U.S. Natural Gas Prices Continue to Slide as Warmer Weather Looms
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U.S. natural gas prices continue to decline due to forecasted warmer weather, reaching the lowest price level since mid-October last year, indicating a shift from high demand to low demand season.
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Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 90% confidence.
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U.S. natural gas prices extended a slide that started earlier this month in forecasts of warmer weather on the horizon. In morning trade in Asia today, the futures contract for March shed 7.4% from Friday, to just above $3 per million British thermal units, the lowest price level seen since mid-October last year. Earlier in the year, natural gas prices soared to the highest in years amid freezing winter weather that gripped most of the United States, driving demand for heating much higher, with wind and solar largely unable to respond to this demand…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on February 16, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.