NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : March 26, 2008 Bentek: Gulf Volatility to Spike as New Infrastructure Comes On-Line Between now and the middle of next year 40 infrastructure projects in the Southeast/Gulf Coast region will shift natural gas flow patterns, disrupt regional pricing relationships ...more
03/26/08
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : March 31, 2008 Bentek: Gulf Volatility to Spike as New Infrastructure Comes On-Line Between now and the middle of next year 40 infrastructure projects in the Southeast/Gulf Coast region will shift natural gas flow patterns, disrupt ...more
03/31/08
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : January 21, 2008 Bentek CEO: Rockies-Style Access Trouble Brewing in Gulf Coast Region Long-suffering Rockies producers are seeing the light at the end of the basis tunnel as the landmark Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX) wends ...more
01/21/08
NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : July 20, 2010 Bentek: Five Bucks for Five Years U.S. natural gas prices will average $5.00/MMBtu at the Henry Hub over the next five years, which is about 18% lower than the average price currently reflected by the New York Mercantile Exchange futures strip, ...more
07/20/10
NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : April 12, 2007 Bentek: REX Pipe to Elbow Some Permian, Anadarko Gas from Market When the second (western) leg of the Rockies Express (REX) pipeline goes into service in early 2008, it could put pipelines transporting natural gas from the Anadarko and Permian ...more
04/12/07
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : April 16, 2007 Bentek: REX Pipe to Elbow Some Permian, Anadarko Gas from Market When the second (western) leg of the Rockies Express (REX) pipeline goes into service in early 2008, it could put pipelines transporting natural gas ...more
04/16/07
NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : November 9, 2007 Bentek CEO: Market Doesn't 'Fully Appreciate' Scope of Changes to Come With the mammoth 1,600-mile Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) making its way eastward, liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals scheduled to come on line in the Gulf Coast region ...more
11/09/07
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : November 12, 2007 Bentek CEO: Market Doesn't 'Fully Appreciate' Scope of Changes to Come With the mammoth 1,600-mile Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) making its way eastward, liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals scheduled to come ...more
11/12/07
NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : May 14, 2007 Bentek: REX Pipeline to Play '52-Card Pick-Up' with Gas Markets The $4 billion, 1,663-mile Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) that will transport Rocky Mountain natural gas to the Midwest and East will change market dynamics unlike any project before ...more
05/14/07
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : July 26, 2010 Bentek: Gas Supply Keeping Lid on Prices Natural gas production will outpace demand growth over the next five years (2010-2015), keeping a lid on prices, despite what the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) futures ...more
07/26/10
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : May 14, 2007 Bentek: REX Pipeline to Play '52-Card Pick-Up' with Gas Markets The $4 billion, 1,663-mile Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) that will transport Rocky Mountain natural gas to the Midwest and East will change market dynamics ...more
05/14/07
NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : May 21, 2009 Bennett: 6 Bcf/d Gas Brawl Coming to Southeast Supply Area It's no secret that the natural gas industry is long on supply and, thanks to the recession, currently short on market. Complicating the picture are the shifting geography of supply sources ...more
05/21/09
NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : May 12, 2010 Bentek Chief: Long Wait for Higher Prices Abundant gas supplies make for a "bleak picture" for gas producers in the near term, Bentek Energy LLC CEO Porter Bennett said Tuesday. While prices will stay in a $3.50-5.50 range for a while, ...more
05/12/10
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : May 17, 2010 GasMart 2010: Bentek Chief Sees Long Wait for Higher Prices Abundant gas supplies make for a "bleak picture" for gas producers in the near term, Bentek Energy LLC CEO Porter Bennett said last week. While prices ...more
05/17/10
NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : May 23, 2008 Production, Pipeline Additions Impact Gas Prices, Bentek Exec Says "Replumbing" the natural gas industry to better connect growing production and demand centers around the nation will have various impacts on gas flows, but won't do much ...more
05/23/08
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : May 26, 2008 Production, Pipeline Additions Impact Gas Prices, Bentek Exec Says "Replumbing" the natural gas industry to better connect growing production and demand centers around the nation will have various impacts on ...more
05/26/08
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : June 9, 2003 Bentek: Midwest Demand Grows Only with Lower Gas Prices A new study by Lakewood, CO-based consulting firm Bentek Energy shows Midwest/Midcontinent natural gas production growing only slightly over the next few years and ...more
