si ma Da Reuters:
Strong nuclear outages and more above-normal temperatures
could help support prices once the storm concerns ease.
But most traders expect prices to have a hard time breaking
back above $3 per million British thermal units, the level where
gas loses much of its appeal over coal for power generation.
As of 9:21 a.m. EDT (1321 GMT), new front-month October
natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange
were at $2.678 per mmBtu, down 0.7 cent.
The nearby contract peaked at $3.277 in late July, its
highest mark since December.
The National Weather Service's six- to 10-day outlook issued
on Monday again called for above-normal temperatures across much
of the nation, but normal or below-normal readings were now on
tap for most of the mid-Continent and on the West Coast.
On the nuclear front, total outages were about 9,800
megawatts, or 10 percent of U.S. capacity on Thursday, up from
8,80 MW out on Wednesday, 8,600 MW out a year ago and a
five-year outage rate of about 5,200 MW.
Most traders and analysts expect weekly data from the EIA
will show a build of about 61 bcf when it is released today at
about 10:30 a.m. EDT, a Reuters poll showed.
Stocks rose an adjusted 60 bcf in the same week last year,
and on average over the past five years have gained 62 bcf that
week.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/markets-nymex-natgas-idUSL2E8JU35V20120830