Natural Gas Weekly Update
for week ending August 12, 2015 | Release Date: August 13, 2015 | Next Release: August 20 , 2015
Supply falls slightly. Total supply fell 2% week over week, but was up 4% over the same period last year. Dry natural gas production averaged 72 Bcf/d, down by 0.4% from last week, even though Northeast production recorded an all-time high of 20 Bcf/d on August 6, according to Bentek Energy. Production during the report week was up year-over-year by 4%. The Northeastern region of the United States was a net exporter of natural gas to Canada for this reporting period. U.S. imports of Canadian gas decreased in all regions, with week-over-week imports from Canada down 16.8%. LNG sendout was down 4.6% over last week, and remains a minor contributor to supply.