Predicting

The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than last year’s, according to Andover, MA-based WSI Corp., which is predicting that 13 named storms, including seven hurricanes, with three of them intense (Category Three or greater) will form this year.

Despite The Weather Channel (TWC) predicting icy commutes to work and school for Midwest residents Wednesday, prices continued to fall at nearly all points Tuesday. The overwhelming softness also defied support from a 10.3-cent increase by February futures on the preceding Friday and the return of industrial load from a holiday weekend.

Analysts who have been predicting that a wave of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is coming to U.S. shores have more than a little in common by now with “the boy who cried wolf.” Still, market watchers at Barclays Capital and elsewhere are saying next year is the year that more global liquefaction capacity will come online and flood the Atlantic Basin with supplies.

Analysts who have been predicting that a wave of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is coming to U.S. shores have more than a little in common by now with “the boy who cried wolf.” Still, market watchers at Barclays Capital and elsewhere are saying next year is the year that more global liquefaction capacity will come online and flood the Atlantic Basin with supplies.

Forecasts predicting the number and intensity of hurricanes predicted to affect the United States abound every year, but a Shell Exploration and Production (E&P) executive said last week that a long-term forecast “bluntly, has nothing to do with our preparations.”

Forecasts predicting the number and intensity of hurricanes predicted to affect the United States abound every year, but a Shell Exploration and Production (E&P) executive said Monday that a long-term forecast “bluntly, has nothing to do with our preparations.”

Predicting flows of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the United States this summer and beyond might make for a fun industry parlor game if so much wasn’t riding on what actually happens. Analysts at FBR Capital Markets on last Monday said there will be a further squeeze on domestic producers from LNG imports.

Predicting flows of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the United States this summer and beyond might make for a fun industry parlor game if so much wasn’t riding on what actually happens. Analysts at FBR Capital Markets on Monday said there will be a further squeeze on domestic producers from LNG imports.

The absence of La Nina and El Nino in the equatorial Pacific Ocean this year has made predicting seasonal weather patterns more challenging, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday. Based on other climate patterns, forecasters now expect this year’s winter season to be warmer than normal across the central part of the nation with dryer conditions to continue in the Southeast.