# U.S. natgas output to rise, demand to ease in 2022 -EIA | Reuters

> The EIA projects U.S. dry gas production rising to 96.04 bcfd in 2022 and 97.55 bcfd in 2023, from a 2021 record of 93.51 bcfd. It also projects consumption slipping slightly from 82.96 bcfd in 2021 to 82.77 bcfd in 2022.

- Date: 2022-01-11 · published 2022-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43322-u-s-natgas-output-to-rise-demand-to-ease-in-2022-eia-reuters
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Rising output and flat-to-lower demand point to looser U.S. gas balances, which weighs on natural gas prices and supports lower energy-linked input costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2023-02-01 | [EIA forecasts lower wholesale U.S. natural gas prices in 2023 and 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37942-eia-forecasts-lower-wholesale-u-s-natural-gas-prices-in-2023-and-2024.md) | -7.6% | +1.2% |
| NATGAS | 2019-07-01 | [U.S. Henry Hub natgas prices for June fall to lowest in 20 years \| BOE Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58276-u-s-henry-hub-natgas-prices-for-june-fall-to-lowest-in-20-years-boe-report.md) | +1.4% | -7.5% |
| NATGAS | 2016-06-02 | [EIA Reports 82 Billion-cubic-foot Rise In U.S. Natural-gas Supplies \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7635-eia-reports-82-billion-cubic-foot-rise-in-u-s-natural-gas-supplies-fox-business.md) | +4.3% | +25.3% |
| NATGAS | 2018-02-01 | [EIA expects 2018 and 2019 natural gas prices to remain relatively flat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67161-eia-expects-2018-and-2019-natural-gas-prices-to-remain-relatively-flat.md) | -14.0% | -15.1% |
| NATGAS | 2023-03-09 | [EIA expects US natural gas consumption to fall 2.4% in 2023 \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37036-eia-expects-us-natural-gas-consumption-to-fall-2-4-in-2023-oil-and-gas-journal.md) | -3.2% | -14.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-natgas-output-rise-demand-ease-2022-eia-2022-01-11/

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