October gas futures continued to climb Monday, adding 2.6% to close in the upper $2.60s per million Btu -- a five month high -- as a revised forecast shifted back to above-normal temperatures in the Midwest, East and South for the next 15 days, boosting cooling demand and reducing storage builds.

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Also, the weekend attack on Saudi Arabian infrastructure helped to push all energy prices higher. "The drone attack on the Saudi Arabian oil processing facility has shaken the energy markets," Gelber & Associates analyst Daniel Myers said. "However, the direct impact on natural gas supply and demand is zero. If anything, the price increases to crude oil and associated liquids supports more gas production as it helps repair the poor balance sheet of many mixed gas and oil producers.”