The U.S. Energy Information Administration has recently released their natural gas monthly statistics for February 2019. In this article, we will briefly review their consumption and exports figures, then look at our estimates for March and April and conclude with our latest forecast for May, June, and July.
February Overview
Aggregate demand (national consumption + exports) for American natural gas increased by 12.54% y-o-y in February 2019 to 119.66 bcf/d. Consumption jumped by 10.52% y-o-y to 106.60 bcf/d, while exports surged by 32.31% y-o-y to 13.05 bcf/d, just 0.01 bcf/d short of an all-time high.