Forecasters

Natural gas pipelines on Destin Pipeline Co.’s system operated by BP Pipelines in the central and eastern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) were in phase 2 of their severe weather contingency plan with all nonessential personnel preparing for evacuation in preparation for what could be the first real tropical storm threat to U.S. energy interests this year, Destin said Wednesday.

The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane season is deep into its second half and there has yet to be any significant threat to natural gas and oil interests in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). But even if a tropical storm were to blow through the GOM, would it have the same impact on prices and supply as storms have in the past?

Population centers in the East aren’t likely to feel the worst of this summer’s heat, according to forecasters at Andover, MA-based Weather Services International (WSI), who said in a three-month forecast issued last week that they expect most of the season’s significant temperatures to be felt in the Plains and Rockies.

Population centers in the East aren’t likely to feel the worst of this summer’s heat, according to forecasters at Andover, MA-based Weather Services International (WSI), who said in their three-month forecast that they expect most of the season’s significant heat to be felt in the Plains and Rockies.

Although some local forecasters are still on the fence, the National Weather Service (NWS) is calling for above-normal rainfall in the spring and summer in the Pacific Northwest, and that should boost hydroelectric production. More hydro brings with it the promise of continued shrinking prices and use of coal and natural gas in the region, according to industry sources in the Northwest.

The growing consensus among weather forecasters is that much of the East will experience colder-than-normal temperatures this winter, with Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. saying it expects the November-January period to average cooler than normal across both the eastern and south-central United States, with above-normal temperatures dominating the western and north-central regions.

The growing consensus among weather forecasters is that much of the East will experience colder-than-normal temperatures this winter, with Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. on Monday saying it expects the November-January period to average cooler than normal across both the eastern and south-central United States, with above-normal temperatures dominating the western and north-central regions.

Natural gas forecasters at the California Energy Commission (CEC) continued Monday to present a 2009 outlook that is short on demand growth and long on increased domestic supplies. A month after talking about decreased industrial gas demand last year, the estimates have gone down further from 2.2% to 2.4% as a projected drop, the CEC analysts told NGI.

Natural gas forecasters at the California Energy Commission (CEC) continued Monday to present a 2009 outlook that is short on demand growth and long on increased domestic supplies. A month after talking about decreased industrial gas demand last year, the estimates have gone down further from 2.2% to 2.4% as a projected drop, the CEC analysts told NGI.