(Updates)
** Shares of U.S. natural gas companies rise, tracking
higher prices of the fuel
** Front-month gas futures NGc1 hit their highest level in
more than one year on forecasts of colder weather and rising
flows to liquefied natural gas export plants
** Natural gas producers CNX Resources CNX.N , Expand
Energy EXE.O , Coterra Energy CTRA.N and EQT Corp EQT.N
rise between 1.4% and 2%
** Liquefied natural gas firms New Fortress Energy NFE.O
and Energy Transfer ET.N rise 1.6% and 2.1%, respectively
(Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru)
((Sourasis.bose@thomsonreuters.com))