NYMEX Natural Gas Settlement Price History

Compare Annual Rates of NYMEX Settlements

NYMEX Natural Gas Settlement Price History

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual Average
2009$6.136$4.476$4.056$3.631$3.321$3.538$3.949$3.379$2.843$3.730$4.289$4.486$3.986
2010$5.814$5.274$4.816$3.842$4.271$4.155$4.717$4.774$3.651$3.837$3.292$4.267$4.393
2011$4.216$4.316$3.793$4.240$4.377$4.326$4.357$4.370$3.857$3.759$3.524$3.364$4.042
2012$3.084$2.678$2.446$2.191$2.036$2.429$2.774$3.010$2.634$3.023$3.471$3.696$2.789
2013$3.354$3.226$3.427$3.976$4.152$4.148$3.707$3.459$3.567$3.498$3.497$3.818$3.652
2014$4.407$5.557$4.855$4.584$4.795$4.619$4.400$3.808$3.957$3.984$3.728$4.282$4.415
2015$3.189$2.866$2.894$2.590$2.517$2.815$2.773$2.886$2.638$2.563$2.033$2.206$2.664
2016$2.372$2.189$1.711$1.903$1.995$1.963$2.917$2.672$2.853$2.952$2.764$3.232$2.460
2017$3.930$3.391$2.627$3.175$3.142$3.236$3.067$2.969$2.961$2.974$2.752$3.074$3.108
2018$2.738$3.631$2.639$2.691$2.821$2.875$2.996$2.822$2.895$3.021$3.185$4.715$3.086
2019$3.642$2.950$2.855$2.713$2.566$2.633$2.291$2.141$2.251$2.428$2.597$2.470$2.628
2020$2.158$1.877$1.821$1.630$1.794$1.722$1.495$1.854$2.579$2.101$2.996$2.896$2.077
2021$2.467$2.760$2.854$2.586$2.925$2.984$3.617$4.044$4.370$5.841$6.202$5.447$3.841
2022$4.024$6.265$4.568$5.336$7.267$8.908$6.551$8.687$9.353$6.868$5.186$6.712$6.644
2023$4.709$3.109$2.451$1.991$2.117$2.181$2.603$2.492$2.556$2.764$3.164$2.706$2.737
2024$2.619$2.490$1.615$1.575$1.614$2.493$2.628$1.907$1.930$2.585$2.346$2.164
Monthly Avg.$3.679$3.566$3.089$3.041$3.232$3.439$3.428$3.455$3.431$3.496$3.439$3.825$3.418

What is NYMEX Natural Gas?

NYMEX Natural Gas refers to natural gas futures contracts which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYMEX). A futures contract represents an agreement to buy or sell a specified quantity of a commodity at a predetermined price on a set date in the future.

Worldwide, natural gas represents one of the world’s largest futures contracts for a physical commodity.

Here are some key points about NYMEX Natural Gas:

  1. Futures Contracts: NYMEX Natural Gas futures are standardized contracts that allow traders to speculate on the future price of natural gas or hedge against price fluctuations.
  2. Pricing and Settlement: The price of NYMEX Natural Gas futures is quoted in dollars per Metric Million British Thermal Unit, or MMBtu. 
These contracts are settled in cash.
  3. Market Influence: As one of the world’s most actively traded energy commodities, NYMEX Natural Gas plays a critical role in determining the price of natural gas in the U.S. and abroad. 
The futures price is influenced by a variety of factors, including weather conditions, supply and demand, storage levels, current geopolitical events, and economic conditions.

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