Natural Gas Futures News - May 2026
🟢 Natural Gas is trading 8.1% up today on reduced output and surging LNG export demand
Natural Gas is trading at $3.13 (8.1% up), rebounding sharply from late-May weakness as futures react to tighter supply and stronger export demand. • Reduced...
Qatar LNG Tankers Exit Strait of Hormuz, Easing Global Supply Crunch
Qatar and UAE LNG tankers successfully navigated the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since a regional conflict began. Ship-tracking data shows the Al...
Qatar LNG Tankers Exit Strait of Hormuz, Easing Global Supply Crunch
Qatar and UAE tankers successfully navigated the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since a regional conflict closed the waterway in February...
U.S. and Iran near Hormuz deal, cooling global natural gas prices
U.S. and Iranian officials are finalizing an agreement to end recent hostilities, with President Donald Trump describing the deal as largely negotiated....
Natural Gas Spikes, UAE Nuclear Plant Strike Risks Global LNG Disruption
Natural gas futures rose on Monday following a drone strike on the United Arab Emirates' Barakah nuclear power plant. WTI crude surged over 2% to exceed $107 a...
China Slashes LNG Imports for Coal, Citing Strait of Hormuz Supply Shock
China is curbing liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports due to sustained high global prices. The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz has restricted...
LNG prices surge 60%, driven by Hormuz closure and low EU storage
Europe and Asia are competing for limited liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot cargoes. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted approximately 20% of...
Chris Wright: Strait of Hormuz to reopen by summer via Iran deal
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright expects the Strait of Hormuz to reopen by this summer at the latest. A diplomatic agreement with Iran could be reached...