17 $7.22 $6.16 $6.27 NA NA NA
18 $8.85 $7.61 $5.78 $6.02 NA NA NA NA
19 $8.21 $7.72 $5.77 $6.71 $5.89 NA NA NA
20 $8.78 Holiday $7.00 $7.96 $6.62 $6.15 NA NA NA NA
21 $7.40 $6.83 $7.64 $6.50 $5.90 NA NA NA NA
22 $7.54 $7.07 $5.90 $6.51 NA NA NA NA
23 $8.29 $7.23 $7.16 $6.27 $6.14 NA NA NA
24 $8.25 $7.40 $7.43 $7.73 $6.01 $6.33 NA NA NA
25 $8.50 $7.37 $5.86 $6.78 NA NA NA NA
26 $7.85 $7.18 $5.78 $5.89 $6.71 NA NA NA
27 $8.18 $6.97 $7.06 $6.93 $5.97 $7.03 NA NA NA NA
28 $6.68 $7.15 $6.65 $6.04 $7.25 NA NA NA NA
29 $7.16 Holiday $6.09 NA NA NA NA
30 $8.35 $7.18 $6.21 $5.83 NA NA NA
31 $8.73 $6.98 $5.97 $8.05 NA NA

Sources: Natural Gas Weekly Update. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.

This report was updated on August 18, 2006.
Typically, there is one week between updates.