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Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia

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October Nymex natural gas (NGV26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.274 (+9.06%). Nat-gas prices jumped to a 2.5-month nearest-futures high on Thursday and settled sharply higher after TC Energy’s Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline in Appalachia sent out a force majeure to customers due to an “unexpected mechanical issue,” prompting fund...

Directly affected

  • TRP Tc Energy

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • COP ConocoPhillips

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • VLO Valero

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration

    A fund of oil and gas producers

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of energy companies

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • OIH VanEck Oil Services

    Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
TRP———————
XOM———————
CVX———————
OXY———————
COP———————
VLO———————
MPC———————
XOP———————
XLE———————
USO———————
OIH———————

October Nymex natural gas (NGV26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.274 (+9.06%). Nat-gas prices jumped to a 2.5-month nearest-futures high on Thursday and settled sharply higher after TC Energy’s Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline in Appalachia s…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

How far Tc Energy (TRP) has moved since 24 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia,” Tc Energy (TRP) is +3.30%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.62% over the same days, a +3.92% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +9.28%, a -5.98% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Companies in energy around Tc Energy (TRP)

Companies carried with this story

  • TRP Tc Energy

    For “Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia,” Tc Energy (TRP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names TC ENERGY CORP in the summary; GA resolved that company to TRP

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund

    In “Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    In “Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 24 Sep 2026 story “Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia.” Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • VDE Vanguard World Fd

    In “Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia,” Vanguard World Fd (VDE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • FENY

    In “Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia,” FENY is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf

    In “Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • IEZ Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf

    Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 24 Sep 2026 story “Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia.” Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

How “Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia” reaches Tc Energy (TRP)

On 24 Sep 2026, “Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia” is the story that connects Tc Energy (TRP) to Energy.

Tc Energy (TRP) is on the page because The reported development directly names TC ENERGY CORP in the summary; GA resolved that company to TRP

A second company, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO), is listed for a different reason: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

What this energy story puts on the calendar

BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. TRP traded between 57.39 and 62.16 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 60.72. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.

The energy score for Tc Energy (TRP)

46 out of 100

“Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Pipeline Outage in Appalachia” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 17 linked companies.