Brouhaha

The brouhaha that developed following the reserve revisions by El Paso Corp. and Royal Dutch/Shell Group has turned into a “long overdue” discussion about producers’ oil and natural gas reserves, the CEO of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said Monday.

Despite the brouhaha in both Washington, DC and Wall Street on the dire outlook for natural gas in North America, a potential shortage — as in an inability to refill storage — is “extremely unlikely” for the coming winter heating season, said Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) analysts in a new report.