Working natural gas in storage across the United States increased by 24 billion cubic feet in the week ending April 5 compared to the previous seven-day period to reach 2,283 billion cubic feet, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its report published on Thursday. On an annual level, the figure advanced by 435 billion cubic feet. Additionally, the stockpiles grew by 633 billion cubic feet above the five-year average of 1,650 billion cubic feet. The total working gas was higher than the five-year historical range. (full story)