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FACTBOX-US Henry Hub natgas prices average 20-year high for January

ReutersFeb 2, 2026 3:01 PM

By Scott DiSavino

- U.S. spot natural gas prices at the Henry Hub benchmark in Louisiana averaged a 20-year high for the month of January, pricing data from financial firm LSEG showed.

Gas prices averaged $7.72 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), their highest for January since a record $9.93 in 2006.

That was up from $4.13 per mmBtu a year earlier and compares with a five-year (2021-2025) January average of $3.54.

In 2025, prices at Henry Hub averaged $3.53 per mmBtu, up from a four-year low of $2.19 for full-year 2024 and a five-year (2021-2025) average of $3.72. 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

2026

7.72

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

~3.53

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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