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US Natgas Higher Following Wider Energy Market Recovery

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US Natgas is extending a recovery from Friday as easing economic risk sentiment provides support to the wider energy markets. Front month Henry Hub has recovered from a low of 2.035$/mmbtu on Friday but still down over 12% since the start of the month from a high of over 2.4$/mmbtu. Upside moves remain limited by strong production levels, healthy storage for this time of year and near normal demand.

    • US Natgas JUN 23 up 3.7% at 2.22$/mmbtu
  • Total deliveries to US LNG export terminals are today estimate down at 12.32bcf/d according to Bloomberg due to lower flows to Corpus Christi. Flows to terminals averaged of 14.02bcf/d in April with record US shipments of LNG from the US in the month.
  • Natural gas production is holding steady around 100.8bcf/d so far in May and relatively unchanged from an average of just below 101.0bcf/d seen during April.
  • The latest NOAA outlook shows temperatures in north, western and east coast areas above normal with below normal in central and some southern areas. Domestic demand is back down near normal levels in the last couple of days at 64.3bcf/d today after holding above normal since 20 April.
  • Export flows to Mexico are holding steady around 5.6bcf/d.

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