Natural gas falls further after inventories report

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Natural-gas futures fell further Thursday after the U.S. government's weekly storage report showed a withdrawal from supplies that was slightly more than forecast. The Energy Information Administration said working gas in storage fell 164 billion cubic feet from the prior week. Analysts polled by Platts were looking for a reduction of between 159 and 163 billion cubic feet for the week ended Dec. 10. Natural gas for January delivery was down 13 cents, or 3.2%, for the session to $4.09 per million British thermal units. It had traded around $4.18 ahead of the report.