US working natural gas stocks fell well below the five-year average last week, but within expectations, while Henry Hub futures fell following the announcement despite another above-average draw likely for the week in progress. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Storage inventories decreased 152 Bcf to 3.574 Tcf for the week-ended Dec. 18 the US Energy Information Administration reported the morning of Dec. 23. The report was issued one day early because of the Christmas holiday. The withdrawal was slightly below an S&P Global Platts’ survey of analysts calling for a 154 Bcf pull. Responses to the survey ranged from pulls of 135 to 172 Bcf. The withdrawal was above the 146 Bcf draw reported during the same week last year as well as the five-year average withdrawal of 127 Bcf, according to EIA data. Storage volumes now stand 278 Bcf, […]