US natgas rises more than 4% on hotter weather forecasts, lower output
By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese
Aug 14 (Reuters) -U.S. natural gas futures rose more than 4% on Wednesday, supported by a drop in output and forecasts of hotter weather for the second half of August that could boost cooling demand and increase gas consumption by power generators to meet air conditioning needs.
Front-month gas futures NGc1 for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 10 cents, or about 4.7%, to $2.25 per million British thermal units, at 9:58 a.m. EDT (1358 GMT).
"We've had some moderation of weather models that have seemed to have reversed. We're starting to add some cooling degree days to the second half of August. So, that's been a bit of a help," said Robert DiDona of Energy Ventures Analysis.
Financial firm LSEG estimated 224 cooling degree days (CDDs) over the next two weeks, slightly lower than the 233 CDDs estimated on Tuesday. The normal for this time of year is 186 CDDs.
LSEG forecast average gas demand in the Lower 48 U.S. states, including exports, to rise from 105.9 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) this week to 107.5 bcfd next week.
"All data vendors are showing that there has been decline over the past week in production and that has certainly tightened balances for the short term, which will mean that there's less gas going into the ground during this injection season, and that has helped to create a little bit of upside," DiDona said.
LSEG said gas output in the Lower 48 has fallen to an average of 102.6 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) so far in August, down from 103.4 bcfd in July. That compares with a monthly record high of 105.5 bcfd in December 2023.
While the steady narrowing in the gas surplus will not cause a spike in prices independently on any given day or week, it will provide a bullish backdrop capable of accentuating price response to any unexpected supply disruptions or one more round of broad-based heat before this summer ends, energy advisory firm Ritterbusch and Associates said in a note.
Elsewhere, intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces near a pipeline Russia uses to supply European countries with gas has not disrupted supplies, network operators and gas companies said on Tuesday.
Dutch and British gas wholesale prices were little changed on Wednesday morning amid flat demand and steady flows.NG/EU
Week ended Aug 9 forecasts | Week ended Aug 2 Actual | Year ago Aug 2 | Five-year average Aug 2 | ||
U.S. weekly natgas storage change (bcf): | +19 | +21 | +25 | +38 | |
U.S. total natgas in storage (bcf): | 3,289 | 3,270 | 2,022 | 2,846 | |
U.S. total storage versus 5-year average | 13.8% | 14.9% | |||
Global Gas Benchmark Futures ($ per mmBtu) | Current Day | Prior Day | This Month Last Year | Prior Year Average 2023 | Five-Year Average (2018-2022) |
Henry Hub NGc1 | 2.18 | 2.23 | 2.65 | 2.66 | 3.60 |
Title Transfer Facility (TTF) TRNLTTFMc1 | 12.70 | 12.91 | 11.21 | 13.04 | 14.39 |
Japan Korea Marker (JKM) JKMc1 | 12.66 | 12.63 | 12.43 | 14.39 | 14.31 |
LSEG Heating (HDD), Cooling (CDD) and Total (TDD) Degree Days | |||||
Two-Week Total Forecast | Current Day | Prior Day | Prior Year | 10-Year Norm | 30-Year Norm |
U.S. GFS HDDs | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
U.S. GFS CDDs | 224 | 233 | 214 | 192 | 186 |
U.S. GFS TDDs- | 230 | 240 | 215 | 194 | 189 |
LSEG U.S. Weekly GFS Supply and Demand Forecasts | |||||
Prior Week | Current Week | Next Week | This Week Last Year | Five-Year (2019-2023) Average For Month | |
U.S. Supply (bcfd) | |||||
U.S. Lower 48 Dry Production | 103.1 | 101.8 | 102.1 | 102.3 | 96.3 |
U.S. Imports from Canada | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | N/A | 7.3 |
U.S. LNG Imports | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Total U.S. Supply | 111.0 | 109.3 | 109.6 | N/A | 103.7 |
U.S. Demand (bcfd) | |||||
U.S. Exports to Canada | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | N/A | 2.3 |
U.S. Exports to Mexico | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | N/A | 6.1 |
U.S. LNG Exports | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 7.7 |
U.S. Commercial | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
U.S. Residential | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
U.S. Power Plant | 50.7 | 47.0 | 48.4 | 48.3 | 43.0 |
U.S. Industrial | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 21.7 |
U.S. Plant Fuel | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
U.S. Pipe Distribution | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
U.S. Vehicle Fuel | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Total U.S. Consumption | 88.3 | 84.5 | 86.1 | 84.8 | 80.0 |
Total U.S. Demand | 109.9 | 105.9 | 107.5 | N/A | 96.1 |
N/A is Not Available | |||||
U.S. Northwest River Forecast Center (NWRFC) at The Dalles Dam | Current Day % of Normal Forecast | Prior Day % of Normal Forecast | 2023 % of Normal Actual | 2022 % of Normal Actual | 2021 % of Normal Actual |
Apr-Sep | 74 | 74 | 83 | 107 | 81 |
Jan-Jul | 76 | 76 | 77 | 102 | 79 |
Oct-Sep | 77 | 78 | 76 | 103 | 81 |
U.S. weekly power generation percent by fuel - EIA | |||||
Week ended Aug 16 | Week ended Aug 9 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Wind | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Solar | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Hydro | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Other | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Petroleum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Natural Gas | 45 | 47 | 41 | 38 | 37 |
Coal | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 |
Nuclear | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
SNL U.S. Natural Gas Next-Day Prices ($ per mmBtu) | |||||
Hub | Current Day | Prior Day | |||
Henry Hub NG-W-HH-SNL | 2.16 | 2.10 | |||
Transco Z6 New York NG-CG-NY-SNL | 1.61 | 1.46 | |||
PG&E Citygate NG-CG-PGE-SNL | 2.83 | 2.78 | |||
Eastern Gas (old Dominion South) NG-PCN-APP-SNL | 1.49 | 1.41 | |||
Chicago Citygate NG-CG-CH-SNL | 1.77 | 1.80 | |||
Algonquin Citygate NG-CG-BS-SNL | 1.66 | 1.60 | |||
SoCal Citygate NG-SCL-CGT-SNL | 1.93 | 2.04 | |||
Waha Hub NG-WAH-WTX-SNL | 0.30 | -1.30 | |||
AECO NG-ASH-ALB-SNL | 0.71 | 0.74 | |||
SNL U.S. Power Next-Day Prices ($ per megawatt-hour) | |||||
Hub | Current Day | Prior Day | |||
New England EL-PK-NPMS-SNL | 37.50 | 30.75 | |||
PJM West EL-PK-PJMW-SNL | 38.00 | 36.00 | |||
Ercot North EL-PK-ERTN-SNL | 29.50 | 26.50 | |||
Mid C EL-PK-MIDC-SNL | 35.50 | 30.25 | |||
Palo Verde EL-PK-PLVD-SNL | 32.25 | 29.50 | |||
SP-15 EL-PK-SP15-SNL | 31.50 | 30.50 |
Reporting by Sherin Elizabeth Varghese; editing by Jonathan Oatis
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