Natural gas futures climbed to their highest price in nearly two and a half years Thursday after a government storage report showed a supply decline last week that was greater than normal for this time of year. Meanwhile, weather forecasts continue to project more frigid temperatures later this month. Natural gas for January delivery settled 7.2 cents higher, or 1.7%, to $4.409 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices rose to their highest level since July 20, 2011 and have gained 27% since Nov. 5. “We had a fairly mild winter last year and so far it’s turning out be pretty cold this year. A lot of people are trading […]