WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) --
Inventories of U.S. natural gas last week rose less than normal for this time of year, the Energy Department said.
At the end of last week there were 2.243 trillion cubic feet of working natural gas supplies, which implies a net addition to the nation's stockpile of 80 billion cubic feet.
Although that leaves storage levels 45.9 percent above the 5-year
average for this week and 27 percent above last year's level of
1.766 trillion cubic feet, the net addition about 10 billion cubic
feet was less than the 5-year average injection of 90 billion cubic
feet for this week and marks the second week in a row that
injections fell short of the 5-year average.
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