# EIA's 288 Bcf Withdrawal Beats Expectations; Natural Gas Futures Lose Ground

> The EIA reported a 288 Bcf natural gas storage withdrawal for the week ending January 19, above the roughly 272 Bcf trade estimate. Prompt-month futures nonetheless lost ground after an early-week rally.

- Date: 2018-01-25 · published 2018-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67165-eia-s-288-bcf-withdrawal-beats-expectations-natural-gas-futures-lose-ground
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A larger-than-expected draw tightens US storage, but futures sold off, so the market treated the surprise as already priced in. Gas-linked input costs stay firm but without a clear new trend.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2019-02-01 | [EIA expects relatively flat natural gas prices, continued record production through 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61272-eia-expects-relatively-flat-natural-gas-prices-continued-record-production.md) | -8.2% | +7.2% |
| NATGAS | 2023-06-01 | [EIA explores effects of liquefied natural gas exports on the U.S. natural gas market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36121-eia-explores-effects-of-liquefied-natural-gas-exports-on-the-u-s-natural-gas.md) | +2.1% | +16.7% |
| NATGAS | 2026-02-01 | [We expect Henry Hub natural gas spot prices to fall slightly in 2026 before rising in 2027](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21227-we-expect-henry-hub-natural-gas-spot-prices-to-fall-slightly-in-2026-before.md) | -30.8% | -46.8% |
| NATGAS | 2019-01-07 | [Natural gas prices, production, consumption, and exports increased in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61278-natural-gas-prices-production-consumption-and-exports-increased-in-2018.md) | +3.6% | -10.4% |
| NATGAS | 2019-03-01 | [What Happened to Natural Gas Prices at the End of 2018? : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7998-what-happened-to-natural-gas-prices-at-the-end-of-2018-u-s-bureau-of-labor.md) | +1.1% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/eias-288-bcf-withdrawal-beats-expectations-natural-gas-futures-lose-ground/

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