Natural Gas Futures Surge as EIA Storage Build Shrinks Surplus and Pressures Shorts

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Natural gas advanced after EIA storage figures matched expectations but left inventories below last year’s level. WTI and Brent pushed higher as traders priced in rising geopolitical risk tied to the Strait of Hormuz and reported Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia.