# Natural gas storage likely to enter winter at lowest levels since 2005 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

> EIA forecasts U.S. natural gas inventories will reach 3,263 Bcf at end-October 2018, the lowest end-of-October level since 2005. A cold April delayed the refill season by about four weeks, following heavy January withdrawals.

- Date: 2018-10-12 · published 2018-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7398-natural-gas-storage-likely-to-enter-winter-at-lowest-levels-since-2005-u-s
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Storage running well below normal heading into winter raises the risk of tight supply and supports natural gas prices, a bullish signal for gas-fired feed and fertilizer costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2022-11-09 | [EIA now expects U.S. natural gas prices to average above $6.00/MMBtu this winter -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7577-eia-now-expects-u-s-natural-gas-prices-to-average-above-6-00-mmbtu-this-winter.md) | +20.4% | +2.3% |
| NATGAS | 2024-11-25 | [Global natural gas market may experience a tighter supply-demand balance this winter -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27591-global-natural-gas-market-may-experience-a-tighter-supply-demand-balance-this.md) | +14.0% | +18.4% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-23 | [EIA expects higher wholesale U.S. natural gas prices as demand increases -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26691-eia-expects-higher-wholesale-u-s-natural-gas-prices-as-demand-increases-u-s.md) | -12.2% | +22.8% |
| NATGAS | 2022-11-09 | [EIA: U.S. Winter Natural Gas to Average Above $6.00/MMBtu - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38862-eia-u-s-winter-natural-gas-to-average-above-6-00-mmbtu-fuels-market-news.md) | +20.4% | +2.3% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-16 | [U.S. Natural Gas Prices Spike to Levels Not Seen Since 2014 \| Trane Commercial HVAC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9434-u-s-natural-gas-prices-spike-to-levels-not-seen-since-2014-trane-commercial-hvac.md) | +3.4% | -10.2% |

## Sources

- eia.gov: https://www.eia.gov/todayinEnergy/detail.php?id=37272

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