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Increased natural gas sales by BP plc weren’t enough to overcome mild winter-sparked decreases reported by several other big name companies, resulting in a 4% (5.86 Bcf/d) decline in gas sales transactions in 4Q2012 (135.01 Bcf/d) compared with 4Q2011 (140.87 Bcf/d)… read more

Last year was the warmest year on record for the contiguous United States, with an average temperature of 55.3 degrees, 3.2 degrees above the 20th Century average and 1.0 degree above 1998, the previous warmest year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Every state in the Lower 48 recorded an above-average annual temperature for 2012, NOAA said. Nineteen states had a record warm year, and an another 26 states had one of their 10 warmest years. Nationally, 2012 began with the fourth warmest winter (December 2011-February 2012) on record, followed by the warmest spring on record, which included the warmest March on record. July was the warmest month ever observed in the contiguous United States, with an average temperature of 76.9 degrees, 3.6 degrees above average. The summer months were the second hottest on record and both Autumn and December temperatures were warmer than average, although not of the same magnitude as the rest of the year, NOAA said.

Increased sales by BP plc and ConocoPhillips, along with a surge by J. Aron & Co., weren’t enough to overcome third quarter doldrums among companies selling natural gas, according to NGI’s 3Q2012 Top North American Gas Marketers Ranking. read more

Sluggish economy and demand have gas market continuing to search for markets, analyst says. read more

Despite the flood of natural gas on the market and stubbornly low prices, higher trading volumes should come as no surprise, according to one market consultant.. read more

Despite two years of decline, BP plc remains firmly atop NGI’s 1Q2011 Top North American Gas Marketers Ranking. read more

Relatively warm weather during winter’s final months and a halting economic upturn continued to keep a lid on natural gas sales during the first quarter of 2012.read more

Marketers that reported in both 4Q2009 and 4Q2010 posted an 8% increase in volumes from a year ago. read more

Marketers that reported in both 4Q2009 and 4Q2010 posted an 8% increase in volumes from a year ago.