US Historical Natural Gas Price History
In South America, the second largest supplier of natural gas is Bolivia. The price which Bolivia is paid for its natural gas is roughly US$ 3.25 to Brazil and $US 3.18 to Argentina. Other sources state that Brazil pays between US$ 3.15/MMBtu and US$ 3.60/MMBtu .The price of gas in the US as a whole is between US$ 5.85/MMBtu (May 21, 2006), US$ 7.90/MMBtu (April 2006) & US$6.46/MMBtu (June 2006).
Though several years ago the price of natural gas spiked at $14 in California due to lack of pipeline capacity to and within California, While according to Le Monde, Brazil and Argentina pay US$2 per thousand cubic meter of gas, which costs between $12 to $15 in California.
Natural Gas Price History
U.S. City Gate 1999 - 2009 (Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.85 | 2.92 | 2.77 | 2.88 | 3.25 | 3.12 | 3.11 | 3.39 | 3.59 | 3.21 | 3.71 | 3.19 |
| 2000 | 3.27 | 3.48 | 3.54 | 3.72 | 4.15 | 5.19 | 5.20 | 4.63 | 5.21 | 5.66 | 5.20 | 6.64 |
| 2001 | 8.91 | 7.08 | 6.10 | 6.30 | 5.77 | 5.38 | 4.03 | 4.32 | 3.66 | 3.37 | 4.02 | 3.90 |
| 2002 | 3.79 | 3.76 | 3.84 | 4.21 | 4.07 | 4.15 | 3.95 | 3.67 | 3.99 | 4.32 | 4.65 | 4.74 |
| 2003 | 5.28 | 5.83 | 7.63 | 5.60 | 5.69 | 6.40 | 5.83 | 5.48 | 5.58 | 5.33 | 5.54 | 5.89 |
| 2004 | 6.41 | 6.35 | 6.23 | 6.31 | 6.48 | 6.94 | 6.68 | 6.51 | 6.06 | 6.30 | 7.50 | 7.49 |
| 2005 | 7.05 | 7.09 | 7.24 | 7.79 | 7.51 | 7.30 | 7.68 | 8.20 | 10.26 | 12.16 | 11.57 | 10.77 |
| 2006 | 10.80 | 9.34 | 8.81 | 8.29 | 7.99 | 7.39 | 7.40 | 8.10 | 7.68 | 6.42 | 8.47 | 8.66 |
| 2007 | 7.89 | 8.59 | 8.81 | 8.20 | 8.37 | 8.42 | 7.98 | 7.47 | 6.97 | 7.39 | 8.07 | 8.13 |
| 2008 | 8.37 | 8.91 | 9.49 | 9.84 | 11.05 | 11.85 | 12.48 | 10.20 | 8.99 | 7.80 | 7.93 | 8.16 |
| 2009 | 7.97 | 7.25 | 6.84 | 5.68 | 5.48 | 5.53 | 5.68 | 5.59 | 5.36 | 5.67 | ||
Historical Natural Gas Prices Chart
(U.S. City Gate 1984 - 2010 )
