Mid-Week Natural Gas Report - September Futures (NGU26 @ 2.830) | 08.26.2026
- Timothy Beggans

- 3 days ago
- 1 min read
Tim Beggans covers the bounce in the September contract, key technical levels, tomorrow’s storage print, ERCOT heat-driven gas burn, the Jan–Oct storage spread, expanding U.S. heat risk, Europe/Asia weather and storage, Ras Laffan still offline, U.S. LNG terminal feedgas, and a quiet Atlantic tropics update.
Contract / levels:
Trading near 2.839, up ~6.9¢ (~2.5%)
Approaching 48-period EMA ~2.873
Above daily pivot 2.757
First resistance now support ~2.817
Testing toward ~2.865
NG Stock Watch List Oil & Gas EMP Sector
Market Cap 2-10B, short float over 10%
BKV | CNX | CRGY | CRK | MTDR | NOG
Storage (tomorrow):
Expected +22 Bcf vs last year +17 and 5-year average +33 (neutral)
Timestamps:
0:00 – Open & September contract bounce
0:53 – Hourly chart, pivot & resistance/support
1:20 – ERCOT demand, low renewables, gas share of fuel mix
1:48 – National power prices
2:17 – Jan vs October storage spread
2:59 – U.S. heat-risk maps
4:01 – Extended temperature models into early September
4:58 – 6-10 day, 8-14 day & September monthly outlooks
5:34 – Europe weather + EU/UK/NL storage
6:29 – JKM / Asia temperatures
7:18 – Ras Laffan offline + Strait of Hormuz
8:16 – U.S. LNG terminals (Cameron through Golden Pass)
9:16 – Atlantic tropics, SSTs, Gulf
10:42 – Saharan air layer
11:03 – Lake Mead / West drought
11:24 – E&P stock watch list (BKV, CNX, CRGY, CRK, MTDR, NOG)
11:54 – Recap, storage preview (+22 Bcf), close

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