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US gas consumption falls 3% on lower power sector demand

Natural gas consumption in the U.S. retreated by 3% during the week ended Oct. 9, owing to a 6% week-on-week decline in power sector demand, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its "Natural Gas Weekly Update" released Oct. 10.

Gas use during the review period averaged 63.7 Bcf/d, slipping from 65.9 Bcf/d in the week prior. The fall can be traced to lower power sector demand, which was reported at 32.4 Bcf/d for the review period compared to 34.4 Bcf/d a week earlier. Industrial sector demand nudged lower and was pegged at 21.1 Bcf/d, down from 21.2 Bcf/d the week prior, while residential-commercial demand saw little change from the week prior and stood at 10.3 Bcf/d.

Total U.S. demand, which includes Mexico exports, pipeline fuel use or losses, and LNG pipeline receipts, came in at 81.5 Bcf/d, tumbling from 84.1 Bcf/d a week ago.

The EIA, citing shipping data compiled by Bloomberg, said LNG exports were flat week on week. A total of 11 LNG vessels with a combined capacity of 41 Bcf left the U.S. between Oct. 3 and Oct. 9.

Of the 11 vessels, seven came from Cheniere Energy Inc.'s Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana, three were from Cheniere's Corpus Christi terminal in Texas and one was from the Freeport LNG Development LP terminal, which is also in Texas.

The EIA said Elba Island LNG became the sixth U.S. LNG liquefaction export facility to begin production after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sept. 30 authorized Kinder Morgan Inc. units Elba Liquefaction Co. LLC and Southern LNG Co. LLC to put the first of 10 liquefaction units into commercial service.

For the week ended Oct. 9, total gas supply averaged 98.1 Bcf/d, down from 98.7 Bcf/d in the week prior. Marketed and dry gas production was pegged at 105.6 Bcf/d and 93.5 Bcf/d, respectively, down from prior week values of 106.3 Bcf/d and 94.0 Bcf/d. Average imports from Canada ticked lower with 4.5 Bcf/d reported for the week compared to 4.6 Bcf/d a week earlier.

Net storage injections for the week ended Oct. 4 totaled 98 Bcf, above the five-year average of 89 Bcf and higher than the 91 Bcf injection seen during the same period last year. Working gas stocks totaled 3,415 Bcf, down 9 Bcf from the five-year average but up 472 Bcf from a year ago.