Market Highlights:
Natural gas storage
Net injections into storage totaled 87 Bcf for the week ending June 26, compared with the five-year (2021–2025) average net injections of 64 Bcf and last year’s net injections of 61 Bcf during the same week. Working natural gas stocks totaled 2,922 Bcf as of Friday, June 26, 2026, according to EIA estimates. Stocks were 175 Bcf (6%) more than the five-year average and 23 Bcf (1%) lower than last year at this time.
Natural gas prices
The Henry Hub spot price rose $0.11/MMBtu this week to $3.33/MMBtu yesterday. The average monthly price for June was $3.15/MMBtu, with last Friday’s closing price marking the highest of the month ($3.35/MMBtu). Total natural gas consumption increased by 1.7 Bcf/d (2%), all of which came from higher electric power sector demand (4%), according to LSEG Data. Demand in other sectors remained largely unchanged this week. Average temperatures were below normal across much of the West and slightly above normal across much of the Central United States. The total U.S. natural gas supply remained mostly unchanged for the second week in a row, averaging 117.7 Bcf/d, or 0.1 Bcf/d, more than last week.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
For the week ending July 1: The LNG-Carrying capacity of vessels departing U.S. ports was 136 Bcf, up 1 Bcf from the previous week. Thirty-six LNG vessels left U.S. ports, up one vessel from the previous week. Eight vessels departed from Sabine Pass, seven from Plaquemines, six from Freeport, five from Corpus Christi, four from Cameron, three from Calcasieu Pass, and one each from Cove Point, Elba Island, and Golden Pass.