Overview

Argus Natural Gas Americas is your trusted daily service for the latest natural gas market news, prices, data and trends.

The service provides daily prices, news and analysis on more than 120 hubs and over 90 bid week index calculations each month. This daily service helps you determine:

  • How much to pay for gas
  • Existing gas availability
  • Capacity trends
  • Constraints on the pipeline grid

Key features

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Analysis

In-depth analysis on what’s moving the market and the short-dated outlook.

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Fundamentals data

Verify fundamentals that are driving physical gas futures markets.

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Supply and demand flows

Learn where gas is constrained from moving in the east, Gulf coast, midcontinent, west and at citygate locations throughout the country.

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Storage inventories

Understand how gas storage inventories drive the forward price curve.

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Regional insight

Get coverage of Mexico, including weekly news and updates about infrastructure projects.

Customers that benefit

The Argus Natural Gas Americas service is essential reading for those involved in gas production, distribution and consumption. Below are examples of how some clients use this service:
  • Exploration and production companies

    Use Argus’ indexes to settle spot and long-term sales contracts, and to determine potential drilling profitability.

  • Local distribution companies and utilities

    Issue requests for proposals for long-term gas based on Argus’ indexes. These market representative prices can justify purchasing decisions to any state regulator.

  • Gas processors

    Continually weigh the value of flowing pipeline gas downstream or having it fractionated into natural gas liquids (NGLs)..

  • Storage operators

    Need to know how to price their services over many injection and withdrawal cycles, to determine how they price storage to customers.
  • Marketing companies

    Rely on the accuracy of Argus’ indexes to originate long-term purchase and sale contracts, and capture significant value over large volumes.

  • Large industrial companies and power generators

    Need a fixed price for fuel inputs to be able to secure customers or clear the power market as a whole.

  • Pipeline companies

    Need reliable indexes to settle cash-outs for gas imbalances each month, as well as to price customer capacity release transactions. The indexes for both purposes are cited clearly in their tariffs and on their websites.

Key price assessments

Argus prices are recognised by the market as trusted and reliable indicators of the real market value. Explore some of our most widely used and relevant price assessments.