Natural Gas Dropped With Growing, Near-Record Production

Natural gas saw pressure from below, ultimately settling at 133.6, down -1.11% from the previous week’s close amid record output and a lower-than-anticipated storage depletion. Warmer-than-normal weather that reduced demand for heating caused U.S. utilities to withdraw 49 billion cubic feet of natural gas from storage during the week ending February 9, 2024, falling short…

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Predictions of lower demand and higher output caused natural gas prices to decline

Forecasts predicting a loss in demand and an increase in supply due to the expectation of warmer-than-normal weather in late January caused natural gas to dip significantly, falling by -4.47% to settle at 243.7. Although the extreme cold weather drove spot power and petrol prices to multi-year highs, the futures market was impacted by expectations…

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Natural gas fell as a result of record supply, ample storage, and low demand

With record production, abundant storage, and less demand, natural gas had a significant 5.25% decrease, ending at 223.9. Contrary to the predicted withdrawal, the U.S. gas storage system saw an unexpected 10 Bcf addition. This surprised the market, especially considering the large departure from last year’s numbers. The negative outlook was reinforced by weather predictions…

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