Natural Gas Futures Settled at $1.9070

The Associated Press reported that natural gas futures settled at $1.9070 per 1,000 cubic feet.

As quoted in the market news:

Prices declined after the Energy Information Administration reported that supplies grew by 25 billion cubic feet last week, putting the nation’s supply level at 58 percent above the five-year average. Major natural gas companies such as Chesapeake Energy Corp. and ConocoPhillips have idled some of their production in hopes of slowing the expanding supply.

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