US natgas rises more than 2% on smaller-than-expected storage build
Updates after EIA report, adds comments
Sept 12 (Reuters) -U.S. natural gas futures rose more than 2% on Thursday on a smaller-than-expected storage build last week, whiletraders assessed the impacton supply after oil and gas producers cut output due to Hurricane Francine.
Front-month gas futures NGc1 for October delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange were up 6.4 cents, or about 2.8%, to$2.335 permillion British thermal units (mmBtu) as of 10:41 a.m. EDT (1341 GMT).
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said utilities added 40 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas into storage during the week ended Sept. 6.
That was lower than the 48-bcf build analysts forecast in a Reuters poll and compares with an injection of 50 bcf during the same week a year ago and a five-year average (2019-2023) increase of 67 bcf for this time of year. EIA/GASNGAS/POLL
Even though storage builds have been smaller than average in recent weeks, the amount of gas in storage is still around 10% higher than usual for this time of year.
"This market is holding steady thus far as it attempts to predict the impact of Hurricane Francine on lost natural gas production where estimates vary widely to as high as 50%," energy advisory firm Ritterbusch and Associates said in a note.
"However, the lost supply will likely prove modest within the overall US gas balances within this age of shale. It also appears that the storm has evaded key LNG export infrastructure in providing a supportive influence to the market," Ritterbusch said.
Francine, which has been downgraded to a tropical depression, barreled into southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi and Alabama on Thursday, pounding the region with heavy rains and gusty winds while threatening the Gulf Coast with dangerous flooding and widespread power outages.
The amount of natural gas flowing to U.S. liquefied natural gas export plants was on track to slide further on Thursday with energy companies reducing feedgas to plants because of the storm, according to data from financial firm LSEG.
More than 75% of U.S. gas production comes from big inland shale basins like Appalachia in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio and the Permian in West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Analystssaid hurricanes were more likely to reduce gas prices by cutting demand through power outages and knocking LNG export plants out of service.
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Financial firm LSEG said gas output in the Lower 48 U.S. states has slidto an average of 102.1 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) so far in September, down from 103.2 bcfd in August.
LSEG forecast average gas demand in the Lower 48, including exports, will rise from 99.6 bcfd this week to 100.1 bcfd next week.
Meanwhile, LSEG forecast average gas supply in the Lower 48, including exports, will fall marginally from 109.8 bcfd this week to 109.4 bcfd next week.
Week ended Sep 6 Forecast | Week ended Aug 30 Actual | Year ago Sep 6 | Five-year average Sep 6 | ||
U.S. weekly natgas storage change (bcf): | +48 | +13 | +50 | +67 | |
U.S. total natgas in storage (bcf): | 3,396 | 3,347 | 3,189 | 3,091 | |
U.S. total storage versus 5-year average | 9.9% | 10.7% | |||
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 | 2.27 | 2.22 | 2.70 | 2.66 | 3.60 |
Title Transfer Facility (TTF) TRNLTTFMc1 | 11.30 | 11.52 | 11.44 | 13.04 | 14.39 |
Japan Korea Marker (JKM) JKMc1 | 13.74 | 13.79 | 13.92 | 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 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 14 |
U.S. GFS CDDs | 149 | 148 | 176 | 151 | 142 |
U.S. GFS TDDs | 163 | 162 | 182 | 163 | 156 |
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 | 102.7 | 101.9 | 101.8 | 103.5 | 96.5 |
U.S. Imports from Canada | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | N/A | 7.1 |
U.S. LNG Imports | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total U.S. Supply | 110.9 | 109.8 | 109.4 | N/A | 103.6 |
U.S. Demand (bcfd) | |||||
U.S. Exports to Canada | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | N/A | 2.3 |
U.S. Exports to Mexico | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | N/A | 6.0 |
U.S. LNG Exports | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 8.2 |
U.S. Commercial | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
U.S. Residential | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
U.S. Power Plant | 43.2 | 39.4 | 40.6 | 42.1 | 36.0 |
U.S. Industrial | 21.8 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.7 |
U.S. Plant Fuel | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
U.S. Pipe Distribution | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
U.S. Vehicle Fuel | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Total U.S. Consumption | 80.5 | 77.5 | 78.6 | 79.4 | 80.0 |
Total U.S. Demand | 102.9 | 99.6 | 100.1 | N/A | 90.4 |
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 | 75 | 83 | 107 | 81 |
Jan-Jul | 76 | 76 | 77 | 102 | 79 |
Oct-Sep | 78 | 78 | 76 | 103 | 81 |
U.S. weekly power generation percent by fuel - EIA | |||||
Week ended Sep 13 | Week ended Sep 6 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Wind | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Solar | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Hydro | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Other | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Petroleum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Natural Gas | 46 | 48 | 41 | 38 | 37 |
Coal | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 |
Nuclear | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
SNL U.S. Natural Gas Next-Day Prices ($ per mmBtu) | |||||
Hub | Current Day | Prior Day | |||
Henry Hub NG-W-HH-SNL | 2.13 | 2.03 | |||
Transco Z6 New York NG-CG-NY-SNL | 1.61 | 1.48 | |||
PG&E Citygate NG-CG-PGE-SNL | 2.23 | 2.55 | |||
Eastern Gas (old Dominion South) NG-PCN-APP-SNL | 1.64 | 1.47 | |||
Chicago Citygate NG-CG-CH-SNL | 1.80 | 1.80 | |||
Algonquin Citygate NG-CG-BS-SNL | 1.98 | 1.95 | |||
SoCal Citygate NG-SCL-CGT-SNL | 1.76 | 1.95 | |||
Waha Hub NG-WAH-WTX-SNL | -0.53 | -0.23 | |||
AECO NG-ASH-ALB-SNL | 0.60 | 0.52 | |||
SNL U.S. Power Next-Day Prices ($ per megawatt-hour) | |||||
Hub | Current Day | Prior Day | |||
New England EL-PK-NPMS-SNL | 36.25 | 33.50 | |||
PJM West EL-PK-PJMW-SNL | 48.25 | 38.50 | |||
Ercot North EL-PK-ERTN-SNL | 24.25 | 24.25 | |||
Mid C EL-PK-MIDC-SNL | 31.33 | 43.00 | |||
Palo Verde EL-PK-PLVD-SNL | 19.50 | 36.50 | |||
SP-15 EL-PK-SP15-SNL | 16.00 | 38.75 |
Reporting by Sherin Elizabeth Varghese and Brijesh Patel in Bengaluru, Editing by Nick Zieminski and Paul Simao
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