December natural gas futures appeared headed for a third straight day of gains to close out the week, as surging LNG demand and a possible cold start to December outweighed near-term weather weakness.

Line chart tracking Henry Hub natural gas prices over a one-year period, showing daily MidDay Alert price movements in $US/MMBtu. The graph highlights winter price spikes and seasonal volatility in gas markets reported by NGI.

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Here’s the latest:

December Nymex gas contract up 17.1 cents to $4.127/MMBtu as of 2:08 p.m. ET