Natural gas slid Wednesday on expectations of tepid demand in the next two weeks and continued high production. Natural gas for November delivery settled down 10.2 cents, or 2.6%, at $3.855 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest level since Sept. 23. The recent frigid winter depleted natural-gas stockpiles, sending prices spiking and prompting concerns that producers would be unable to refill inventories by this winter. However, robust production and a mild summer, which reduced demand for natural-gas powered electricity to run air-conditioning units, have eased those fears. Analysts and traders expect the U.S. Energy Information Administration to report on Thursday that natural-gas supplies rose by 108 billion cubic feet in the week ended Oct. 3. If the storage estimate is correct, inventories as of Oct. 3 will total 3.208 trillion cubic feet, 10% below a year ago and […]