EnergyReader · 2026-08-05 09:41

US Gas Futures Slide as Storage Surplus Outlasts Ras Laffan Shock

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 5, 2026

NYMEX Henry Hub front-month traded at $2.69/MMBtu on Wednesday (2026-08-05), down 0.74% on the day, five months after the February 28 (2026-02-28) Strait of Hormuz closure removed roughly 20% of global LNG supply from the market. The geopolitical shock has driven European and Asian gas prices sharply higher. It has not moved Henry Hub in the same direction.

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