Canadian natural-gas exporters set their 12th consecutive annualsales record in the United States during the contract year thatended Oct. 31. Exports climbed to 3.26 Tcf last year, shows ascorecard kept by the National Energy Board. The new recordimproved by 5% on the previous high of 3.1 trillion set in the1997-98 contract year.
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Altra Energy Technologies said it set new records for physicallydelivered natural gas and natural gas swaps for the thirdconsecutive month in a row on Aug. 31. On that day, 146 Bcf ofdelivered gas and 135 Bcf of swaps were traded. The previous highwas 132 Bcf for natural gas and 133 Bcf for swaps. David Hanson,Altra’s vice president of gas marketing said greater liquidity andefficiency in the system played a part in increasing transactionintensity.
Gulf of Mexico Seeing Drilling Improvement
Fourteen consecutive months of declining drilling rigutilization came to an end in July, according to Global Marine’smost recent SCORE report, or Summary of Current Offshore RigEconomics. And the Gulf of Mexico appears to be leading theturnaround.
Gulf of Mexico Seeing Drilling Improvement
Fourteen consecutive months of declining drilling rigutilization came to an end in July, according to Global Marine’smost recent SCORE report, or Summary of Current Offshore RigEconomics. And the Gulf of Mexico appears to be leading theturnaround.
Andersen: Revenue-Spending Contradiction in 1998
While for a third consecutive year U.S. gas reserves stood flatat around 107 Tcf, Canadian reserves grew 8% to 32.2 Tcf in 1998,according to Arthur Andersen. That’s just one finding of theconsultant’s 1999 edition of Global E&P Trends, released lastweek.
Andersen: Revenue-Spending Contradiction in 1998
While for a third consecutive year U.S. gas reserves stood flatat around 107 Tcf, Canadian reserves grew 8% to 32.2 Tcf in 1998,according to Arthur Andersen. That’s just one finding of theconsultant’s 1999 edition of Global E&P Trends, releasedyesterday.
Exploration Co. Success Rate: Nine for Nine
The Exploration Company (TXCO) is on a roll in Southwest Texaswith another high producer, its ninth consecutive successfulnatural gas well in the Prickly Pear (Glen Rose) Field west of SanAntonio, near the Mexican border.
Short-Covering Boosts Futures in Another Friday Rally
Historically, the end of the week has meant slackened gasdemand, but for the sixth consecutive Friday natural gas futureswere able to tack on gains. Revised weather forecasts for this weekand continued concerns over supply shortages gave rise to lightshort-covering throughout the trading session Friday. The Julycontract finished up 2.3 cents at $2.308 amid a moderate volume of64,873.
Futures: What Can’t Go Up Must Come Down
After three consecutive days marked by the bullish pattern ofhigher highs and higher lows, the futures market receded yesterdayon a wave of selling pressure by both commercial and local traders.June wilted into its daily close, tumbling 8.1 cents lower tofinish at $2.262.
Quiet Before Storm, May Prepares for Expiration Week
A chart gap, created when the one day’s high price is lower thanthe low price of a consecutive trading day is an eye sore to chartwatchers-they don’t like them and they will almost always try tofill them in by trading the market back between the “gap.” So itcame as no surprise when the first order of Friday’s trading wasfor the market to check lower in an attempt to fill in the 2-centgap left between Wednesday’s high of $2.18 and Thursday’s low of$2.20. It never made it. In fact, sellers could barely dent it andmanaged only a $2.195 low, before late buying lifted the promptmonth to just above unchanged Friday afternoon. May finished theweek at $2.226, a 0.1-cent gain for the day.