Update: Market Chatter: National Fuel Gas Weighs Options for Natural Gas Production Business

01:28 PM EDT, 09/16/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with National Fuel declines to comment in last paragraph.) National Fuel Gas (NFG) is exploring options for its integrated natural gas production business, Reuters reported, citing five people familiar with the matter. Any deal would value the unit at about $5 billion, the report said. "As a matter of policy, we do not comment on market speculation," a National Fuel spokesperson said in an email to MT Newswires. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.) Price: 80.97, Change: -0.73, Percent Change: -0.90