Early winter demand has arrived in California, dipping into storage fields earlier than normal, and pushing SoCal Gas, city-gate prices above the benchmark Henry Hub as lower production in the Permian Basin looks to likely limit supply to the region during the withdrawal season. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Weaker inflows and stumbling production are expected to drive tighter Western US balances winter over winter, particularly in the US Southwest, despite declining demand as risks to additional production cuts and potentially underperforming imports from Western Canada loom, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics. Platts Analytics data implies Southwestern production will shrink this winter over last by approximately 438 MMcf/d, slated to average 4.4 Bcf/d. The bulk of the reduction will come from the Permian’s Delaware […]