
March Nymex natural gas (NGH24) on Wednesday closed +0.197 (+12.50%).
Nat-gas prices surged Wednesday to a 1-week high and closed sharply higher after Chesapeake Energy Corp said it would cut its nat-gas production by about 20% this year due to market conditions. Last month, Chesapeake Energy merged with Southwestern Energy to become the top U.S. nat-gas producer.