Analysts Expect 44 Billion-Cubic-Foot Rise in U.S. Natural Gas Inventories

Dow Jones04-09 00:42

By Anthony Harrup

U.S. natural gas inventories likely rose last week for the third time in four weeks as the traditional storage injection season gets under way, according to a Wall Street Journal survey of analysts.

Natural gas stored in underground facilities is expected to have increased by 44 billion cubic feet to 1,909 Bcf in the week ended April 3, according to the average estimate of 12 analysts, brokers and traders. Estimates range from an injection of 27 Bcf to an injection of 54 Bcf.

The projected inventory build is larger than the 13 Bcf five-year average for the week, and would increase the surplus over the 2021-2025 average to 85 Bcf from 54 Bcf the week before.

The U.S. typically stores natural gas from April through October and draws on stocks from November through March when winter cold drives up heating demand.

In its latest Short Term Energy Outlook, the Energy Information Administration said it expects storage injections this year to outpace the five-year average amid production growth and limited capacity to increase exports. It forecasts inventories to end October around 4 trillion cubic feet.

The EIA is scheduled to report natural gas inventories Thursday at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Write to Anthony Harrup at anthony.harrup@wsj.com

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