Save for later Print Download Share A weekly storage build far above analysts鈥� consensus estimates sent the prompt-month US gas futures contract below $3 for the first time in five months as storage optics took center stage. The May contract plunged to a session low of $2.858 before recovering some ground to settle 9.2垄 lower on the day at $2.93 per million Btu. Weather forecasts signal 鈥渧ery light national demand for most of the next 15 days,鈥� NatGasWeather.com said. 鈥淭he following several builds are expected to be quite large and near or over 100 Bcf, thereby resulting in deficits of -70 Bcf flipping to surpluses by early May.鈥�
