The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Thursday that domestic supplies of natural gas rose by 63 billion cubic feet for the week ended August 31.
Analysts polled by S&P Global Platts had forecast a climb of 60-70 billion cubic feet, while the average over the last five years for the same week was a rise of 65 billion.
Total stocks now stand at 2.568 trillion cubic feet, down 643 billion cubic feet from a year ago, and 590 billion below the five-year average, the government said.
October natural gas NGV18, -0.93% fell 2 cents, or 0.7%, at $2.775 per million British thermal units. It was trading at $2.784 before the supply data.
