With the 12- and 24-month gas futures strips above $6.50/MMBtu, gas producers even in the Rocky Mountain region are sleeping well at night. But Rockies producers may be in for a rude awakening by this time next year when prices are likely to plummet to nearly $3/MMBtu, according to Denver-based consulting firm Bentek Energy LLC.
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FERC Strips Transwestern of Negotiated-Rate Power, Orders Refunds, NOI
In a rare flexing of its disciplinary powers, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week suspended for one year the authority of Enron subsidiary Transwestern Pipeline Co. to negotiate rates based on basis differentials and ordered shipper refunds for excess charges, which at times reached 100 times the maximum regulated rate during the California energy crisis in 2000-2001. The Commission also issued a draft notice of inquiry (NOI) into all negotiated-rate transportation deals that are tied to basis differentials.
September 2, 2002
Strong Rally Propels May, Strips to New Highs
There was a strong bull rally in gas futures yesterday. Afterbusting through and settling above the $3 barrier on Wednesday, Maysurged 6.6 cents higher to a new high of $3.087, a couple centsfrom its daily high of $3.105 and a greater distance from its$3.045 low for the day. The summer strip closed up 6.8 cents at anew high of $3.11, and the 12-month strip set a new high at $3.116.
April 14, 2000
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