NYMEX SETTLEMENT PRICE HISTORY- Below are natural gas settlement prices from 2000 to current. The closing settlement prices are established at the close of business on the third business day prior to the end of each month.
- Numbers are rounded to the nearest tenth of a cent.
| Month | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $2.34 | $9.98 | $2.56 | $4.99 | $6.15 | $6.21 | $11.43 | $5.84 | $7.17 | $6.14 | $5.81 | $4.22 | $3.08 | $3.35 | $4.41 | $3.19 | $2.37 | $3.93 | $2.74 | $3.64 | $2.16 | $2.47 | $4.02 | $4.71 | $2.62 | $3.51 | $4.69 |
| Feb | $2.61 | $6.29 | $2.01 | $5.66 | $5.78 | $6.29 | $8.40 | $6.92 | $8.00 | $4.48 | $5.27 | $4.32 | $2.68 | $3.23 | $5.56 | $2.87 | $2.19 | $3.39 | $3.63 | $2.95 | $1.88 | $2.76 | $6.27 | $3.11 | $2.49 | $3.54 | $7.46 |
| Mar | $2.60 | $5.00 | $2.39 | $9.13 | $5.15 | $6.30 | $7.11 | $7.55 | $8.93 | $4.06 | $4.82 | $3.79 | $2.45 | $3.43 | $4.86 | $2.89 | $1.71 | $2.63 | $2.64 | $2.86 | $1.82 | $2.85 | $4.57 | $2.45 | $1.62 | $3.91 | $2.97 |
| Apr | $2.90 | $5.38 | $3.47 | $5.15 | $5.37 | $7.32 | $7.23 | $7.56 | $9.58 | $3.63 | $3.84 | $4.24 | $2.19 | $3.98 | $4.58 | $2.59 | $1.90 | $3.18 | $2.69 | $2.71 | $1.63 | $2.59 | $5.34 | $1.99 | $1.58 | $3.95 | $3.10 |
| May | $3.09 | $4.89 | $3.32 | $5.12 | $5.94 | $6.75 | $7.20 | $7.51 | $11.28 | $3.32 | $4.27 | $4.38 | $2.04 | $4.15 | $4.80 | $2.52 | $2.00 | $3.14 | $2.82 | $2.57 | $1.79 | $2.93 | $7.27 | $2.12 | $1.61 | $3.17 | |
| June | $4.41 | $3.74 | $3.42 | $5.95 | $6.68 | $6.12 | $5.93 | $7.59 | $11.92 | $3.54 | $4.16 | $4.33 | $2.43 | $4.15 | $4.62 | $2.82 | $1.96 | $3.24 | $2.88 | $2.63 | $1.72 | $2.98 | $8.91 | $2.18 | $2.49 | $3.20 | |
| July | $4.37 | $3.18 | $3.28 | $5.29 | $6.14 | $6.98 | $5.89 | $6.93 | $13.11 | $3.95 | $4.72 | $4.36 | $2.77 | $3.71 | $4.40 | $2.77 | $2.92 | $3.07 | $3.00 | $2.29 | $1.50 | $3.62 | $6.55 | $2.60 | $2.63 | $3.26 | |
| Aug | $3.82 | $3.17 | $2.98 | $4.69 | $6.05 | $7.65 | $7.04 | $6.11 | $9.22 | $3.38 | $4.77 | $4.37 | $3.01 | $3.46 | $3.81 | $2.89 | $2.67 | $2.97 | $2.82 | $2.14 | $1.85 | $4.04 | $8.69 | $2.49 | $1.91 | $3.08 | |
| Sept | $4.62 | $2.30 | $3.29 | $4.93 | $5.08 | $10.85 | $6.82 | $5.43 | $8.39 | $2.84 | $3.65 | $3.86 | $2.63 | $3.57 | $3.96 | $2.64 | $2.85 | $2.96 | $2.90 | $2.25 | $2.58 | $4.37 | $9.35 | $2.56 | $1.93 | $2.87 | |
| Oct | $5.31 | $1.83 | $3.69 | $4.43 | $5.72 | $13.91 | $4.20 | $6.42 | $7.47 | $3.73 | $3.84 | $3.76 | $3.02 | $3.50 | $3.98 | $2.56 | $2.95 | $2.97 | $3.02 | $2.43 | $2.10 | $5.84 | $6.87 | $2.76 | $2.59 | $2.84 | |
| Nov | $4.54 | $3.20 | $4.13 | $4.46 | $7.63 | $13.83 | $7.15 | $7.27 | $6.47 | $4.29 | $3.29 | $3.52 | $3.47 | $3.50 | $3.73 | $2.03 | $2.76 | $2.75 | $3.19 | $2.60 | $3.00 | $6.20 | $5.19 | $3.16 | $2.35 | $3.38 | |
| Dec | $6.02 | $2.32 | $4.14 | $4.86 | $7.98 | $11.81 | $8.32 | $7.20 | $6.89 | $4.49 | $4.27 | $3.36 | $3.70 | $3.82 | $4.28 | $2.21 | $3.23 | $3.07 | $4.72 | $2.47 | $2.90 | $5.45 | $6.71 | $2.71 | $3.43 | $4.42 | |
| Avg | $3.89 | $4.27 | $3.22 | $5.39 | $6.14 | $8.62 | $7.23 | $6.86 | $9.03 | $3.99 | $4.39 | $4.04 | $2.79 | $3.65 | $4.41 | $2.66 | $2.46 | $3.11 | $3.09 | $2.63 | $2.08 | $3.84 | $6.64 | $2.74 | $2.27 | $3.43 | $4.55 |