U.S. Natural Gas Futures Pick Up on Small Storage Build -- Market Talk

Dow Jones05-07

1049 ET - U.S. natural gas futures reverse early losses as the EIA reports a smaller-than-expected injection into storage for the week ended May 1. Inventories increased by 63 billion cubic feet to 2,205 Bcf, reducing the surplus over the five-year average to 139 Bcf from 153 Bcf the week before. The injection was smaller than the 77 Bcf five-year average and below the 76 Bcf estimate in a WSJ survey of analysts. Nymex natural gas is up 1.7% at $2.775/mmBtu. (anthony.harrup@wsj.com)

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May 07, 2026 10:49 ET (14:49 GMT)

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