The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has changed the revision policy for its weekly natural gas storage report (WNGSR), the most widely watched indicator of supply and demand in the natural gas marketplace. The agency has decided to allow unscheduled revisions on any federal workday between 2 p.m. and 2:10 p.m. ET only if the impact of the reported change is greater than 10 Bcf in any region or nationally.
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EIA Expects to Publish Results of New Producer Survey Starting in May
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects to publish the first natural gas production estimates from its new survey of 280 domestic gas producers (about 90% of total U.S. production) in May, said John Wood, director of reserves and production in the EIA’s Dallas office. Wood said the May report will estimate domestic gas production for January and February 2005 and that by the end of September EIA will be estimating production on a two-month delay.
EIA Expects to Publish Results of New Producer Survey Starting in May
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects to publish the first natural gas production estimates from its new survey of 280 domestic gas producers (about 90% of total U.S. production) in May, said John Wood, director of reserves and production in the EIA’s Dallas office. Wood said the May report will estimate domestic gas production for January and February 2005 and that by the end of September EIA will be estimating production on a two-month delay.
El Paso, CA Get Their Day at FERC; Ruling Expected in First Quarter
In much-watched oral arguments before FERC last Monday, California representatives decried El Paso Corp.’s attempts to “mightily” turn the high-profile complaint alleging market manipulation on the part of the company’s affiliates into a case involving pipeline safety.
El Paso, California Get Their Day Before FERC
In much-watched oral arguments before FERC Monday, California representatives blasted critics who have tried “mightily” to turn the high-profile complaint alleging market manipulation on the part of El Paso Natural Gas into a case involving pipeline safety. “El Paso’s cry of safety is a blatant attempt to divert this Commission’s attention from the fact that [it] failed — failed egregiously, failed miserably — to fulfill its contractual service and regulatory obligations in California,” said Kevin J. Lipson, attorney for Southern California Edison. But El Paso Corp. attorneys said capacity on its system was reduced to alleviate safety concerns, and argued that detractors were attempting to second-guess the pipeline’s operating judgment.
Investor Fears Send Energy Stocks Plummeting
Energy marketers and merchant power generators have watched their stocks drop precipitously as investors continue to run from companies even remotely associated with, or similar to, bankrupt Enron Corp. The walking wounded include Mirant (down about 36% by midday Friday from the prior Friday’s close), Calpine (down 37% for the week), Williams (-16%) and Dynegy (-17%), NRG (-14%), Aquila (-14%), El Paso (down 6%), and Reliant (-5%).
CA Reviews State Power Auction Results
California’s closely watched entry into the long-term, bulkpower market turned up 39 bidders at an average 6.9 cents/kWhprice, the governor’s office reported late Wednesday, as the stategovernment finished its whirlwind 27-hour, sealed-bid powerauction.
Cash Prices Soar Higher, Produce Huge Daily Ranges
Market observers watched in disbelief yesterday as prices atsome locations rocketed up more than $1 from Wednesday’s levels.Most cash points made daily gains of between 40 and 50 cents, anddaily price ranges were enormous.