Gas futures took a hit on Friday, but still managed to post a solid gain for the week. It was a volatile week in the nat gas complex with the nearby futures agreement dropping 21.3 cents on Monday and the postponed December concern publishing nearly a similar gain.
The close-by futures agreement was able to recuperate from the hit later on in the week with both futures contracts taking advantage of an anticipation of a recovery in melted gas (LNG) volumes and a light government storage develop.
Recently, December Gas futures settled at $3.277, up $0.123 or 3.90%.
US Energy Information Administration Weekly Storage Report
Last week’s EIA report covering the week-ending September 18 was available in lighter than last week as anticipated and the price action suggests that traders thought it was bullish.
The EIA reported Thursday that domestic supplies of natural gas rose by 66 billion cubic feet (Bcf).
There was a great deal of interest in this report because traders would like to know if the previously reported larger-than-normal print was a one-off anomaly or reflective of a looser market.
Last year, EIA recorded a 97 Bcf build for the period, and the five-year average is an injection of 80 Bcf.
Short-Term Weather Condition Outlook
According to NatGasWeather for September 28 to October 1, “Showers continue throughout the Southeast as residues of Beta drifts gradually eastward. Hot conditions persist over the Southwest into the Plains with highs of 90 s to 100 s, while cooling rains continue across the Northwest.
High pressure will rule much of the rest of the U.S. into early next week with comfy highs of upper 60 s to 80 s. A significant pattern change will take place mid-next week as a strong early season cool shot presses into the Midwest and Northeast with highs of 40 s to 60 s, while hot over the West with highs of 80 s to 100 s. General, national need will be low into the start of this week, then increasing to moderate to high.
Near-Term Outlook
All eyes are going to continue to remain on the short-term weather outlook and LNG need. The weather could be unstable all week with some projections calling for light demand early this week, followed by strong early season cold shots throughout the eastern half of the U.S. at mid-week into the next week for a surge in national demand.
While we expect to see a weather condition associated rise, we likewise believe that gains will be limited because a bearish weather pattern is expected to return throughout the majority of the U.S. October 5– 10 th Because traders tend to keep an eye out a minimum of two weeks, this report will remain in focus.
Encouraging indications on the LNG front in addition to the weekly EIA storage report will also give interest. According to Bespoke Weather Condition Providers, “This number (the EIA’s 66 Bcf develop) reflects really tight balances– the tightest we have seen in our data all summer long.”
Eventually, in order to sustain a rally in the deferred futures agreements, we’re going to need to see a series of average to lower builds and increasing LNG exports. Otherwise, there is risk of a storage containment problem which would weigh on rates.
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