Seasonal Maintenance Drags U.S. Natural Gas Production Lower

October 14, 2025--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--A lull in seasonal demand in the U.S. market offers pipeline operators time for regular maintenance, curbing the amount of throughput and production as a result, IIR Energy data from Monday showed. IIR Energy on Monday reported in its regular natural gas report that output in the Lower 48 states was about 105 billion cubic feet (Bcf), down about 1.4 Bcf from the daily average in September. Companies featured: Tennessee Gas Pipeline, Equitrans Midstream Corporation, Cheniere Energy and Exxon Mobil Corporation