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Natural Gas Inventories, Prices Fall Again

The US Energy Information Administration today reported the US natural gas stocks fell by a total of 80 billion cubic feet, lower than the drawdown of 82-86 billion cubic feet that analysts had expected. Natural gas prices responded by falling…

By Paul Ausick
Published March 8, 2012, 10:56am ET · 1 min read

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The US Energy Information Administration today reported the US natural gas stocks fell by a total of 80 billion cubic feet, lower than the drawdown of 82-86 billion cubic feet that analysts had expected. Natural gas prices responded by falling nearly -1.75% to about $2.26/thousand cubic feet.

The EIA reported that US working stocks of natural gas totaled 2.43 trillion cubic feet, about 792 billion cubic feet higher than the five-year average of 1.64 trillion cubic feet. Working gas in storage totaled 1.69 trillion cubic feet for the same period a year ago.

Natural gas spot prices averaged $2.50/thousand cubic feet in February, substantially lower than the $2.67/thousand cubic feet price in January. Warmer winter temperatures, which have kept natural gas prices under pressure, are expected to continue through March. April is typically a low-demand time for natural gas, as demand for heating falls and demand for air conditioning has not started.

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Paul Ausick

Paul Ausick has been writing for 247Wallst.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.

He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.

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