Sentences with phrase «natural gas prices during»

Specific factors contributing to lower average spot natural gas prices during the first half of 2012 include:

Historically, the Northeast has been the poster child for high natural gas prices during the winter season, due to insufficient infrastructure needed to bring natural gas to market.

Not exact matches

Not surprisingly, energy prices, particularly for natural gas, have gained ground during this stretch.

During 2008 the company benefited from high spot prices for oil and natural gas as well as a contraction in rig count within the GOM.

Therefore, we estimate that Seahawk should generate $ 15 - 30m in FCF during 2009 and $ 125 - 135m at less depressed natural gas prices.

Increased demand from the electric sector, with low - priced natural gas burn totaling about 2,600 Bcf from April through June of 2012, up 27 % from just over 2,000 Bcf burned during the same period in 2011.

However, mild weather during the winter of 2011/2012 combined with falling natural gas prices dampened demand for coal - fired electricity.

While there are significant differences in projected natural gas prices across baselines, with persistently lower prices in the High Oil and Gas Resource case, the Clean Power plan itself does not significantly move natural gas prices with the exception of an initial impact expected during the first 2 - 3 years after the start of implementatigas prices across baselines, with persistently lower prices in the High Oil and Gas Resource case, the Clean Power plan itself does not significantly move natural gas prices with the exception of an initial impact expected during the first 2 - 3 years after the start of implementatiGas Resource case, the Clean Power plan itself does not significantly move natural gas prices with the exception of an initial impact expected during the first 2 - 3 years after the start of implementatigas prices with the exception of an initial impact expected during the first 2 - 3 years after the start of implementation.

The combination of one of the warmest winters (November - March) in decades and low spot natural gas prices contributed to low wholesale electric prices at major market locations during the winter of 2011 - 2012 (see chart below).

During 2012, particularly in the spring and early summer, low natural gas prices led to competition between natural gas - and coal - fired electric power generators.

Low natural gas prices make gas - fired generation economically attractive during periods of low demand when operators in many parts of the country have more flexibility to choose between coal - and natural gas - fired units based on their dispatch cost.

As higher demand boosts prices, some of the natural - gas production shut - in during the recent slump will be brought back online, bolstering supply and limiting the price increases.

Natural gas prices began to spike ever higher during 2005, and the Henry Hub Gulf Coast Natural Gas Spot Price crossed $ 15 per million British thermal units (MMBTU) that Decembgas prices began to spike ever higher during 2005, and the Henry Hub Gulf Coast Natural Gas Spot Price crossed $ 15 per million British thermal units (MMBTU) that DecembGas Spot Price crossed $ 15 per million British thermal units (MMBTU) that December.

Natural gas can not be stored in significant quantities on site, and gas supplies are subject to volatile price swings during periods of high demand.

It's already causing hunger and even starvation in poorer countries (the ethanol program driving up grain prices) and deaths from freezing in Europe when people can't afford $ 100 / MMBtu ($ 10 / therm) natural gas and can't burn coal during some of the coldest winters on record.

This was below the price of wholesale power from the grid during that year, and competitive with electricity from natural gas.

During the 1990s and 2000s, the generation costs for plants fueled by natural gas fell dramatically as a result of lower natural gas fuel prices and the increased use of combined cycle technology for power generation.

Over the past few years, the price of natural gas has been below $ 3.00, actually below $ 2.50 per million BTU during 2016, which has put considerable pressure on both coal - fired and nuclear power pants to compete... especially with the effect of preferential dispatching used by RTO / ISO organizations.

Since May 2012, a combination of higher prices for natural gas and increased demand for electricity during the summer months led electric systems across much of the country to increase their use of coal - fired units.

Instead the biting cold of January propelled natural gas prices to an all - time high, and heavy snows paralyzed the transportation infrastructure in all the major eastern cities during February 2003.

And this is especially important during the winter, when the demand for natural gas for home heating spikes in some parts of the country, leading to higher prices and less natural gas available for electricity generation (since home heating takes priority over electricity generation in terms of natural gas pipeline delivery contracts).