taking slack cera alert note cera gives storage prediction end withdrawal season normal winter cera alert sent fri november 10 2000 title taking slack author n american gas team e mail category alert product line north american gas url http www cera com cfm track eprofile cfm u 5526 1415 alternative url cold weather midwest reduced storage injections taken much temporary slack developed gas market warm october expected prices responded quickly cold december futures contract price advancing 0 75 per million british thermal units mmbtu past week cold weather develops late winter supply availability still uncertain cera view reason dual fuel markets must remain gas market fundamentals support recent price rebound places gas prices premium resid cera estimates us working storage inventories end october approximately 2 746 billion cubic feet bcf time low date 64 bcf see table storage injections 36 bcf week ending november 3 higher normal weather pattern would indicate normal weather remainder month would result withdrawals averaging 3 5 bcf per day november withdrawal rate moderate historical standards 2 5 bcf per day higher occurred past two years see table pace withdrawals places inventories path toward end march minimum 771 bcf normal winter weather conditions 13 bcf previous time low market remains tight although added supplies begin help end winter demand must still priced market order preserve storage inventories end follow url html version message account changes edit personal account information including e mail address etc go http eprofile cera com cfm edit account cfm electronic message attachments contain information cambridge energy research associates inc cera confidential may privileged unauthorized disclosure copying distribution use contents message attachments whole part strictly prohibited terms use http www cera com tos html questions comments webmaster cera com copyright 2000 cambridge energy research associates