# U.S. natgas drops 9% on rail deal, bigger than expected storage build

> US natural gas futures fell about 9% on September 15 after a bigger-than-expected storage build. The drop also followed a possible deal to avert a rail strike, after gas had jumped 10% the previous session on fears of a walkout.

- Date: 2022-09-15 · published 2022-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39768-u-s-natgas-drops-9-on-rail-deal-bigger-than-expected-storage-build
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

The rail deal removed the risk of coal supply disruptions that had boosted gas demand. Gas prices are now driven mainly by the storage surplus, which weighs on energy costs for feed processors.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2019-11-01 | [NYMEX natural gas inches lower after higher than expected storage build report – The Energy Bulletin Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56251-nymex-natural-gas-inches-lower-after-higher-than-expected-storage-build-report.md) | +4.7% | -11.6% |
| NATGAS | 2025-10-01 | [U.S. Gas Drops on Storage Build, Permian Bottlenecks Keep Waha Negative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22581-u-s-gas-drops-on-storage-build-permian-bottlenecks-keep-waha-negative.md) | +6.2% | +5.7% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-04 | [Natural gas slumps 4% after lower-than-expected US inventory drawdown](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7022-natural-gas-slumps-4-after-lower-than-expected-us-inventory-drawdown.md) | -30.1% | -31.8% |
| NATGAS | 2017-01-05 | [EIA Reports Smaller-than-expected Fall In U.S. Natural-gas Supplies \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11915-eia-reports-smaller-than-expected-fall-in-u-s-natural-gas-supplies-fox-business.md) | -2.9% | -5.5% |
| NATGAS | 2022-10-21 | [Natural Gas Extends Selloff As Latest Storage Report, Freeport News Feed the Bears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12790-natural-gas-extends-selloff-as-latest-storage-report-freeport-news-feed-the.md) | +0.3% | +20.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-natgas-drops-9-rail-deal-bigger-than-expected-storage-build-2022-09-15/

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