As natural gas prices have seen a bit of a correction, it’s easy to forget that natural gas is actually a pretty good play right now — at least in certain parts of the world. As the chart below shows, North American natgas prices have been uninspiring recently. With rates at the Henry Hub slipping back to near $3/mcf — trading at $3.16 as I write. (Click to enlarge) North American natural gas prices have been subdued over the past year (source: Energy Information Administration) That gives little to get excited about for traders. A far cry from the end of 2014, when a surge to over $5/mcf suddenly (and briefly) brought the natgas market back to life. But natural gas markets are very different elsewhere in the world — as news this week from Australia and Argentina shows. Unlike oil, natgas prices show big regional variations. A consequence […]