The EIA reported that U.S. working stocks of natural gas totaled 3.87 trillion cubic feet, about 168 billion cubic feet higher than the five-year average of 3.7 trillion cubic feet. Working gas in storage totaled 3.85 trillion cubic feet for the same period a year ago.
The sharp withdrawal from storage We are likely to see drawdowns continue until the weather warms up again. Inventories remain near record highs, so the overall impact on prices should not be severe.
Natural gas futures prices have now more than doubled from their low point of $1.90 per thousand cubic feet in April of this year. Working gas in storage remains above the high end of the 5-year average.
Here’s how stocks of the largest U.S. natural gas producers are reacting to today’s report:
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), the country’s largest producer of natural gas, is up about 0.2% at $87.67 in a 52-week range of $73.90 to $93.67.
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) is up about 0.4% at $17.67 in a 52-week range of $13.32 to $26.16.
EOG Resources Inc. (NYSE: EOG) is up about 0.7% at $118.17 in a 52-week range of $82.48 to $124.49.
The US Natural Gas Fund (NYSEMKT: UNG) is down about 1% at $22.73 in a 52-week range of $14.25 to $32.48. The Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSEMKT: OIH) is up about 0.3% at $37.96 in a 52-week range of $32.54 to $45.14. The first fund tracks spot prices; the second includes major drillers and services companies.
Paul Ausick
Analysts surveyed by Platts expect to see a withdrawal of between 23 billion cubic feet and 27 billion in last week’s inventories
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