1056 ET - U.S. natural gas inventories posted a close-to-normal build last week, leaving the storage surplus against the five-year average virtually unchanged, according to EIA data. Gas stored in underground facilities increased by 76 billion cubic feet to 2,835 Bcf, which was 152 Bcf or 5.7% above the 2021-2025 average for the time of year. The net injection was smaller than for the same week last year, widening the deficit against the year-earlier level to 49 Bcf from 29 Bcf. Analysts in a Wall Street Journal survey had predicted a 70 Bcf increase in storage for last week. Nymex natural gas sheds gains in the wake of the report and is down 0.5% at $3.205/mmBtu.(anthony.harrup@wsj.com)
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June 25, 2026 10:57 ET (14:57 GMT)
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