NYMEX April gas settles higher for sixth consecutive day

摘要

The NYMEX April natural gas futures contract settled 3.4cents higher Friday to $1.822/MMBtu, marking the sixth day in a row fora higher settle.The contract has climbed nearly 18 cents through the span of thismonth after hitting a 17-year low of $1.639/MMBtu on March 3.The US Energy Information Administration Thursday reported astorage pull of 57 Bcf for last week, in line with the market consensusbut substantially below the 174 Bcf withdrawal reported at this time in2015 and the 118 Bcf five-year-average.