November Nymex pure fuel (NGX25) on Friday closed down by -0.163 (-4.99%).
Nov nat-gas costs dropped to a 2.5-week low on Friday and settled sharply decrease on ample storage and hotter US climate forecasts, which ought to curb heating demand for nat-gas. As of October 3, US nat-gas provides in storage are +4.5% above their 5-year seasonal common, signaling satisfactory provides. Hotter-than-normal US temperatures are additionally weighing on nat-gas costs as forecaster Atmospheric G2 mentioned on Friday that the outlook turned hotter for the jap half of the nation for October 20-24.
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Greater US nat-gas manufacturing is a bearish issue for costs. On Tuesday, the EIA raised its forecast for 2025 US nat-gas manufacturing by +0.5% to 107.14 bcf/day from September’s estimate of 106.60 bcf/day. US nat-gas manufacturing is presently close to a file excessive, with lively US nat-gas rigs lately posting a 2-year excessive.
US (lower-48) dry fuel manufacturing on Friday was 108.1 bcf/day (+5.0% y/y), in response to BNEF. Decrease-48 state fuel demand on Friday was 66.0 bcf/day (-6.7% y/y), in response to BNEF. Estimated LNG web flows to US LNG export terminals on Friday had been 16.0 bcf/day (+1.6% w/w), in response to BNEF.
As a supportive issue for fuel costs, the Edison Electrical Institute reported Wednesday that US (lower-48) electrical energy output within the week ended October 4 rose +2.91% y/y to 80,972 GWh (gigawatt hours), and US electrical energy output within the 52-week interval ending October 4 rose +2.89% y/y to 4,274,208 GWh.
Thursday’s weekly EIA report was bearish for nat-gas costs since nat-gas inventories for the week ended October 3 rose +80 bcf, above the market consensus of +77 bcf however under the 5-year weekly common of +94 bcf. As of October 3, nat-gas inventories had been up +0.3% y/y, and had been +4.5% above their 5-year seasonal common, signaling satisfactory nat-gas provides. As of October 8, fuel storage in Europe was 83% full, in comparison with the 5-year seasonal common of 91% full for this time of 12 months.
Baker Hughes reported Friday that the variety of lively US nat-gas drilling rigs within the week ending October 10 rose by +2 to 120 rigs, barely under the 2-year excessive of 124 rigs posted on August 1. Up to now 12 months, the variety of fuel rigs has risen from the 4.5-year low of 94 rigs reported in September 2024.
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