# The State of the Natural Gas Market | APPI Energy

> The article reviews the US natural gas market after a volatile 2018 and an early 2019 storage deficit of about 20% below the five-year average. It explains supply factors such as production, imports and storage, and notes that weather is the most defining factor for demand in 2019.

- Date: 2019-03-01 · published 2019-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7996-the-state-of-the-natural-gas-market-appi-energy
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A storage deficit entering winter leaves less cushion against demand shocks, which supports gas prices. Weather remains the main swing factor in how that deficit translates into price.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Sources

- appienergyweb.azurewebsites.net: https://appienergyweb.azurewebsites.net/news-and-resources/news/the-state-of-the-natural-gas-market/

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