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Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Prices

2018

This chart shows each Wednesday's natural gas spot price at the Henry Hub for 2017, the Five-Year Average, the Five-Year Range, and each Wednesday in 2018.

Natural Gas Spot Prices at the Henry Hub 2018

[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 Holiday $3.02 $2.61 $2.75 $2.90 $2.80 $3.11 $3.32
2 $6.62 $2.86 $2.63 $2.72 $2.73 $2.87 $2.79 $3.14 $3.22
3 $6.88 $2.70 $2.69 $2.87 $2.84 Holiday $3.26 $4.39
4 $4.42 $2.77 $2.69 $2.91 Holiday $2.96 $3.30 $4.63
5 $2.90 $2.79 $2.67 $2.77 $2.87 $2.86 $2.94 $3.25 $3.49 $4.62
6 $2.75 $2.73 $2.78 $2.85 $2.85 $2.86 $2.87 $3.51 $4.41
7 $2.73 $2.77 $2.71 $2.93 $2.93 $2.84 $3.51 $4.48
8 $2.87 $2.71 $2.71 $2.72 $2.86 $2.97 $3.30 $3.61
9 $2.90 $2.61 $2.68 $2.71 $2.72 $2.86 $2.98 $3.37 $3.78
10 $3.11 $2.69 $2.73 $2.84 $2.92 $2.85 $3.37 $4.51
11 $3.24 $2.69 $2.75 $2.95 $2.84 $2.89 $3.19 $4.50
12 $4.00 $2.56 $2.77 $2.71 $2.92 $2.84 $2.93 $3.20 $3.94 $4.20
13 $2.57 $2.76 $2.77 $2.94 $2.80 $2.92 $2.93 $4.04 $4.23
14 $2.51 $2.66 $2.83 $2.96 $2.98 $2.85 $4.59 $3.90
15 Holiday $2.49 $2.67 $2.83 $2.98 $3.01 $3.26 $4.62
16 $5.09 $2.48 $2.61 $2.82 $2.78 $2.74 $2.99 $3.27 $4.27
17 $3.87 $2.83 $2.72 $2.78 $2.97 $2.90 $3.31 $3.63
18 $3.38 $2.84 $2.76 $2.97 $2.72 $2.97 $3.28 $3.68
19 $3.18 Holiday $2.63 $2.77 $2.90 $2.72 $3.06 $3.21 $4.59 $3.56
20 $2.61 $2.66 $2.72 $2.95 $2.76 $2.99 $3.00 $4.70 $3.70
21 $2.65 $2.70 $2.77 $3.00 $3.01 $3.02 $4.68 $3.53
22 $3.13 $2.60 $2.62 $2.78 $2.94 $2.99 $3.21 Holiday
23 $3.36 $2.55 $2.56 $2.74 $2.86 $2.70 $2.96 $3.23 Closed
24 $3.56 $2.77 $2.87 $2.72 $2.96 $3.04 $3.36 Holiday
25 $3.57 $2.79 $2.89 $2.93 $2.77 $3.13 $3.32 Holiday
26 $3.52 $2.59 $2.58 $2.80 $2.93 $2.78 $3.13 $3.20 $4.24 $3.22
27 $2.60 $2.60 $2.77 $3.00 $2.78 $2.95 $3.07 $4.32 $3.07
28 $2.61 $2.64 Holiday $2.97 $2.93 $2.99 $4.44 $3.23
29 $3.56 $2.75 $2.82 $2.90 $2.96 $3.17 $4.50
30 $3.60 Closed $2.68 $2.83 $2.76 $2.90 $3.22 $4.57
31 $3.21 $2.89 $2.82 $2.93 $3.29 Closed

Notes: An archive is available. A forecast of Henry Hub prices to the year 2040 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.

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

This report was updated on January 18, 2019.