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EIA Forecast Henry Hub to $3 in July on Strong Power Generation Use

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Henry Hub spot price to average 2.35$/mmbtu in May and rise to 3.00$/mmbtu in July and August according to the EIA Short Term Energy Report release yesterday.

  • They expect US natural gas consumption for electricity generation this summer to average about 38bcf/d second only to the record 39bcf/d last year. The demand is driven by a decline in coal-fired electricity generation, relatively low natural gas prices, and more overall electricity generation due to warmer-than-normal temperatures but limited by more renewable generation.
  • The US dry natural gas production forecast for 2024 was lowered to 101.24bcf/day compared with 101.58bcf/day projected in April. Output in 2023 is estimated at 101.09 bcf/day compared to 100.87 bcf/day estimated last month.
  • Output to grow annually in 2024 at an average rate of 0.15bcf/day compared to the prior forecast of 0.71bcf/day.
  • They expect natural gas inventories to increase to 4% above the five-year average by the end of October to 3,762Bcf.

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