# Natural Gas Prices Up Slighting After Lower Than Expected Storage Build | OilPrice.com

> The EIA reported a 28 Bcf injection into US natural gas storage for the week to July 14, below analyst expectations. Working gas stood at 2,973 Bcf, 141 Bcf above the five-year average. Front-month August futures rose slightly to about US$3.08/MMBtu.

- Date: 2017-07-20 · published 2017-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70137-natural-gas-prices-up-slighting-after-lower-than-expected-storage-build
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller-than-expected storage build signals firmer near-term demand, which supports gas prices and in turn US energy and fertilizer input costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2025-08-28 | [US natural gas prices hit over 2-week high on smaller storage build, strong LNG exports — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23520-us-natural-gas-prices-hit-over-2-week-high-on-smaller-storage-build-strong-lng.md) | +7.6% | +2.4% |
| NATGAS | 2017-02-01 | [Natural gas prices in 2017 and 2018 are expected to be higher than last year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73135-natural-gas-prices-in-2017-and-2018-are-expected-to-be-higher-than-last-year.md) | +0.7% | -13.2% |
| NATGAS | 2024-09-19 | [Natural Gas Futures Regain Footing as Bulls Win Tug-of-War After EIA Storage Print](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28491-natural-gas-futures-regain-footing-as-bulls-win-tug-of-war-after-eia-storage.md) | +14.4% | -0.4% |
| NATGAS | 2021-08-26 | [Natural Gas Futures Prices Surge to Near $4.20 on EIA’s ‘Very Tight’ 29 Bcf Storage Build](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45738-natural-gas-futures-prices-surge-to-near-4-20-on-eia-s-very-tight-29-bcf.md) | +14.4% | +25.1% |
| NATGAS | 2025-07-25 | [US natural Gas prices rebound on storage surprise – ING](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23962-us-natural-gas-prices-rebound-on-storage-surprise-ing.md) | -2.1% | -8.3% |

## Sources

- oilprice.com: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Natural-Gas-Prices-Up-Slighting-After-Lower-Than-Expected-Storage-Build.html

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