06/09/03
NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : June 3, 2003 Bentek: Midwest Demand Grows Only with Lower Gas Prices A new study by Lakewood, CO-based consulting firm Bentek Energy shows Midwest/Midcontinent natural gas production growing only slightly over the next few years and demand being driven higher ...more
06/03/03
NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : February 13, 2006 Bentek: Gas Production (Without Hurricanes) on an Upward Trend Without losses from last summer's hurricanes, U.S.domestic natural gas production -- responding to high prices -- would have shown a 1.4 Bcf/d or 2.7% increase over 2004, marking ...more
02/13/06
NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : January 22, 2008 Bentek CEO: Rockies-Style Access Trouble Brewing in Gulf Coast Region Long-suffering Rockies producers are seeing the light at the end of the basis tunnel as the landmark Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX) wends its way eastward. But what the ...more
01/22/08
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : February 13, 2006 Bentek: Gas Production (Without Hurricanes) on an Upward Trend Without losses from last summer's hurricanes, U.S.domestic natural gas production -- responding to high prices -- would have shown a 1.4 Bcf/d or 2 ...more
02/13/06
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : May 25, 2009 GasMart 2009: Southeast Supply Area Gas Brawl Coming, Bennett Says It's no secret that the natural gas industry is long on supply and, thanks to the recession, currently short on market. Complicating the picture are ...more
05/25/09
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : May 18, 2009 Bentek: New Midcontinent Pipe Capacity, Drilling Plunge Lead to Mayhem Completion this year of 3 Bcf/d of pipeline takeaway capacity within the 13-state Midcontinent region will give producers new marketing opportunities ...more
05/18/09
NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : July 14, 2008 Bentek CEO: Prices to Fall by Year's End -- But Spikes Sure to Follow More than enough natural gas is surging through pipelines and into storage today and barring any weather disruptions, prices should "significantly come down by the end of ...more
07/14/08
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : July 14, 2008 Bentek CEO: Prices to Fall by Year's End -- But Spikes Sure to Follow More than enough natural gas is surging through pipelines and into storage today and barring any weather disruptions, prices should "significantly ...more
07/14/08
NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published : October 18, 2006 Market Self-Corrected Following Amaranth Downfall, Bentek Says With press reports now widely indicating that hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC's long position was so big that it was artificially propping up natural gas futures prices for the winter ...more
10/18/06
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : October 23, 2006 Market Self-Corrected Following Amaranth Downfall, Bentek Says With press reports now widely indicating that hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC's long position was so big that it was artificially propping up natural ...more
10/23/06
Natural Gas Intelligence the weekly gas market newsletter published : January 11, 1999 BENTEK Study Finds Commercial Customers Distrust Marketers A new study finds all is not well with the relationship between energy marketers and service companies and their commercial customers. Indeed, BENTEK Energy ...more
01/11/99
... that could back-up gas in the region, creating gas-on-gas competition and driving down prices, particularly in the summer, according to Porter Bennett, president of Denver-based consulting firm Bentek Energy. "If production trends continue as they did in 2006 and we have summer weather patterns ...more
02/19/07
... new supplies will pressure pipeline systems and likely damage the prospects for Canadian imports and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, said Bentek Energy LLC CEO Porter Bennett. Bennett was a keynote speaker Thursday at the LDC Forum Canada, which was held this year in conjunction with Canada ...more
10/24/08
... new supplies will pressure pipeline systems and likely damage the prospects for Canadian imports and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, said Bentek Energy LLC CEO Porter Bennett. Bennett was a keynote speaker Thursday at the LDC Forum Canada, which was held this year in conjunction with Canada ...more
10/27/08
... that could back-up gas in the region, creating gas-on-gas competition and driving down prices, particularly in the summer, according to Porter Bennett, president of Denver-based consulting firm Bentek Energy. "If production trends continue as they did in 2006 and we have summer weather patterns ...more
02/15/07
... be in for a rude awakening by this time next year when prices are likely to plummet to nearly $3/MMBtu, according to Denver-based consulting firm Bentek Energy LLC. Bentek's new multi-client study titled "Catch The Wave -- Risks and Rewards in the Expanding Rocky Mountain Gas Market," finds ...more
12/13/04
... ended down 16.1 cents to $7.794. Gas demand (including Mexican exports) has fallen a whopping 14.5 Bcf/d since levels on Nov. 2, according to Bentek Energy's new Supply/Demand Balance report, released for the first time on Friday (see http://www.bentekenergy.com). Bentek Energy officials said the report ...more
11/13/06
... gas prices seem an impossible dream for many consumers and a bizarre nightmare for producers. However, a new study by Denver-based consulting firm Bentek Energy LLC predicts that by this time next year that's exactly what the Rocky Mountain region and possibly the rest of the natural gas market will ...more
12/10/04
... takeaway capacity and widening basis later this year as production continues to grow at a rapid pace, according to Golden, CO-based consulting firm Bentek Energy. "A lot of it, of course, is timing," said Bentek founder Porter Bennett. "There's a lot of gas over there right now. There ...more
02/01/06
... 67% of the rigs. But, it's hard to imagine that anyone would remain offshore during a hurricane of Rita's magnitude. Golden-CO-based consulting firm Bentek Energy, which tracks gas flow nominations into the nation's pipelines, said total Gulf production shut-ins, including flows onshore and offshore ...more
09/26/05
... takeaway capacity and widening basis later this year as production continues to grow at a rapid pace, according to Golden, CO-based consulting firm Bentek Energy. "A lot of it, of course, is timing," said Bentek founder Porter Bennett. "There's a lot of gas over there right now. There ...more
02/06/06
... and know-how department. Their growing wisdom has paid off in setting the country on a course for a new peak in gas production, according to Bentek Energy LLC CEO Porter Bennett. "There are only three years in the country's history when we produced more natural gas than we are right now, 72, 73 ...more
06/14/10
... and know-how department. Their growing wisdom has paid off in setting the country on a course for a new peak in gas production, according to Bentek Energy LLC CEO Porter Bennett. "There are only three years in the country's history when we produced more natural gas than we are right now, 72, 73 ...more
06/14/10
... full benefit of the system, which will bring growing Rockies gas production from Colorado and Wyoming to markets across the Midwest and Northeast. Bentek Energy President Porter Bennett, who also spoke at the conference, said without a complete reach into the Northeast markets, constraints will prevent ...more
05/08/06
... North American summer. So back in North America, it's not just developing indigenous resources, it's storing them and getting them to market. Porter Bennett, president of Bentek Energy, described it as "replumbing" the natural gas industry to better connect new production with demand centers ...more
06/02/08
... market can support, according to many experts. But if even half of them make it, they will need a significant amount of gas from the Rockies. Porter Bennett, a consultant with Bentek Energy in Denver, said between 2003 and 2005 there will be nine new power plants built in Nevada, five in Colorado, five ...more
06/26/02
... people don't realize the number of power plants already being built in the Southwest. A power supply glut is certain to occur, according to Porter Bennett, a consultant with Bentek Energy in Denver. Furthermore, said Bennett, the West already is a net importer of gas supply; the huge amount of new generation ...more
07/01/02
... , Uinta...we're up 1.2 Bcf/d in the Rockies and nobody thought that would happen last year. It's completely overwhelmed the gas system," Bentek Energy LLC CEO Porter Bennett said two months ago (see Daily GPI, Oct. 24). Colorado has been a big beneficiary since oil and gas explorers began to strike ...more
11/24/08
... 67% of the rigs. But, it's hard to imagine that anyone would remain offshore during a hurricane of Rita's magnitude. Golden-CO-based consulting firm Bentek Energy, which tracks gas flow nominations into the nation's pipelines, said total Gulf production shut-ins, including flows onshore and offshore ...more
09/26/05
... little faster now, and the lower oil prices. Natural gas and oil prices are connected and oil prices are easing." Rusty Braziel of Denver-based Bentek Energy agreed that the production recovery has quickened, but he also said the supply response to record winter gas prices has been a major contributor ...more
01/09/06
... little faster now, and the lower oil prices. Natural gas and oil prices are connected and oil prices are easing." Rusty Braziel of Denver-based Bentek Energy agreed that the production recovery has quickened but he also said the supply response to record winter gas prices has been a major contributor ...more
01/09/06
... they return. We'll have to wait and see on that. But by and large, I would expect continued downward pressure on the market going forward." Bentek Energy's Natural Gas Hub Flows report Monday showed flows down nearly across the board. Transco Zone 6 New York was down 3% to 1,426,000 MMBtu/d. Niagara ...more
05/16/06
... North American summer. So back in North America, it's not just developing indigenous resources, it's storing them and getting them to market. Porter Bennett, president of Bentek Energy, described it as "replumbing" the natural gas industry to better connect new production with demand centers ...more
06/02/08
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