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US Henry Hub Stable Ahead of EIA Storage Data

NATGAS

US Henry Hub holding steady ahead of a larger than normal draw expected in the latest EIA US inventory data later today.

    • US Natgas MAY 23 up 0.9% at 2.18$/mmbtu
  • The latest EIA weekly gas inventories for the week ending 31 Mar will be released this afternoon at 10:30ET (15:30GMT). The expectation is for a draw of -23bcf following on from the -47bcf draw last week. The 5-year average for this time of year is -9bcf.
  • Natural gas production is estimated down at around 99.1bcf/d due to pipeline maintenance after reaching a high of 101.7bcf/d on 30 March.
  • The latest NOAA weather forecast shows below normal temperature edging across the US in the 6-14 day period but above normal temperatures are still showing in eastern and central areas. Domestic demand is today just above normal at 72.3bcf/d compared to the five year average of 69.6bcf/d.
  • Pipeline natural gas deliveries to US LNG export terminals are back up to 13.8bcf/d according to Bloomberg with a small recovery in supply to Corpus Christi after a drop yesterday. Supply to Freeport LNG has remained stable at around 2.2bcf/d this week.
  • Export flows to Mexico are relatively unchanged at 5.6bcf/d.


Source: Bloomberg

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