Leticia Gonzales joined Natural Gas Intelligence as a markets contributor in 2014 after nine years at S&P Global Platts, where she was involved in producing the daily and forward price indexes for U.S. electricity and natural gas markets. She joined NGI full time in 2019 to cover North American natural gas markets and news and in 2021 was appointed Price & Markets Editor. In this role, Leticia oversees NGI's Daily Gas Price Index, including the process for calculating, monitoring, and publishing its natural gas daily prices.
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Williams Enters DJ Basin in $1.2B Deal, Sells Four Corners Assets to Harvest
Williams (WMB) will add Colorado’s “premium-growth” Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin to its oil and natural gas midstream portfolio in a joint venture (JV) with KKR & Co. to buy Discovery DJ Services from TPG Growth in a $1.173 billion deal, the Tulsa-based company said Monday.
Williams, Crestwood Expanding PRB Assets with Second Bucking Horse Plant
Responding to a “resurgence in activity” in the Powder River Basin (PRB) of Wyoming, Williams Partners LP and Crestwood Equity Partners LP are planning to expand their jointly owned Jackalope Gas Gathering System and associated Bucking Horse gas processing facility, Williams said Wednesday.
California Dreaming? SoCal Citygate August Natural Gas Surges $2-Plus on Heat
Although much of the United States is expected to get a brief reprieve from hot summer temperatures during the next few days, California will have no such luck as weather forecasts show the state trending even warmer. Already, the intense heat wave had boosted spot natural gas prices to new highs and now, SoCal Citygate August forward prices have increased by a whopping $2.44 from July 19-25, according to NGI’s Forward Look.
Midcontinent Natural Gas Use for Power Could Plunge Without Carbon Capture, Study Finds
Easily dispatchable resources including natural gas with carbon capture likely will be part of the Midcontinent’s future energy mix, but the region should “keep its options open and pursue several very low and zero-carbon options for power generation and storage” to achieve carbon reductions of 80-95% below 2005 levels by 2050, according to a new study.
Continental Falls Short on 2Q Production Targets, Still Expects to Hit Guidance
Despite missing investor expectations for the second quarter, Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources Inc. said late Monday it expects total production to be at the top end of its full-year production guidance and the forecast 2018 exit rate.
Lilis Raising Production Guidance After Strong Permian Well Results
Lilis Energy Inc. is raising its year-end production guidance after four wells in the Permian Basin reached 24-hour initial production (IP) rates, including one that it said registered the highest IP in New Mexico to date, the Houston-based company said Monday.
Higher Oil, Natural Gas Prices Needed for Stronger Drilling Response, U.S. Operators Tell Kansas City Fed
Oil and natural gas activity expanded “solidly” during the second quarter in much of the Rockies and the northern half of New Mexico, and exploration and production (E&P) companies in the region continue to have strong expectations for future development, albeit at a higher price, the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) of Kansas City said Friday.
Total Becomes No. 2 Global LNG Player with Engie Acquisition
Oil and natural gas major Total SA became the second largest global liquefied natural gas (LNG) player on Friday with the completion of its acquisition of Engie SA’s portfolio of upstream LNG assets valued at $1.5 billion, the French company said.
Heat, Storage Sparring with Production Muscle; August Natural Gas Forwards Edge Up a Penny on Week
Dry natural gas production in the Lower 48 has continued to soar to new heights, closing in on 81 Bcf/d in recent days, but persistent storage deficits and lingering heat in some regions have market bulls going the distance in an ongoing battle for natural gas prices. August forward prices rose a penny on average between July 5 and 11, according to NGI’s Forward Look.
We Energies Restoring Gas Service to Some Customers Following Tuesday Pipe Explosion
We Energies utility crews have started restoring service to some of the 500 customers affected by an explosion and fire that occurred late Tuesday on a 4-inch natural gas line in the Sun Prairie suburb of Madison, WI, company spokesman Brian Manthey told NGI.