Benchmark U.S. natural gas prices rose for the third week in a row, extending a rally to reach the highest levels since December as cooler weather boosted heating demand, the Energy Information Administration said.
Henry Hub gas as of October 10 was $3.26 per million British thermal units, up 5 cents from a week earlier. In midday NYMEX futures trading October 12, November gas fell 0.7 cent to $3.597, up 5.9%, from the end of last week. Futures earlier hit $3.638, the highest price for a nearby contract since early December.
During the week ended October 10, overall U.S. gas demand rose 6% from the previous week, led by a surge of 44% in residential and commercial use.
Working natural gas in underground storage increased to 3.725 trillion cubic feet as of October 5, an implied net injection of 72 billion cubic feet from the previous week and 6.8% over year ago levels.
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