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Posted April 16, 2021 Today in Energy

Last winter saw larger-than-average U.S. natural gas withdrawals from storage ›

Significantly colder-than-normal temperatures in the Lower 48 states in late January through mid-February resulted in increased heating demand for natural gas in the United States, despite an otherwise warmer-than-normal winter. As a result, the winter had larger-than-average winter natural gas withdrawals. Before the cold snap, winter temperatures had been relatively mild, but a combination of increased heating demand, record liquefied natural gas (LNG) and pipeline exports, and decreased natural gas production contributed to the withdrawal activity during February. More ›

lower 48 weekly working natural gas in storage

Source: EIA, Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report

Data Highlights

WTI crude oil futures price

4/15/2021: $63.46/barrel

up$3.86 from week earlier
up$43.59 from year earlier

Natural gas futures price

4/15/2021: $2.658/MMBtu

up$0.136 from week earlier
up$1.060 from year earlier

Weekly coal production

4/10/2021: 11.185 million tons

up0.458 million tons from week earlier
up1.683 million tons from year earlier

Natural gas inventories

4/9/2021: 1,845 Bcf

up61 Bcf from week earlier
down242 Bcf from year earlier

Crude oil inventories

4/9/2021: 492.4 million barrels

down5.9 million barrels from week earlier
down11.2 million barrels from year earlier

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