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Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Prices 2005

Spot prices increased February 9 but moved lower during the week to reflect the above-normal temperatures that prevailed across the Lower 48 States.  For the week (Wednesday to Wednesday), spot prices at the Henry Hub fell 18 cents per million British thermal units (mmBtu), or about 3 percent, to $6.20.

The amount of natural gas in storage in the East Region fell 9.7% for the week ending February 4 to 1,043 billion cubic feet which was 122 billion cubic feet above the 5-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 and 2005

Natural Gas Spot Prices at the Henry Hub 2005

[Price per Million British Thermal Units (mmBtu)]

Day Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 $6.29 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2 $6.38 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
3 $5.53 $6.30 NA NA NA NA NA NA
4 $5.70 $6.12 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
5 $5.84 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
6 $5.79 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
7 $5.85 $6.03 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
8 $5.95 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
9 $6.20 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
10 $6.23 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
11 $5.96 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
12 $5.89 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
13 $6.05 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
14 $6.46 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
15 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
16 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
17 Holiday NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
18 $6.68 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
19 $6.21 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
20 $6.26 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
21 $6.43 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
22 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
23 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
24 $6.41 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
25 $6.46 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
26 $6.44 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
27 $6.50 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
28 $6.24 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
29 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
30 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
31 $6.15 NA NA NA NA

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

Note: NA = Not available.

This table was updated on February 11, 2005.

Typically, there is one week between updates.