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The Senate last Tuesday passed a sweeping, bipartisan energy bill, bringing the Congress to the critical, do-or-die point of trying to reconcile the widely divergent House and Senate versions of the energy measure. Congress has failed at this task twice in recent years.

The Senate on Tuesday passed a sweeping, bipartisan energy bill, bringing the Congress to the critical, do-or-die point of trying to reconcile the widely divergent House and Senate versions of the energy measure. Congress has failed at this task twice in recent years.

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.

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.

A combination of underlying factors, some of them unexpected and not widely known, probably will lead to another record for average annual natural gas prices this year, speakers at GasMart in New Orleans said on Thursday. Some of the causes are clear, including lower production and record high crude oil prices, while others are not as clear, such as the weak dollar and rising industrial output despite high fuel costs.

A combination of underlying factors, some of them unexpected and not widely known, probably will lead to another record for average annual natural gas prices this year, speakers at GasMart in New Orleans said on Thursday. Some of the causes are clear, including lower production and record high crude oil prices, while others are not as clear, such as the weak dollar and rising industrial output despite high fuel costs.

Canadian pipeline deliveries to the United States held firm as strong drilling prevented a widely forecast supply decline during the 2003-04 natural gas contract year, according to records at the National Energy Board.

Canadian pipeline deliveries to the United States held firm as strong drilling prevented a widely forecast supply decline during the 2003-04 natural gas contract year, according to records at the National Energy Board.

The National Energy Board (NEB) made it official: The widely forecast decline in Canadian natural gas supplies is postponed until further notice because prices, industry activity and the resource base are turning out to be stronger than previously expected.