Often, important report release dates can have an affect on the market. For instance the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report produced by The EIA (Energy Information Administration) provides information on current storage inventory for natural gas. Gas is typically produced in more remote areas of the country and consumed at population centers. During warmer months, gas consumption declines, so excess pipeline capacity is used to ship gas for storage closer to market. When a cold spell hits in Winter gas in storage is extracted to help meet high demand. Storage levels are therefore an important indicator of the market's readiness to meet demand and excite a lot of interest from market players when the report is released. There is also much speculation about change in storage levels in the run up to the report release. The gas market often reacts strongly when the storage report goes against expectations.