Natural gas rose to a six-week high Tuesday as the December contract expired and traders hoped a government storage report would show an above-average draw in stockpiles for this time of year. Natural gas for December delivery settled up 2.9 cents, or 0.8%, at $3.818 a million British thermal units, on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest price since Oct. 14. The December contract expired at Tuesday’s settlement. The more-actively traded January contract settled up 2.2 cents, or 0.6%, at $3.864/mmBtu. Natural gas prices have risen for five straight sessions on expectations that colder temperatures will increase demand for natural […]