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Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Prices 2012

On March 21, 2012, with warm weather and above–normal supplies, the Henry Hub natural gas spot price was $2.21 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), which was 8 cents, or 4 percent, higher than the price of $2.13 last Wednesday. This Wednesday's price of $2.21 was 43 percent lower than the price of $3.85 per mmBtu on the third Wednesday in March 2011.

The amount of natural gas in storage in the East Region had decreased 0.9 percent to 1,049 billion cubic feet for the week ending March 16, which was 356 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. A forecast of Henry Hub prices to the year 2035 is available in the Total Energy Supply, Disposition, and Price Summary. To obtain the price per hundred cubic feet (ccf) or the approximate price per therm, divide the price by ten (10).

This symbol indicates a rule of thumb follows. A general rule of thumb: Add three dollars to the Henry Hub spot price to estimate the residential natural gas price. Likewise, add 30 cents if you have already converted the price from British thermal units to ccf or therms.

This line graph shows 
				weekly natural gas spot prices at the Henry Hub for the years 
				2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.

Natural Gas Spot Prices at the Henry Hub 2012

[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 $2.32 $2.45 NA NA NA NA NA
2 Holiday $2.30 $2.38 NA NA NA NA NA NA
3 $2.96 $2.40 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
4 $2.96 NA NA NA Holiday NA NA NA
5 $2.91 $2.31 NA NA NA Holiday NA NA NA
6 $2.85 $2.47 $2.30 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
7 $2.60 $2.24 NA NA NA NA NA NA
8 $2.49 $2.24 NA NA NA NA NA
9 $2.89 $2.50 $2.21 NA NA NA NA NA NA
10 $2.97 $2.51 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
11 $2.81 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
12 $2.70 $2.17 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
13 $2.67 $2.42 $2.15 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
14 $2.48 $2.13 NA NA NA NA NA NA
15 $2.54 $2.07 NA NA NA NA NA
16 Holiday $2.47 $2.01 NA NA NA NA NA NA
17 $2.51 $2.67 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
18 $2.49 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
19 $2.36 $2.14 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
20 $2.23 Holiday $2.19 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
21 $2.63 $2.21 NA NA NA NA NA NA
22 $2.60 NA Holiday NA NA NA NA NA
23 $2.38 $2.68 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
24 $2.60 $2.60 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
25 $2.61 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
26 $2.68 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
27 $2.59 $2.55 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
28 $2.43 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
29 $2.44 NA NA NA NA NA NA
30 $2.71 NA NA Holiday NA NA NA NA
31 $2.51 NA NA NA NA NA NA

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

This report was updated on March 22, 2012.
Typically, there is one week between updates.