U.S. natural gas inventories increased by 42 billion cubic feet last week to 3,974 Bcf, and were 228 Bcf or 6.1% above the five-year average for the week, the EIA reports. The injection into storage was roughly in line with the 44 Bcf average estimate in a Wall Street Journal survey of analysts,

A report released by the Energy Information Administration on Thursday showed crude oil inventories in the U.S. rose by more than