Natural-gas futures retreated from five-year highs Thursday after government data showed that storage levels were slightly higher than expected last week. Natural gas for March delivery settled down 8.5 cents, or 1.4%, at $6.064 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices swung within a 43-cent range and touched fresh five-year highs Thursday as traders digested the report, which showed that stockpiles are higher than anticipated but still at their lowest level for any week in February since 2004. The amount of natural gas in storage fell 250 billion cubic feet in the week ended Feb. 14, roughly in line with analysts’ expectations. It was the first time that stockpiles have fallen by more than 200 bcf for four straight weeks, according to Wood Mackenzie analyst Gabriel Harris. But the U.S. Energy Information Administration also raised the total supply level for the week ended […]