Suffered

Natural gas futures remained an uncharacteristic beacon of stability and suffered only a modest setback as other markets cascaded lower in volatile trading. At the close September natural gas had retreated 0.6 cent to $3.935 and October gave up just 0.5 cent to $3.957. November through June 2012 posted modest gains. By contrast the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 635 points to 10,810 and September crude oil tumbled $5.57 to $81.31/bbl. Gold rose $70 to $1,722/oz, a record, and the yield on 10-year treasuries zoomed 20 basis points to 2.37%, the highest one-day move since May 2009.

August natural gas suffered a double-digit loss Wednesday as a combination of front-month selling and spread trading combined to pummel futures. Traders are also anticipating the release of modestly bearish inventory figures from the government Thursday. At the close August had fallen 14.6 cents to $4.217 and September had given up 14.9 cents to $4.222. August crude oil slipped 24 cents to $96.65/bbl.

PG&E Corp. (PG&E) announced Wednesday that the company suffered financially during the first quarter of 2011 as its utility subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., continued to address safety issues over its natural gas pipeline network in the wake of an explosion last September.

PG&E Corp. (PG&E) announced Wednesday that the company suffered financially during the first quarter of 2011 as its utility subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., continued to address safety issues over its natural gas pipeline network in the wake of an explosion last September.

April natural gas futures suffered a double-digit loss Tuesday as bearish views on the market — which ranged from robust selling by short-term traders to abundant production — trumped those seeing a tighter storage dynamic firming prices. At the close April futures had retreated 16.4 cents to $3.873 and May natural gas had fallen 16.0 cents to $3.950. April crude oil surged $2.66 to $99.63/bbl as concern surfaced that Libyan unrest would spread to Saudi Arabia and Iran.

March natural gas futures suffered double-digit losses Monday as traders noted a change in the weather forecasts to above-normal temperatures for much of the country in the six-to 10-day period, and the short-term price outlook remains soft. At the close March futures fell 20.6 cents to $4.104 and April shed 20.2 cents to $4.140. March crude oil tumbled $1.55 to $87.48/bbl.

Last year Canada’s natural gas and oil producers suffered their weakest performance since 2002, but the downturn prepared the country’s energy sector for a promising future, according to the Canadian Annual Energy Survey, an annual review of the top producers by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Last year Canada’s natural gas and oil producers suffered their weakest performance since 2002, but the downturn prepared the country’s energy sector for a promising future, according to the Canadian Annual Energy Survey, an annual review of the top producers by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

June natural gas futures suffered only minor bumps and bruises Wednesday as concerns over European debt levels dragged stock markets and petroleum markets down further.