Published May 21, 2026 Updated about 3 hours ago NEW YORK: US natural gas futures eased about 1percent on Wednesday with the approach of milder, more spring-like weather over the next week or so and the long Memorial Day holiday weekend, which together should depress gas demand, after a heatwave blasted the Mid-Atlantic region so far this week. In addition, analysts said gas prices were down following a 4percent drop in oil prices after US President Donald Trump again asserted that the war in Iran would end “very quickly”. After rising for five days in a row, front-month gas futures for June delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 3.6 cents, or 1.2percent, to USD3.078 per million British thermal units (mmBtu). On Tuesday, the contract…