How Do You Determine Current Market Price Of Natural Gas?
Natural gas is considered a commodity by the investor world and is heavily tracked around the world as so many people are dependent on this form of energy. The Annual Energy Outlook, which is created by the U.S. Department of Energy, presents a forecast of energy prices through 2035. They also provide daily natural gas prices in dollars per thousand cubic feet. Step 1 Go to the U.S. Energy Information website. This website, unlike some investment research sites, provides independent research and analysis. Step 2 Click on Natural Gas in the left column. This page can be daunting as it has so much information. However, we are just interested in prices. Step 3 Click on Monthly Summary of Prices. This screen will provide you with five months of historical pricing data. Click on Area or Period to change the location (by state) and duration of the time frame. Step 4 Click on Prices at the top of the page. Select Futures from the scroll down menu. These are the current futures contract prices
