US Gas Slides as Bearish Weather Outlook Signals Muted Demand

An LNG powered ship at the Bayport Container Terminal at the port of Houston in Seabrook, Texas.

Photographer: Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg

US natural gas futures settled at the lowest in more than two weeks as forecasts for mild weather through late October indicated tepid demand for the heating fuel, with ample domestic stockpiles also weighing on the market.

Gas flows to US LNG terminals ramped up to near record highsBloomberg Terminal, however, providing some support for prices.