Anticipating the needs of the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a major natural gas distribution group has called on Congress to allocate an additional $1.3 billion on top of the $2.2 billion already set aside for energy assistance to low-income customers this winter.
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Texas Winter Gas Supplies Expected to be Adequate, Despite Lower Storage
In spite of a temporary disruption to natural gas supplies because of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Texas Energy Reliability Council (TERC) said Tuesday winter supplies will be adequate — but gas bills are expected to be a lot higher.
Nymex Extends Sunday’s Trading Hours Due to Hurricane Rita
With Hurricane Rita’s path still uncertain, the New York Mercantile Exchange Inc. (Nymex) said Thursday afternoon it will extend trading hours on Sunday, Sept. 25 in order to give its members more flexibility. The extension is only for Nymex Access electronic trading, Nymex ClearPort electronic trading and clearing, and Nymex miNY futures contracts traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange GLOBEX trading system.