eia storage report

As the natural gas market continued to mull the implications of a lower-than-expected weekly storage build, one that appeared to derive from a temporary drop in renewable generation, futures prices retreated in early trading Friday. After rallying 9.7 cents in the previous session, the November Nymex contract was down 10.4 cents to $5.583/MMBtu at around…

Natural gas futures continued to surge Thursday as weather models finally started trending cooler and the latest storage data reflected one of the tightest balances all summer. The November Nymex gas futures contract nearly touched $6.000/MMBtu before midday, but ultimately settled at $5.687, up 9.7 cents from Wednesday’s close. December climbed 8.4 cents to $5.837.…

After weeks of surprising to the upside, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) stunned the natural gas market on Thursday with a much lower-than-expected 81 Bcf injection into storage. Although there were concerns of a low-side storage build, the figure came in 3 Bcf below the lowest estimate ahead of the inventory report. The latest EIA…

Natural gas futures rallied sharply early Thursday as analysts pointed to stronger overseas prices and a less bearish domestic weather outlook. The November Nymex contract was up 20.9 cents to $5.799/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. In terms of recent weather model runs, EBW Analytics Group analysts early Thursday observed an additional 8.4 Bcf of…

After testing some upside in overnight trading, natural gas futures reversed course once Monday’s trading session got underway. The initial rise in prices was attributed to cooler-trending weather models, which ultimately did little to alter the overall warm theme seen this fall. The November Nymex gas futures contract slid 22.0 cents to $5.345. December fell…

After another week of turbulent swings in the natural gas market, bulls and bears appeared ready to take a breather on Friday. November Nymex gas futures still gyrated in a more than 30-cent range, but were poised to settle nearly flat on the day before a late-session sell-off ended with the contract off 11.2 cents…

With European natural gas prices continuing to sell off and U.S. fundamentals remaining firmly in bear territory following the government’s latest storage report, futures prices slid early. The November Nymex contract touched a $5.393/MMBtu intraday low but popped quite a bit given little change in the global backdrop, settling Thursday at $5.677, up two-tenths of…

Natural gas storage inventories during the week ending Oct. 1 rose by a stunning 118 Bcf, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The triple-digit injection came in about 10 Bcf higher than market consensus and promptly sent Nymex futures, already sharply lower, tumbling further. In the minutes leading up to the EIA’s weekly storage…

Natural gas futures traded above $6.000/MMBtu to start the week as global supply concerns continued to infiltrate the U.S. gas market. With domestic gas demand at a seasonal low, however, early gains were pared and the November Nymex gas futures contract settled at $5.766, still up a significant 14.7 cents from Friday’s close. Spot gas…