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Contrary to the gas supply data and predictions of the federal government, overwhelming evidence supports the view that U.S. natural gas production is falling by more than 2% on a year-over-year basis and is unlikely to reverse itself anytime soon, according to analysts at Raymond James & Associates, who express confidence that gas prices will move back over $5 this winter and remain there into next year.

Contrary to the gas supply data and predictions of the federal government, overwhelming evidence supports the view that U.S. natural gas production is falling by more than 2% on a year-over-year basis and is unlikely to reverse itself anytime soon, according to analysts at Raymond James & Associates, who express confidence that gas prices will move back over $5 this winter and remain there into next year.

Taking the view that its approved liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals awaiting construction in Louisiana and North Baja can access gas supplies literally anywhere in the world, Sempra Energy has talked with “everyone in the world that has stranded supplies and would like to look at the United States as a marketplace,” according to Don Felsinger, who heads Sempra’s global business unit.

Taking the view that its approved liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals awaiting construction in Louisiana and North Baja can access gas supplies literally anywhere in the world, Sempra Energy has talked with “everyone in the world that has stranded supplies and would like to look at the United States as a marketplace,” according to Don Felsinger, who heads Sempra’s global business unit.

The conventional view is that liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports in the coming years will set the price for natural gas, however, even in the most optimistic scenario, LNG imports of 0.5 Bcf/d per year will at best only offset the decline in North American supply, according to an analysis by Southwest Securities’ John Gerdes.

The conventional view is that liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports in the coming years will set the price for natural gas, however, even in the most optimistic scenario, LNG imports of 0.5 Bcf/d per year will at best only offset the decline in North American supply, according to an analysis by Southwest Securities’ John Gerdes.

Despite a “big lie” that persists among state and national public policymakers, the natural gas market is “extremely healthy” today, and the fact that its margins may be modest could be a good thing in the long run, Robert Dickerman, president of Sempra Energy Solutions, said on Tuesday at the annual GasMart/Power conference in New Orleans.

Despite a “big lie” that persists among state and national public policymakers, the natural gas market is “extremely healthy” today, and the fact that its margins may be modest could be a good thing in the long run, Robert Dickerman, president of Sempra Energy Solutions, said on Tuesday at the annual GasMart/Power conference in New Orleans.

Given its view that there are limited sites for land-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals in North America, El Paso Corp. will be headed to FERC next month with an application for the first U.S. LNG “land bridge” regasification facility located offshore Louisiana. The company also hopes to be filing applications for similar facilities located offshore New York City, New England, the Mid Atlantic region and in Atlantic Canada.