US natgas stocks rise on bigger-than-expected storage draw

New Fortress Energy

26/03/2026 16:02

** Shares of U.S. natural gas companies rise, tracking an uptick in natgas futures NGA/

** U.S. natgas futures NGc1 up 1.3% at $2.99 per million British thermal units

** Natgas prices extend gains after a federal report showed energy companies pulled more gas than usual out of storage, signaling stronger demand

** CNX Resources CNX.N up 1.6%, Energy Transfer ET.N gains 1.5% and Venture Global VG.N adds 2.6%

** NextDecade NEXT.O jumps ~11% and New Fortress Energy NFE.O up ~5%

** Natgas ETFs also rise, with United States Natural Gas Fund UNG.P up 1.7% and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas BOIL.P up 3.3%

 (Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)

 ((Pooja.Menon@thomsonreuters.com;))