Natural Gas Slips Below $4 on Above-Average Storage Rise -- Market Talk
Natural Gas Slips Below $4 on Above-Average Storage Rise -- Market Talk
1045 ET - Natural gas prices drop below $4, falling 1.8% to a session-low $3.981/mmBtu after the EIA reports a weekly storage increase that was above average. The US government agency says gas-in-storage rose by 49B cubic feet last week, just above forecasts in a WSJ survey for a 48-bcf rise, and above the five-year average rise of 42 bcf. Total storage is now 2.776T cubic feet, 17% below last year and 6% below the five-year average. Analysts say strong winds in Texas-- the US's top wind producer--helped to reduce demand last week as power plants used more wind power and less natural gas to generate electricity. (dan.molinski@wsj.com)
1045 ET-在環評報告每週儲存量增加超過平均水平後，天然氣價格跌破 4 美元，下跌 1.8％ 至會話低點 3.981/MBtu。美國政府機構表示，上週儲氣增長了 49B 立方英尺，僅高於 WSJ 對 48 bcf 上升的預測，並高於 42 bcf 的五年平均上升。目前的總儲存量為 2.776T 立方英尺，比去年低 17％，低於五年平均水平的 6％。分析師表示，德克薩斯州的強風 —— 美國頂級風力生產商-上週幫助減少了需求，因為發電廠使用更多的風力發電和更少的天然氣來發電。(dan.molinski@wsj.com)
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