** Shares of U.S. natural gas companies rise, tracking
higher prices of the fuel
** Front-month gas futures NGc1 hits highest in over a
year on forecasts for colder weather and rising heating demand
** Natural gas producers Ovintiv OVV.N , CNX Resources
CNX.N , Coterra Energy CTRA.N and EQT Corp EQT.N rise
between 1.2% and 2.3%
** Liquefied natural gas firms Cheniere Energy LNG.N and
New Fortress Energy NFE.O rise 0.5% and 0.7%, respectively
(Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru)
((Sourasis.bose@thomsonreuters.com))