Fueled

The board of the Washington, D.C. transit authority for the first time has recommended the purchase of 100 buses fueled by compressed natural gas, a breakthrough hailed by the Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (NGVC) as part of a growing trend.

Unprecedented growth of nearly 339% last year in the gas andsteam turbine market was fueled by the rise in combined cycleconfigurations, a manufacturing method that has dramaticallyincreased efficiency in electricity production and becomeincreasingly popular with power plant producers, according to a newresearch report by Frost & Sullivan.

Unprecedented growth of nearly 339% last year in the gas andsteam turbine market was fueled by the rise in combined cycleconfigurations, a manufacturing method that has dramaticallyincreased efficiency in electricity production and becomeincreasingly popular with power plant producers, according to a newresearch report by Frost & Sullivan.

Fueled by strength in the overnight Access trading session,natural gas prices moved higher Friday morning as traders coveredshort positions acquired during the market’s 30-cent move lowerlast week. However, after peaking at $3.93 in the first hour oftrading, the bears went back to work and were ultimately successfulpushing the market lower on the day. The August contract finishedthe session down 2.6 cents at $3.834 in a session that saw anextremely-light, 48,413 contracts change hands.

Fueled by yet another bullish storage report released Wednesdayafternoon that dovetailed with an increasingly optimistic technicaloutlook, natural gas futures rocketed higher yesterday as localsand commercial traders reentered the market as buyers. However,after cresting near the all-time prompt month high of $4.60 earlyin the afternoon, the July contract was hit with a light wave ofprofit taking into the close. Nevertheless, July finished with aneat 17.3 cents gain to $4.551.

Fueled by constructive storage data and higher Access andover-the-counter prices, natural gas futures continued higheryesterday, as traders continue to exhibit a seemingly insatiableappetite for long positions. The June contract advanced 16.3 centsto close at $4.236.

Fueled by follow-through selling on the heels of Wednesday’slate-day sell-off, natural gas futures dropped lower yesterdaymorning only to rebound slightly in the afternoon. A uniform1.9-cent loss was seen in each of the four front months, led by theJune contract, which finished at $3.107.

Fueled by a steady flow of short covering, natural gas futureserupted higher late yesterday morning as traders looked pastbearish storage data and focused on constructive short-term weatherand technicals. After testing support in the $2.65-67 area around10 a.m. (CST), the April contract rallied throughout the rest ofthe session to finish up 7.6 cents at $2.786.

Fueled by positive expiration-day price action last Friday andprodded by continued anticipation of higher prices this summer,natural gas futures shuffled higher yesterday as bulls gave a warmbuying welcome to the new spot contract April. With that boost theApril contract closed up 6.9 cents at $2.686 while the summer stripwas up 5.3 cents at $2.721.