Natural-gas prices fell for a fifth-straight day Tuesday on expectations that mild temperatures would continue to limit demand for the heating fuel. Futures for March delivery recently fell 2.3 cents, or 0.9%, to $2.657 a million British thermal units, on track to settle at a fresh more-than-two-year low. Prices have slid in recent weeks as robust supply growth has outweighed tepid demand. Natural-gas consumption is usually strongest in the winter, because half of U.S. households use natural gas as their primary heating fuel, but this winter’s temperatures have kept demand subdued. While forecasts are calling for colder-than-average weather in the eastern U.S. this week, temperatures are expected to moderate in the next 11 to 15 days. “Everywhere except the Northeast is to see normal to below-normal heating demand this week, while absolute temperatures begin to clamber higher as we move away from the peak of […]