The brutal cold sweeping across the United States is expected to choke natural gas production, disrupt pipeline flows and upset operations at power plants and LNG export terminals as it spreads later this week.

Weekly EIA Lower 48 Working Gas in Storage: U.S. inventories fell 71 Bcf for the week ending Jan. 9, 2026, a smaller withdrawal than both last year and the five-year average.

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At A Glance:

70 Bcf-plus of freeze offs expectedCold to impact LNG exportsPipelines prepping for low temps