Prompt month natural gas futures posted a fourth straight weekly decline on Friday, in contrast to double-digit gains for the November-March slate of contracts. “Of course, August futures go off the board next week, so at this point, they should be in near convergence with spot market prices. [Forward Look: Quickly understand where the price of natural gas is headed with these graphic day-on-day comparisons of NGI's forward curves at 70 locations. The US natural gas rig count gained one unit week/week to reach 127 as of Friday, up from 122 a year ago, Baker Hughes and Enverus data showed. Canada natural gas rigs gained three units week/week to 62, while oil rigs rose by two to reach 138.