Natural Gas
Natural gas outlook: Natural gas rig count briefly under 600
Natural gas prices, led by the futures market, advanced modestly in nearly all markets over the week.
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Natural gas outlook: Futures market trended higher over the week
The natural gas futures market trended higher over the week. At the New York Mercantile Exchange, the June 2012 natural gas contract gained 15.3 cents per MMBtu to close at $2.618 per MMBtu yesterday.
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Natural gas outlook: Futures prices trend higher
The natural gas futures market generally trended higher over the week. At the New York Mercantile Exchange, the June 2012 natural gas contract gained 21.2 cents per MMBtu to close at $2.465 per MMBtu yesterday.
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NYMEX prices for the coming 12 months remain low
Prices for natural gas for contract months between May 2012 and April 2013 have fallen significantly over the past year.
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Natural gas outlook: Demand on the rise in Southern California
The Henry Hub day-ahead price remained below $2.00 per MMBtu throughout the week and traded in a narrow 4 cent range with a high of $1.91 per MMBtu last Wednesday.
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Natural gas outlook: Spot prices fall to lowest since 1999
Averaging $2.18 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in March, natural gas spot prices at the Henry Hub were at their lowest level since 1999.
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Natural Gas Outlook: Storage levels at all-time high for March
Although temperatures generally remained somewhat higher than normal, natural gas prices increased at many trading points across the country with cooler weather following record-high March temperatures.
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Natural gas outlook: Warm weather lowers gas demand
Reflecting record-warm March temperatures for most of the week, natural gas prices declined at most trading points across the country Colder weather early this week temporarily reversed the trend, with prices increasing across the country on Monday, many by over 10 cents.
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Natural gas outlook: Prices recover despite warmer temperatures
Despite record-warm March temperatures and the first storage injection of 2012, natural gas prices rebounded slightly this week. The Henry Hub price closed at $2.21 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) on March 21, up 8 cents for the week.
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Natural gas outlook: Alternative fuels infrastructure
Natural gas vehicles can run on either compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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Natural gas outlook: Crude oil-to-natural gas price ratio over 50
Last week, the crude oil-to-natural gas price ratio (the Brent crude oil price in dollars per barrel divided by the Henry Hub natural gas price in dollars per million British thermal units (MMBtu)) passed 50—reaching 54.36 on March 6, 2012.
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