* Natgas on monitor for longest annual successful steak as per Refinitiv knowledge * Natgas costs have halved since crossing $10 mark in August * Markets await Freeport LNG’s potential restart in Jan (Adds closing costs, analyst remark) Dec 30 (Reuters) – U.S. pure fuel futures on Friday slipped to a 10-month low on forecasts for hotter climate, but the year’s scorching commodity was poised for its third consecutive annual rise as provide disruptions due to the Russia-Ukraine battle despatched tremors throughout world fuel markets. Despite posting their worst month-to-month exhibiting in 4 years in December, costs notched the longest streak of annual positive aspects, in accordance to Refinitiv knowledge. The contract has added about 20% in what has been tipped as probably the most risky year for the commodity, having surpassed the $10 per million British thermal items (mmBtu) stage for the primary time in 14 years. Prices halved since then, nevertheless, with the contract settling down 8.4 cents, or 1.8%, at $4.475/mmBtu on Friday, pressured by record-high U.S. output and milder climate which has decreased demand for heating. The contract hit its lowest stage since March 1 throughout the session and marked its worst quarterly loss in a year. “With warmer than normal weather ahead of us, I believe the draws for the next several weeks are going to be much lower than the five-year average, especially for the first week of January,” mentioned Zhen​ Zhu, managing guide at C.H. Guernsey and Co in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Data supplier Refinitiv estimated 345 heating diploma days (HDDs) over the subsequent two weeks within the decrease 48 U.S. states. The regular is 440 HDDs for this time of year. HDDs estimate demand to warmth properties and companies by measuring the variety of levels a day’s common temperature is beneath 65 levels Fahrenheit (18 C). “Until there is solid enough evidence that more bitterly cold weather is on the cusp of dominating the bulk of the nation, it’s likely that gas market bears will continue to keep adding downside pressure on prices,” Gelber & Associates mentioned in a word. Market individuals are additionally keenly awaiting the restart of the long-shut Freeport LNG liquefied pure fuel export plant in Texas, within the second half of January, pending regulatory approval. Week ended Week ended Year in the past Five-year Dec 30 Dec 23 Dec 23 common (Forecast) (Actual) Dec 23 U.S. weekly natgas storage change (bcf): -220 -213 -125 -106 U.S. whole natgas in storage (bcf): 2,892 3,112 3,245 3,197 U.S. whole storage versus 5-year common -9.5% -2.7% Global Gas Benchmark Futures ($ per mmBtu) Current Day Prior Day This Month Prior Year Five Year Last Year Average Average 2021 (2017-2021) Henry Hub 4.54 4.56 3.86 3.73 2.89 Title Transfer Facility (TTF) 24.19 27.96 37.67 16.04 7.49 Japan Korea Marker (JKM) 28.83 28.18 37.84 18.00 8.95 Refinitiv Heating (HDD), Cooling (CDD) and Total (TDD) Degree Days Two-Week Total Forecast Current Day Prior Day Prior Year 10-Year 30-Year Norm Norm U.S. GFS HDDs 345 315 442 438 440 U.S. GFS CDDs 4 4 7 4 3 U.S. GFS TDDs 349 319 449 442 443 Refinitiv U.S. Weekly GFS Supply and Demand Forecasts Prior Week Current Week Next Week This Week Five-Year Last Year Average For Month U.S. Supply (bcfd) U.S. Lower 48 Dry Production 97.9 91.6 92.8 89.8 U.S. Imports from Canada 9.1 8.1 8.4 8.9 U.S. LNG Imports 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 Total U.S. Supply 107.1 99.7 101.2 99.0 U.S. Demand (bcfd) U.S. Exports to Canada 2.5 2.11 1.9 3.2 U.S. Exports to Mexico 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.0 U.S. LNG Exports 12.7 11.9 12.3 6.9 U.S. Commercial 18.7 12.6 16.1 14.6 U.S. Residential 32.3 20.4 27.0 24.6 U.S. Power Plant 33.7 28.4 31.6 27.3 U.S. Industrial 26.5 23.7 25.2 24.9 U.S. Plant Fuel 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.9 U.S. Pipe Distribution 3.2 2.5 2.9 2.5 U.S. Vehicle Fuel 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Total U.S. Consumption 119.3 92.1 107.5 98.9 Total U.S. Demand 139.9 111.4 126.9 114.0 U.S. weekly energy technology p.c by gasoline – EIA Week ended Week ended Week ended Week ended Week ended Dec 30 Dec 23 Dec 16 Dec 9 Dec 2 Wind 10 9 12 9 15 Solar 2 2 2 2 2 Hydro 6 6 6 6 6 Other 2 2 2 2 2 Petroleum 2 0 0 0 0 Natural Gas 35 37 37 39 35 Coal 25 24 20 20 19 Nuclear 18 19 20 21 21 SNL U.S. Natural Gas Next-Day Prices ($ per mmBtu) Hub Current Day Prior Day Henry Hub 3.77 4.05 Transco Z6 New York 3.59 5.02 PG&E Citygate 16.11 22.87 Dominion South 3.00 3.51 Chicago Citygate 3.47 3.98 Algonquin Citygate 3.64 5.45 SoCal Citygate 14.96 22.36 Waha Hub 0.01 0.85 AECO 4.47 4.77 SNL U.S. Power Next-Day Prices ($ per megawatt-hour) Hub Current Day Prior Day New England 54.00 86.50 PJM West 43.25 50.75 Ercot North 29.50 26.00 Mid C 125.00 221.60 Palo Verde 120.00 180.50 SP-5 129.75 185.00 (Reporting by Rahul Paswan and Swati Verma in Bengaluru; Editing by Tomasz Janowski and Matthew Lewis)
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