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Coast Guard Lifts Ban on LNG Shipments in Boston Harbor

The New England natural gas market breathed a sigh of relief last week when the U.S. Coast Guard lifted its ban on liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers into Boston Harbor, clearing the way for Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC to receive overseas’ shipments once again at its Everett, MA, terminal.

February 11, 2002

Futures Traders Score One For the Bulls

Brokers and speculators (at least some, anyway) may havebreathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday, as volatilityreturned to the New York Mercantile Exchange. The April contractfinally broke out of the tight $2.105-205 trading range that hadbeen containing its movements since March 6 by virtue of its 8.4cent rise to $2.239. Sources agreed the activity was led byanticipatory buying ahead of the release of the latest AGA storagereport. “It was more buy based on rumor today, but the rumor wasstrong enough to drive April above major resistance at $2.205,” oneof the sources told NGI.

March 19, 1998
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