The price of $3.98 in 2010 was a huge jump of $1.01, or 34 percent, from the price in 2009 although it did not offset the decrease in 2009. The price of $2.97 in 2009 was huge drop of 52 percent from the estimated price in 2008. The estimated price of $6.22 in 2008 was an increase of nearly 30 percent from the estimated price in 2007. The estimated price for 2007 had increased 13 percent to $4.86 from $4.29 in 2005. Note: The average wellhead price of natural gas is unavailable for 2006 and is estimated for 2007 and 2008.
Nebraska's Natural Gas Wellhead Prices
1960 – 2010
(Price per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Year
Price
1960
$0.18
1961
$0.17
1962
$0.18
1963
$0.19
1964
$0.15
1965
$0.15
1966
$0.16
1967
$0.17
1968
$0.18
1969
$0.17
Year
Price
1970
$0.17
1971
$0.18
1972
$0.18
1973
$0.18
1974
$0.34
1975
$0.54
1976
$0.51
1977
$0.65
1978
$0.68
1979
$0.85
Year
Price
1980
$0.83
1981
$1.45
1982
$1.99
1983
$2.93
1984
$2.24
1985
$3.01
1986
$2.82
1987
$2.42
1988
$2.66
1989
$2.23
Year
Price
1990
$2.26
1991
$2.06
1992
$1.78
1993
$1.81
1994
$1.60
1995
$1.19
1996
$1.43
1997
$1.53
1998
$1.30
1999
$1.36
Year
Price
2000
$2.26
2001
$2.16
2002
$1.52
2003
$3.17
2004
$3.22
2005
$4.29
2006
NA
2007
E$4.86
2008
E$6.22
2009
$2.97
Year
Price
2010
$3.98
2011
NA
2012
NA
2013
NA
2014
NA
2015
NA
2016
NA
2017
NA
2018
NA
2019
NA
Sources: Natural Gas Annual. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.
Notes: NA = Not Available. E = Estimated.
The table and graph were updated on April 26, 2012. Typically, there is one year between updates.
