EIA's Natural Gas Market Digest highlights the latest information and analyses on all aspects of the natural gas markets.
Storage
- Record winter withdrawals create summer storage challenges, June 12, 2014
- Natural gas storage working capacity grows 2% in 2012 — Today in Energy, July 24, 2013
- High natural gas inventory last spring limited injections during the 2012 storage injection season — Natural Gas Weekly Update, January 24, 2013
Pipelines
- High prices show stresses in New England natural gas delivery system, February 7, 2014
- Gas pipeline expansions reduce Marcellus backup, New York gas prices — Natural Gas Weekly Update, November 13, 2013
- Marcellus gas pipe capacity seen rising 0.5 Bcf/d by month's end; additional expansions expected this winter — Natural Gas Weekly Update, September 19, 2013
- Decreased Canadian Mainline gas flows constrain prices in western Canada, Pacific Northwest — Natural Gas Weekly Update, August 29, 2013
Production
- Natural gas production increases by 1% in 2013, January 16, 2014
- Increased Northeast natural gas production reduces net inflow of supply from other areas — Today in Energy, November 19, 2013
- Production of fossil fuel from federal and Indian lands fell in 2012 — Today in Energy, August 12, 2013
Prices
- Natural gas prices reflect decreasing seasonality — Today in Energy, November 20, 2013
- Low natural gas prices drive industrial natural gas consumption — Natural Gas Weekly Update, September 5, 2013
- Natural gas liquids prices trend down since the start of 2012 — Today in Energy, July 29, 2013
- Low natural gas prices in 2012 reduced returns for some oil and gas producers — Today in Energy, May 29, 2013
- 2012 Brief: Natural gas liquids prices down in 2012 — Today in Energy, January 15, 2013
- 2012 Brief: Average wholesale natural gas prices fell 31% in 2012 — Today in Energy, January 8, 2013
Consumption
- EIA projects lower natural gas use this winter — Natural Gas Weekly Update, October 31, 2013
- Natural gas generation lower than last year because of differences in relative fuel prices — Today in Energy, September 25, 2013
- REX gas deliveries to the Northeast fall as Appalachian production grows — Natural Gas Weekly Update, September 12, 2013
- Fundamental natural gas market changes become apparent as winter temperatures return to 10-year average levels — Natural Gas Weekly Update, June 6, 2013
Imports and exports
- Northeast net imports from Canada plummet, driven by export growth at Niagara Falls — Natural Gas Weekly Update, October 10, 2013
- Net imports were at the lowest levels since 1992 — Natural Gas Imports and Exports 2012, July 22, 2013
Disruptions
- Gulf of Mexico Fact Sheet updated and now includes energy infrastructure maps with real-time storm information, July 1, 2013
- EIA's estimates of storm-related production disruptions in U.S. Gulf of Mexico during the 2013 hurricane season — Short-Term Energy Outlook, June 11, 2013
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011-2013 change | Percent change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supply | |||||
| Marketed Production | 65.85 | 69.15 | 70.21 | 4.36 | 6.62% |
| Federal Gulf of Mexico | 4.97 | 4.12 | 3.71 | -1.26 | -25.35% |
| Lower-48 States | 59.91 | 64.07 | 65.58 | 5.67 | 9.46% |
| Gross Imports | 9.5 | 8.57 | 7.96 | -1.54 | -16.21% |
| Storage Withdrawals | 8.42 | 7.70 | 7.17 | -1.25 | -14.86% |
| Disposition | |||||
| Consumption | 67.06 | 69.76 | 71.21 | 4.15 | 6.19% |
| Gross Exports | 4.13 | 4.42 | 4.52 | 0.39 | 9.44% |
| Storage Injections | 9.37 | 7.72 | 5.67 | -3.70 | -39.49% |
| Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly, and January 2014 Short-Term Energy Outlook | |||||
