Low Canadian gas storage volume may draw Rockies supply to Pacific Northwest

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Low natural gas storage volumes in Western Canada might divert someRockies supplies away from the Midwest and to the US PacificNorthwest this winter.Midwest inflows from the Rockies were expected to increase bymore than 1 Bcf/d this winter, but a storage deficit in Western Canadacould impact this forecast, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics. IfAECO’s low inventory continues, the Pacific Northwest will be short ongas supply from Western Canada and pull on Rockies’ molecules tomake up the difference.A similar situation happened last winter when an explosion atEnbridge’s British Columbia T-South pipeline system cut WesternCanadian exports through Sumas to the Pacific Northwest. Thisprompted the Rockies region to backfill this supply and send less gasto the Midwest.