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FACTBOX-US Henry Hub natural gas prices average three-year high for December

ReutersJan 6, 2026 4:18 PM

By Scott DiSavino

- U.S. spot natural gas prices at the Henry Hub benchmark in Louisiana hit a three-year high for the month of December, according to pricing data from financial firm LSEG.

Gas prices averaged $4.26 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), their highest price for December since 2022.

That was up from $3.02 per mmBtu a year earlier and compares with a five-year (2020-2024) December average of $3.48.

In 2025, prices at Henry Hub averaged $3.52 per mmBtu, well above a four-year low of $2.19 for full-year 2024 but close to the five-year (2020-2024) average of $3.42. NGAS/POLL

For a list of daily U.S. spot gas cash prices from SNL Energy, including Henry Hub, see 0#SNL-NG.

Prices are in U.S. dollars per mmBtu and are derived from LSEG data. The average for the year is from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA):

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

EIA YEAR AVERAGE

2025

4.13

4.19

4.13

3.41

3.12

3.02

3.20

2.91

3.02

3.19

3.79

4.26

~3.52

2024

3.18

1.72

1.49

1.60

2.12

2.54

2.08

1.99

2.28

2.19

2.10

3.02

2.19

2023

3.28

2.38

2.31

2.16

2.15

2.18

2.55

2.58

2.64

2.99

2.71

2.52

2.54

2022

4.38

4.69

4.90

6.59

8.14

7.70

7.28

8.80

7.88

5.69

5.40

5.53

6.42

2021

2.71

5.35

2.62

2.66

2.91

3.26

3.84

4.07

5.16

5.52

5.05

3.76

3.91

2020

2.02

1.91

1.79

1.74

1.75

1.63

1.76

2.30

1.92

2.39

2.59

2.57

2.03

2019

3.07

2.70

2.93

2.65

2.64

2.40

2.36

2.22

2.57

2.33

2.63

2.22

2.57

*2018

3.88

2.67

2.70

2.79

2.80

2.97

2.83

2.96

3.00

3.27

4.13

3.97

3.15

2017

3.26

2.82

2.87

3.08

3.12

2.94

2.96

2.88

2.96

2.87

2.99

2.76

2.99

2016

2.27

1.96

1.70

1.90

1.92

2.57

2.79

2.79

2.97

2.95

2.50

3.58

2.51

2015

2.97

2.85

2.80

2.58

2.84

2.77

2.83

2.77

2.65

2.32

2.08

1.92

2.63

2014

4.59

5.94

4.93

4.27

4.55

4.57

4.01

3.88

3.92

3.77

4.10

3.43

4.39

2013

3.34

3.32

3.66

4.07

4.12

3.98

3.68

3.44

3.60

3.61

3.57

4.04

3.73

2012

2.70

2.56

2.27

2.06

2.43

2.46

2.84

2.93

2.73

3.18

3.55

3.49

2.75

2011

4.37

4.22

3.86

4.24

4.35

4.46

4.42

4.22

3.88

3.67

3.35

3.17

4.00

2010

5.78

5.31

4.56

3.99

4.21

4.51

4.68

4.54

3.88

3.64

3.54

4.24

4.39

2009

5.64

4.53

4.03

3.56

3.62

3.68

3.62

3.27

2.88

3.99

4.00

5.04

3.95

2008

7.68

8.37

9.19

9.81

11.35

12.30

11.84

8.72

7.99

7.07

6.60

6.29

8.86

2007

6.22

7.64

7.33

7.61

7.56

7.48

6.51

6.19

5.85

6.61

7.24

7.14

6.98

2006

9.93

8.12

6.98

7.19

6.70

6.03

5.95

7.25

5.83

5.13

7.33

7.36

6.74

2005

6.14

6.22

6.67

7.24

6.60

7.04

7.38

8.65

11.51

14.09

11.96

12.26

8.81

2004

6.16

5.55

5.30

5.56

6.17

6.41

6.16

5.74

5.15

6.30

6.76

7.08

5.90

2003

5.18

6.58

7.30

5.16

5.55

5.92

5.13

4.86

4.78

4.62

4.51

5.54

5.49

2002

2.45

2.20

2.76

3.42

3.49

3.33

3.12

3.03

3.41

4.00

4.10

4.47

3.37

2001

9.17

5.81

5.14

5.28

4.43

3.73

3.14

3.04

2.25

2.15

2.67

2.40

3.96

2000

2.38

2.64

2.72

2.95

3.30

4.33

4.18

4.13

4.91

5.18

5.13

7.74

4.31

1999

1.80

1.79

1.73

2.03

2.30

2.29

2.29

2.72

2.69

2.68

2.65

2.28

2.27

1998

2.18

2.13

2.25

2.44

2.21

2.10

2.28

1.91

1.86

1.98

2.09

1.90

2.09

1997

3.83

2.53

1.85

1.93

2.23

2.27

2.19

2.36

2.72

3.13

3.13

2.42

2.50

1996

3.14

4.06

3.05

2.37

2.21

2.42

2.60

2.15

1.80

2.12

2.97

3.89

2.76

1995

1.61

1.46

1.50

1.59

1.65

1.66

1.47

1.50

1.63

1.73

1.92

2.42

1.69

1994

2.32

2.73

2.25

2.04

2.00

1.89

1.99

1.72

1.51

1.45

1.62

1.70

1.92

1993

2.00

1.71

2.01

2.27

2.33

2.04

2.03

2.24

2.29

2.03

2.21

2.21

2.12

1992

1.46

1.14

1.25

1.44

1.55

1.65

1.64

1.93

2.01

2.56

2.31

2.28

1.77

1991

1.68

1.36

1.34

1.33

1.32

1.25

1.17

1.26

1.47

1.69

1.84

1.90

1.49

1990

2.43

1.92

1.55

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.43

1.37

1.45

1.62

2.12

2.23

1.70

1989

----

1.70

1.50

1.53

1.66

1.69

1.66

1.59

1.52

1.60

1.89

2.22

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