March Nymex natural gas futures pushed higher in volatile trading Friday as expectations for a monster storage pull next week and cold weather outlooks for early March threatened to widen storage deficits further.

Natural Gas Intelligence's (NGI) natural gas forward curve chart showing basis price forecasts for hubs key to the LNG market.

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At A Glance:

Early March forecasts stay coldGas demand to plunge this weekendLNG exports at record high pace