Winter 2017-2018 May Boost NatGas Demand But Not Prices, NGSA Says

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A colder winter this year than last is likely to create record-high demand for nat- ural gas, but that won’t be enough to push gas prices higher, according to the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA). A 13% colder winter compared with winter 2016-2017 will create demand that would exceed even that of polar vortex winter of 2013-2014, NGSA predicted in its 17th annual Winter Outlook, which was released Wednesday. Total demand is expected to reach 92.3 Bcf/d, NGSA said. But “surging production, Canadian imports and robust storage inventories will ably sat- isfy demand, resulting in fat pressure on prices compared to last winter.”