US natural gas prices sold off heavily yesterday, with the front-month Henry Hub contract settling 6.4% lower, ING's commodity experts Ewa Manthey and Warren Patterson note.
"The downward pressure has continued this morning. This is after the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that US natural gas storage increased by 9 bcf over the last week, above the expected 5 bcf increase. However, total storage levels are still tight, standing at 1.71 tcf, down 26.8% year on year and 10% below the five-year average."