Gas tops $6 as Winter Storm Fern delivers deep freeze across the U.S.

Natural gas futures for February delivery jumped about 18% to $6.21 per MMBtu, a new 52‑week high and the first time above $6 since Dec. 2022, as Winter Storm Fern provoked widespread outages, flight cancellations and extreme cold across much of the U.S.; the DOE issued emergency orders to stabilize grids amid continued disruption.