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Natural Gas Inventories Rise, Warm Weather Ahead Natural gas price movement
On October 28, 2015, natural gas futures contracts for November delivery fell by 2.82% and closed at $2.033 per MMBtu (million British thermal units). Prices resumed their downtrend due to weak demand and a consensus of rising natural gas inventory. ETFs like the United States Natural Gas ETF (UNG) also fell in the direction of natural gas prices in Wednesday’s trading. UNG fell 3.20% and closed at $9.67 on October 28.
Inventory
Today, the EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) publishes the weekly natural gas inventory report. Market surveys project that natural gas inventories rose 70 Bcf (billion cubic feet) for the week ending October 23, 2015. Last week, natural gas inventories rose by 81 Bcf for the week ending October 16. The rise in natural gas stocks should weigh on the natural gas market.
Record-low natural gas prices affect oil and gas producers like Devon Energy (DVN), Rex Energy (REXX), Antero Resources (AR), and Range Resources (RRC). These companies’ natural gas production mix is more than 60% of their production portfolio. ETFs like the First Trust Energy AlphaDEX (FXN) and the Guggenheim S&P Equal Weight Energy (RYE) are also affected by the roller coaster ride in the energy market.
Weather
Commodity Weather Group estimates that warm winter could occur across the eastern United States between November 2 and 6, 2015. The El Niño weather phenomenon is responsible for the warmer-than-normal winter expected this year in the United States. Cold winter is the key driver of natural gas demand. US households consume about 49% of natural gas for heating. A mild winter means weak demand for natural gas, and it should negatively influence the natural gas market.
This is the fifth down-day for natural gas prices in the last ten trading sessions. During the same period, prices fell by 4.13% more on the average down-days than on the average up-days. Natural gas futures were the worst performer in yesterday’s trading. Prices have fallen by 25% year-to-date due to the rising natural gas inventory.
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Devon Energy Corporation
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CODE : DVN |
ISIN : US25179M1036 |
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Devon Energy is a and oil producing company based in United states of america. Devon Energy holds various exploration projects in Canada. Its main exploration property is JACKFISH OIL SANDS PROJECT in Canada. Devon Energy is listed in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is US$ 27.0 billions as of today (€ 25.3 billions). Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on August 18, 1995 at US$ 10.00, and its highest recent level on February 22, 2008 at US$ 99.19. Devon Energy has 525 000 000 shares outstanding. |