Graph and download economic data for Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Price (MHHNGSP) from Jan 1997 to May 2025 about natural resources, gas, price, and USA.

Natural gas rose to 3.50 USD/MMBtu on July 2, 2025, up 2.45% from the previous day. Over the past month, Natural gas's price has fallen 6.00%, but it is still 43.21% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Natural gas - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

This dataset contains Henry hub natural gas spot prices from 1997. Data from US Energy information administration. Notes:- Referring "Natural gas spot and future prices (NYMEX)"- Prices are based on delivery at the Henry Hub in Louisiana. Official daily closing prices at 2:30 p.m.

Interactive chart illustrating the history of Henry Hub natural gas prices. The prices shown are in U.S. dollars.

The price of natural gas reflects the Henry Hub Natural Gas spot price, which is a distribution hub of the natural gas pipeline system in Louisiana. It is the pricing point for natural gas future contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Driver data is measured in current dollars per million British Thermal Unit (Btu) and sourced from the World Bank.

The average monthly price for natural gas in the United States amounted to **** nominal U.S. dollars per million British thermal units (Btu) in May 2025. By contrast, natural gas prices in Europe were about three times higher than those in the U.S. Prices in Europe tend to be notably higher than those in the U.S. as the latter benefits from being a major hydrocarbon producer. Europe's import reliance European prices for natural gas rose most notable throughout the second half of 2021 and much of 2022, peaking at over ** U.S. dollars per million Btu in August 2022. The sharp rise was due to supply chain issues and economic strain following the COVID-19 pandemic, which was further exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. As a result of the war, many countries began looking for alternative sources, and Russian pipeline gas imports to the European Union declined as a result. Meanwhile, LNG was a great beneficiary, with LNG demand in Europe rising by more than ** percent between 2021 and 2023. How domestic natural gas production shapes prices As intimated, the United States’ position among the leaders of worldwide natural gas production is one of the main reasons for why prices for this commodity are so low across the country. In 2023, the U.S. produced more than ************ cubic meters of natural gas, which allays domestic demand and allows for far lower purchasing prices.

NYMEX is a commodity futures exchange operating as part of the CME Group and primarily trades energy and metal contracts. NYMEX is known for trading futures contracts for crude oil, natural gas, heating oil, gasoline, and other energy products, as well as contracts for metals such as gold, silver, copper, and aluminum.

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