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Josten Mavez

Based in Southern California, Josten joined NGI in April of 2022. Upon graduating from California State University, Long Beach with a degree in Business Economics, he got his start at Clean Energy as an LNG Logistics Coordinator and soon after became the Commodity Analyst managing their gas and power supply portfolio. Most recently, he was a Risk Analyst at Calpine Energy Solutions.

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Senior Energy Analyst | San Diego, CA

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Spotlight on Southern California as Natural Gas Forward Prices Surge Amid Weak Macro Picture

Spotlight on Southern California as Natural Gas Forward Prices Surge Amid Weak Macro Picture

Against a consistent backdrop of lackluster natural gas demand, robust production, lagging exports and unseasonably solid storage inventories, forward prices continued to crumble during the March 16-22 period, according to NGI’s Forward Look. Natural gas fixed prices declined more than 30.0 cents on average for April, with several U.S. locations recording even steeper decreases for…

March 23, 2023
California Regulator Investigating ‘Extraordinarily High’ Winter Natural Gas Price Spikes

California Regulator Investigating ‘Extraordinarily High’ Winter Natural Gas Price Spikes

Looking to dig a bit deeper into the natural gas price spikes this winter in California, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday launched a multi-pronged investigation into the causes, impacts and the potential for recurrence. In addition, the commission also intends to examine the impact of the price spikes on natural gas and…

March 17, 2023
What Caused California’s Natural Gas Winter Price Spike?

What Caused California’s Natural Gas Winter Price Spike?

Natural gas price surges in the region this winter have led the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to order utilities to issue customers’ annual California Climate Credit (CCC) early. Since the passage of California’s Assembly Bill 26, aka the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, most residents receive a CCC on natural gas bills in…

February 8, 2023
Airlines Commit to Sustainable Aviation Fuel, but Tight Supply, High Cost Block Runway

Airlines Commit to Sustainable Aviation Fuel, but Tight Supply, High Cost Block Runway

Airlines see the idea of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through alternative fuels as a positive, but an eight-fold increase in fuel cost may stand in the way of landing on net-zero targets on time.  Last year, the Biden administration targeted commercial aviation for reducing emissions, and  set a domestic production goal of 3 billion…

September 8, 2022