The mad dash to tap the massive natural gas and oil shales across North America has begun to cut into the bottom line as service costs rise, Encana Corp. executives said Wednesday.
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May Jumps 15.2 Cents; Analysts Suggest Lack of Long-Term Sellers
May natural gas futures rose as traders demonstrate internal market dynamics pointing to at least a market bottom if not higher prices. At the close Tuesday May futures were up 15.2 cents to $4.160 and June added 14.2 cents to $4.253. May crude oil slipped 29 cents to $84.05/bbl.
May Jumps 15.2 Cents; Analysts Suggest Lack of Long-Term Sellers
May natural gas futures rose as traders demonstrate internal market dynamics pointing to at least a market bottom if not higher prices. At the close Tuesday May futures were up 15.2 cents to $4.160 and June added 14.2 cents to $4.253. May crude oil slipped 29 cents to $84.05/bbl.
Transportation Notes
Northwest reminded customers that the operator of the Jackson Prairie storage facility on its system will be conducting an annual bottom-hole pressure test Monday through Friday of next week, during which no injections or withdrawals will be available. Northwest said it will begin accepting withdrawal nominations for the Oct. 6 gas day, and injection nominations “will be accepted as space becomes available in the facility. In order for Northwest to maintain its storage account balance, it is critical that customers do not draft the system on the days leading up to the test.” The pipeline asked that customers stay on rate during the outage as it “will have very limited operational flexibility due to the Jackson Prairie test and the anomaly work being performed between the Muddy Creek and Kemmerer compressor stations.”
Futures Bounce Has Traders Debating a Bottoming Formation
With natural gas futures recording a small rebound Tuesday, traders were debating whether the market had seen a bottom on the charts or just another round of short-covering before testing even lower depths. As expiration loomed one day away, the September contract on Tuesday traded between $5.425 and $5.720 before closing at $5.593, up 21.3 cents from Monday.
Majors’ Earnings (Mostly) Up, but Nada for U.S. Gas Output
Near-record oil prices sustained the bottom line for most of the majors in 2Q2007, but the profits didn’t translate into gains on the production side, with none of the majors showing natural gas production gains in North America.
Chevron, Shell Profit on Prices, but U.S. Gas Output Down
Near-record oil prices sustained the bottom line for most of the majors in 2Q2007, but the profits didn’t translate into gains in North American natural gas production for Chevron Corp. or Royal Dutch Shell plc.
Futures Continue Lower as Traders Await Fresh Storage News
Predictions that Tuesday’s rally confirmed natural gas futures’ near-term bottom at $8.700 appeared to be premature as Wednesday’s trading session trolled even lower. February natural gas carved out a low of $8.505 before settling at $8.694, down 47.4 cents on the day.
El Paso’s E&P Stabilizes, Expects to Boost Production with Acquisitions
El Paso Corp.’s exploration and production (E&P) business hit bottom in 2004, but with a complete restructuring, improved drilling results, two bolt-on acquisitions — and a third expected to close this month — the “offense is back on the field,” said CEO Doug Foshee on Thursday.
El Paso’s E&P Stabilizes, Expects to Boost Production with Acquisitions
El Paso Corp.’s exploration and production (E&P) business hit bottom in 2004, but with a complete restructuring, improved drilling results, two bolt-on acquisitions — and a third expected to close this month — the “offense is back on the field,” said CEO Doug Foshee on Thursday.