Highlights

Growing domestic production, rising consumption, and relatively low prices characterized U.S. natural gas markets in 2010. Key results from the year include:

• Marketed production grew 4 percent to 61.8 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day. Growth in onshore production offset losses in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
• Consumption rose to 66.0 Bcf per day, with large increases coming from additional natural gas-fired power generation.
• Net imports decreased by 0.2 Bcf per day to 7.1 Bcf per day, the lowest volume of net imports since 1994.
• Storage inventories reached 3,847 Bcf at the end of October, a new record level for the end of the injection season.
• Henry Hub prices rose to $4.52 per Mcf in 2010, from $4.06 per Mcf in 2009, but remained well below those in Europe and Asia due to strong growth in domestic production.

Natural gas supply and disposition

billion cubic feet per day	2008	2009	2010	2009-2010 Change	Percent Change
Supply
Marketed Production (Total)	57.7	59.2	61.8	2.6	4.4%
Gulf of Mexico	6.3	6.7	6.2	-0.5	-7.0%
Lower-48 States	50.3	51.5	54.6	3.1	6.0%
Gross Imports	10.9	10.3	10.2	-0.1	0.0%
Storage Withdrawals	9.2	8.1	9.0	0.9	11.1%
Disposition
Consumption	63.6	62.6	66.0	3.4	5.4%
Gross Exports	2.6	2.9	3.1	0.2	7.0%
Storage Injections	9.1	9.1	9.0	-0.1	0.0%

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly