| 1. Barclays Team Finds Surprises, Trends in Gas Market This Year |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Jan 4, 2010
With the year drawing to a close, Barclays Capital analysts compiled a "best of" list for what they considered to be the 10 biggest surprises in the natural gas market in 2009 and implications for 2010.( more )
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| 2. EnCana Says Low Gas Prices 'Here to Stay' |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Feb 15, 2010
EnCana Corp. is a big believer in the future of North American natural gas but low gas prices "are here to stay...and not likely to again rise to historical levels," CEO Randy Eresman said Thursday.( more )
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| 3. Industrial Gas Demand Up, But Is It Enough? |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Mar 8, 2010
Energy analysts scouring the government's monthly natural gas production and industrial gas demand statistics for bullish signs now see a tightening market based both on anecdotal evidence and the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) monthly report for December.( more )
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| 4. Marketers Report 4% Decline in 3Q09; Near Term 'Volatile and Tricky' |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Dec 14, 2009
While economists say the recession has ended and some economic indicators have begun to trend upward, continued weak demand led to another decline in natural gas marketing during the third quarter, with the total volume sold in North America tumbling 4% -- nearly 5 Bcf/d -- according to NGI's 3Q2009 Top North American Gas Marketers Ranking.( more )
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| 5. Forecasters See Colder-Than-Normal Months Ahead |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Jan 4, 2010
A pair of recent winter weather forecasts -- from AccuWeather.com and Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. -- paint a picture of colder-than-normal months ahead for much of the country, especially the heavily populated Northeast.( more )
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| 6. Economy, Prices Send Rockies Gas Output Plummeting |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Jan 18, 2010
BP plc's U.S. arm plans to cease natural gas drilling in La Plata County, CO, for at least six months to pursue development opportunities elsewhere in the United States, the company said Thursday. The news comes as states across the country reported that gas output fell by double digits in 2009 from 2008.( more )
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| 7. Gas vs. Coal: Grudge Match Set This Summer
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Mar 1, 2010
Natural gas-fired power plants will likely give coal-fired generators some time off this summer, at least in some regions of the country, as coal and gas are set to fight for market share for a second year in a row and coal will help define gas prices for a portion of the year, analysts at Barclays Capital said last week.
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| 8. ExxonMobil's XTO Deal Lifts North American Gas Prospects |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Dec 21, 2009
ExxonMobil Corp. advanced the cause for North American natural gas last week after agreeing to pay $41 billion to acquire unconventional gas powerhouse XTO Energy Inc.( more )
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| 9. EOG's Papa Thinks EIA Data 'Consistently Overstating' Gas Production |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Feb 15, 2010
EOG Resources Inc. is holding to its belief that the Energy Information Administration (EIA) 914 data is "consistently overstating" U.S. natural gas production and has modeled a decline in gas output of 3 Bcf/d by the end of this year, CEO Mark Papa said Wednesday.( more )
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| 10. Storage Refill Will Boost Prices, Says Analyst |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Mar 8, 2010
"In less than six weeks, the industry will enter the summer injection season with significantly less working gas in storage than originally anticipated," a Credit Suisse analyst said recently, noting that this will serve to put a floor under gas prices.( more )
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