A lot has changed over the last year, but one thing that’s stayed the same is a disparity between the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal Power Act (FPA) that prevents gas end-users from recouping transmission overcharges the way their counterparts do on the power side, according to Dave Ciarlone, manager of global energy services for aluminum producer Alcoa Inc.
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Moody’s: Gas Woes Weigh on E&P Outlook
Despite a recent winter-driven run-up in natural gas prices, it’s still a better thing to have one’s energy in the form of barrels than cubic feet, and that will remain so for a while, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report released last Tuesday.
Moody’s: ‘Another Price Retreat May Be Inevitable’
Despite a recent winter-driven run-up in natural gas prices, it’s still a better thing to have one’s energy in the form of barrels than cubic feet, and that will remain so for a while, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report released Tuesday.
Enterprise Executive: Ethane Market on the Mend
While investors, traders and others await the economy’s turnaround, at least one thing has improved since late last year. That would be the market for ethane. Late last year stocks of ethane were building on shrinking demand from the petrochemical sector, leading to negative frac spreads, according to some. However, “inventories…have stabilized,” Enterprise Products Partners LP’s A.J. Teague, chief commercial officer, told NGI recently.
Outlook: Gas Producers’ Success Proves No Guarantee
There’s some truth in the old saying about having too much of a good thing. Just ask North American natural gas producers.
Outlook: Gas Producers’ Success Proves No Guarantee
There’s some truth in the old saying about having too much of a good thing. Just ask North American natural gas producers.
GAO: Complete Coal-to-Gas Switch Is a Pipe Dream
There’s no such thing as a natural gas fairy who can turn the nation’s coal-fired power plants into cleaner gas-burners, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said last week in a report to Congress.
Study: Better to Burn Gas at Home Than in Power Plants
Direct use of natural gas — such as for space and water heating, cooking and clothes drying — is a good thing, and more of it would be even better, according to the American Gas Foundation (AGF). This is particularly true when caps are placed on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Study Weighs Gas for Generation Versus Residential, Commercial Use
Direct use of natural gas — such as for space and water heating, cooking and clothes drying — is a good thing, and more of it would be even better, according to the American Gas Foundation (AGF). This is particularly true when caps are placed on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Natural Gas Markets Are Transparent and Working, NGSA Says
While $2/MMBtu natural gas prices in the United States are a thing of the past as prices currently hover in the $5-8/MMBtu range, the higher price level is in response to supply and demand fundamentals, not a lack of market transparency, according to the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA).