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US gas consumption rises on higher residential, commercial demand

Natural gas consumption in the U.S. ticked higher during the week ended Oct. 2 owing to an increase in demand in the residential and commercial sector, according to figures released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in its Oct. 3 "Natural Gas Weekly Update."

Gas use during the review week came in at 65.6 Bcf/d, rising from the 63.9 Bcf/d seen a week ago. Residential and commercial sector demand totaled 11.0 Bcf/d compared to 9.6 Bcf/d in the previous week. Industrial demand was seen at 21.3 Bcf/d, slightly higher than the 21.2 Bcf/d posted in the week prior.

During the review period, power sector demand was relatively unchanged from the previous week and stood at 33.2 Bcf/d.

Total U.S. demand, which includes Mexico exports, pipeline fuel use or losses, and LNG pipeline receipts, was seen at 83.8 Bcf/d for the week ended Oct. 2, increasing from 81.7 Bcf/d a week earlier.

Citing shipping data compiled by Bloomberg, the EIA reported a week-on-week decrease in U.S. LNG exports as 11 LNG vessels with a combined capacity of 40 Bcf left the country from Sept. 26 to Oct. 2. Twelve tankers with a total capacity of 44 Bcf departed from the U.S a week ago.

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 departed from the Cameron LNG LLC terminal in Louisiana. The EIA said that Dominion Energy Inc.'s Cove Point terminal in Maryland is undergoing scheduled maintenance.

Total gas supply for the week ended Oct. 2 was reported at 98.6 Bcf/d compared to the 97.4 Bcf/d noted a week ago. Marketed and dry gas production for the week ended Oct. 2 totaled 106.3 Bcf/d and 94.0 Bcf/d, respectively, each up from prior week values of 105.0 Bcf/d and 93.0 Bcf/d. Average imports from Canada were reported at 4.6 Bcf/d, up slightly from the 4.3 Bcf/d noted a week ago.

For the week ended Sept. 27, net injections into storage totaled 112 Bcf, up from the five-year average of 83 Bcf and also higher than the 91 Bcf reported during the same week last year. Working gas stocks totaled 3,317 Bcf, down 18 Bcf from the five-year average but up 465 Bcf from the same period a year ago.