The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday reported an injection of 83 Bcf into natural gas storage for the week ended Sept. 10. The result eclipsed market expectations and the five-year average, sending Nymex natural gas futures lower.

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Ahead of the EIA report, the October contract was down 15.3 cents at $5.307/MMBtu, in part because of profit-taking after a surge over the three prior days that lifted futures to fresh 2021 highs.

Still, the prompt month fell further to around $5.290 when the EIA data was released at 10:30 a.m. ET. A half-hour later, futures crept back some but were still off 14.2 cents from the prior day at $5.318.

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