A continuing La Nina event off the west coast of South America will be the dominant factor influencing weather across most of the United States this winter, bringing colder- and wetter-than-usual conditions to the Pacific Northwest and northern Plains, while much of the Southeast, Gulf Coast, Southwest and California will experience decidedly non-winter weather, according to a pair of forecasts issued separately Thursday.
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Prices Still Softening at Majority of Points
Temperatures mild to cool virtually everywhere, but heating load remains fairly scarce.
Weak Fundamentals Fail to Halt Slight Firming
Mild to cool weather is dominant, but most points realize small gains.
All-Points Increases Again Defy Mild Weather Influences
Mild to cool conditions remain dominant north of the southern third of the United States, yet the cash market got even stronger than before with double-digit increases nearly across the board Tuesday.
Modest Softness Continues in Most of Market
Price changes continued to be mixed for a second straight day Tuesday, but slight downturns remained slightly dominant. A small retreat of high temperatures coming Wednesday in parts of the South, along with mild forecasts for the Northeast, Midwest/Midcontinent and Rockies, were abetted by the previous day’s decline of about a nickel by September futures in sending a small majority of cash points lower.
Natural Gas to Overtake Oil, Says Industry Veteran Steffes
Natural gas is on track to become the world’s dominant fuel in the next 10 years as intercontinental pipelines crisscross countries and producers unlock the energy inside untold amounts of shale, a Houston-based consultant said Thursday.
Natural Gas to Overtake Oil, Says Industry Veteran Steffes
Natural gas is on track to become the world’s dominant fuel in the next 10 years as intercontinental pipelines crisscross countries and producers unlock the energy inside untold amounts of shale, a Houston-based consultant said Thursday.
Frosty Chill Pushes Virtually All Cash Points Higher
Dismissing the dominant weakness in natural gas futures late last week in favor of a prevalent chill entering the eastern half of the United States this week, natural gas cash points on Monday were higher across the board, with more than a few dollar-plus gains seen in the Northeast, Midcontinent, Rockies and West.
Cash Prices Mixed; REX-West Delivers to Panhandle Eastern
Continued declines were dominant in mixed price movement Monday as weather-based load was fairly light in most areas. Heat levels remained high in much of the West but were declining in inland California from pre-weekend highs. Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) helped boost Rockies numbers by officially scheduling deliveries to Panhandle Eastern in Missouri for Tuesday.
LNG, Carbon Policy to Shape U.S. Gas Future
In the long term North America will be the dominant liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions control will increase demand and price pressures on gas, and end-use customers for both electricity and natural gas utilities will face ever-larger rate increases, a panel of U.S. utility executives said last Tuesday at the Goldman Sachs Eighth Annual Power and Utility Conference in New York City.