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The downward trend in natural gas and oil production that has plagued the nation’s seven largest unconventional plays since last autumn will continue next month, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

After two months of marketed natural gas production increases that peaked in February, the United States saw a decline in March, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said.

With continuing weak demand and low prices, the downward trend on sales by natural gas marketers extended into its third year as 2016 began, according to NGI’s 1Q2016 Top North American Gas Marketers Ranking, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel.

The role reversal in North American natural gas continues, with Canada fading as an international supplier and the United States growing as shale production transforms the continental market.

The role reversal in North American natural gas continues, with Canada fading as an international supplier and the United States growing as shale production transforms the continental market.

British Columbia has taken over from Alberta as the source of growth in Canadian natural gas supplies for the next quarter-century, according to the National Energy Board (NEB).

British Columbia has taken over from Alberta as the source of growth in Canadian natural gas supplies for the next quarter-century, according to the National Energy Board (NEB).

Domestic natural gas production — as fuel and feedstock — is powering the U.S. manufacturing economy, and its role is only expected to grow in the coming years, according to a study by IHS Economics prepared for the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).

Domestic natural gas production — as fuel and feedstock — is powering the U.S. manufacturing economy, and its role is only expected to grow in the coming years, according to a study by IHS Economics prepared for the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).