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U.S. natural gas futures fell close to 11% to a one-year low after the EIA reported a 221 bcf storage withdrawal for the week ended Dec. 30, smaller than the 228 bcf analysts expected.
Forecasts for warmer-than-normal weather through late January pointed to low heating demand.
Warm weather and smaller-than-expected draws mean utilities can keep more gas in storage, reducing winter demand and pressuring natural gas prices lower. Lower gas prices weigh on power and fertilizer costs and reduce competition for feed-related energy inputs.
financialpost.comReutersJan 5, 2023After 104 past bearish weather events, Natural Gas moved a median -7.8% over 5 sessions (22% higher; middle half -14.8% to -0.8%), and -3.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
