Gulf Coast winter gas prices defy storage build as market braces for record exports

摘要

Winter forwards prices at natural gas hubs across the US South Centralregion are surging this week, even as cooler weather and lowerdemand allow more supply to flow into storage. While the recentinventory build could narrow the region’s lingering deficit, record GulfCoast LNG exports expected this winter promise to keep supply tight –potentially fueling a continued rise in winter-season forwards.