The liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is still “booming” compared to previous years, but participants need to clearly explain to the public how safe LNG actually is, the secretary general of the Society of International Gas Tankers and Terminal Operators said Thursday.
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U.K.-Based ICE Futures Contracts Receive U.S.-Style Tax Treatment
IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) received a ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) designating ICE Futures as a “qualified board or exchange,” which provides U.S. participants in ICE Futures markets with “60/40 tax treatment.”
Holiday-Impacted Trading Session Sees Little Activity; Futures Close Pennies Higher
Natural gas futures trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange was scant Monday as a number of market participants took the day off to observe the Jewish Holiday Yom Kippur. While trading within a slim 13-cent range, November natural gas put in a high of $5.730 before settling at $5.643, up 2.3 cents on the day.
LNG to Launch British (Price) Invasion?
Gas market participants who have groused that hedge funds and speculators have toyed with their purse strings will have a new (and more real) bogey man in the years to come as liquefied natural gas (LNG) captures an increasing share of the North American gas market and the United States becomes more exposed to overseas pricing dynamics..
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Lehman: Market ‘Severely Out of Balance,’ Expect $5-8 Gas in Near Term
The natural gas market “is severely out of balance,” and participants can expect to see prices during injection season near “the top end of a $5.00-8.00/MMBtu range,” according to Lehman Brothers equity research.
Lehman Sees $5-8 Prices for ‘Severely Out of Balance’ Market
The natural gas market “is severely out of balance,” and participants can expect to see prices during injection season near “the top end of a $5.00-8.00/MMBtu range,” according to Lehman Brothers equity research.
Broker: Fund Positions Indicate Upside Futures Trend Hasn’t Ended
Urging market participants to move beyond the traditional risk management tools when trading natural gas futures, Tom Saal, of Commercial Brokerage Corp., said Wednesday that it is important to develop new techniques for identifying price trends and market timing. One pretty good way of identifying a “buy” signal recently has been simply observing how short the funds, or noncommercial traders, are.
S&P Study Finds Energy Firms Lack Infrastructure, Understanding of Liquidity Risk
Two to three years after the crash of the wholesale energy marketers the results of a new Standard & Poor’s survey of today’s market participants are “troubling,” to the ratings agency, which found that not all had learned the lesson of sound risk management practices regarding liquidity. Some also harbor the mistaken belief that it can’t happen again.
S&P Study Finds Energy Firms Lack Infrastructure, Understanding of Liquidity Risk
Two to three years after the crash of the wholesale energy marketers the results of a new Standard & Poor’s survey of today’s market participants are “troubling,” to the ratings agency, which found that not all had learned the lesson of sound risk management practices regarding liquidity. Some also harbor the mistaken belief that it can’t happen again.
Noncommercials Not to Blame for Natural Gas Price Spikes, Broker Says
While a number of market participants believe that noncommercial traders are responsible for natural gas futures price spikes and the high level of volatility swirling throughout the market, Tom Saal, a broker with Commercial Brokerage Corp. in Miami, believes the allegations are false.