Winter

Natural gas customers for one of the largest U.S. utilities are set to see bills increase by as much as $71/month this winter as a result of ballooning natural gas prices. CenterPoint Energy Inc. said its local subsidiaries in Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio and Oklahoma could see higher heating bills from November to March when compared…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast for an overview of what’s moving LNG markets as colder weather settles in across the Northern Hemisphere.  NGI’s Senior LNG Editor Jamison Cocklin is joined by Jason Feer, global head of business intelligence at consultancy and shipbroker Poten & Partners, to…

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday voted unanimously to increase the amount of natural gas stored at the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility in Los Angeles County to 41 Bcf to provide adequate winter supplies for gas and electric customers. The decision, said regulators, allows Aliso operator Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas)…

Demand for natural gas is expected to prove greater this winter than last, based on projections for colder temperatures in the northern United States and a higher overall level of heating degree days (HDD), analysts at the American Gas Association (AGA) said Tuesday. At the same time, demand for U.S. exports – both via pipeline…

A shrinking storage deficit and fading risks for a frigid start to the U.S. heating season saw front-month natural gas forwards fall sharply during the Oct. 15-20 trading period, NGI’s Forward Look data show. A 51.2-cent decline in November Henry Hub fixed natural gas prices for the period triggered losses of comparable magnitude at hubs…

Looming winter freezes could drive elevated demand for natural gas in parts of the northern United States, while festering drought conditions in the Southwest could fuel consumption when weather heats up next spring to offset lighter hydropower. Elsewhere, demand could prove lighter than normal. These were among the takeaways from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

American households can expect significant increases in home heating costs this winter, including a 30% increase in natural gas expenditures versus last winter, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency said as part of its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) that it expects a 3% increase in average U.S. heating degree days…

While the prospect of a cold winter is threatening to send an energy market already in crisis spiraling further, efforts in China to secure the supplies it needs to get through the season could make matters worse. China is the world’s largest energy consumer, and it has rapidly transformed into a natural gas-buying behemoth in…

Utilities in New York and New England are warning customers to expect higher residential heating bills this winter amid surging global natural gas demand and prices.  National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. said Thursday that for its residential customers in Western New York, it expects the average winter heating bill, i.e. for November through March, to…