Natural-gas prices fell Thursday as forecasts for warmer weather and a smaller-than-expected storage withdrawal indicated that weather-driven demand for the heating fuel is subsiding. Natural gas for April delivery settled down 11.5 cents, or 2.6%, at $4.369 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest settlement price since Jan. 17. A long, frigid winter has fueled record demand for indoor heating and has sharply reduced natural-gas stockpiles. About half of U.S. households use natural gas as their primary heating fuel. As of March 14, supplies stood at 953 billion cubic feet, 48% below the five-year average for the week and the lowest level for any week since May 2003, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said […]