Misunderstanding

Economists Question Projected Savings, Modeling in NPC Gas Study

John Guy, deputy secretary of the National Petroleum Council (NPC), said agency members plan to have discussions with several economists who claim to have found flaws in projected consumer savings and in the model used in the NPC’s massive natural gas study, which was released last fall. But Guy said the NPC is unlikely to take any action if serious problems in the report are uncovered.

July 19, 2004