EIA reports a smaller-than-expected weekly drop in U.S. natural-gas supply

From marketwatch.com

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Thursday that domestic supplies of natural gas fell by 206 billion cubic feet for the week ended Dec. 29. Analysts surveyed by S&P Global Platts forecast a decrease of 219 billion, while the five-year average withdrawal is 99 billion. Total stocks now stand at 3.126 trillion cubic feet, down 192 billion cubic feet from the year ago and five-year averages, government data showed. February natural gas NGG18, +0.80% fell 1.5 cents, or 0.5%, to $2.993 per million British thermal units, down from $3.034 before the data.