Natural gas futures stumbled for a second session Tuesday as warm November forecasts kept hopes of higher winter heating demand at bay. The December Nymex natural gas futures contract fell 12.4 cents day/day to settle at $3.140/MMBtu. January fell 10.1 cents to $3.463.

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NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg. fell 12.5 cents to $1.790, its sixth consecutive decline, with SoCal Citygate pricing continuing its recent streak of volatility.

SoCal Citygate led decliners, dropping $1.075 day/day to average $7.205, The move follows a jump of $2.290 on Monday and a dump of $1.540 on Friday. 

SoCal’s continued volatility and price premium have some of its buyers puzzled because they come as Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) topped up its storage and issued Operational Flow Orders (OFO)...