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The article compiles commentary on North American natural gas, citing a forecast of record US dry gas output of 81.7 bcfd and record consumption of 78.2 bcfd in 2018. It also repeats analyst views that current prices are too low to account for demand growth and needed storage.
Record production, consumption and exports leave little surplus for storage, which supports the case for higher gas prices later in the year. That affects energy and fuel costs for feed producers.
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