Not exact matches
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including
natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and
natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased
demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by
natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports
on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
Demand for
natural gas is
on the rise as more domestic power plants burn the fuel and a number of liquefied
natural gas export terminals are slated to open in the coming years.
Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain su
Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain suppli
Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain su
Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain suppli
gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related
demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1
Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain su
Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain suppli
gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the
natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain su
natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain suppli
gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale -
gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain suppli
gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total
natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain su
natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain suppli
gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused
on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for
gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain suppli
gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying
demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.
On the
demand side of Russia's Asia
gas pivot, China has plans to increase the role of
natural gas to 10 per cent of primary energy consumption by 2020, or 360 bcm (about half the US's current
gas consumption).
The NYMEX May
natural gas futures was down in morning trading
on Thursday, as a mild weather outlook, an expectation for falling
demand and continued strong production have put downward Continue Reading
A severe winter or a milder one will have a massive bearing
on how the
demand for
natural gas pans out.
Natural -
gas prices
on Nymex ended lower after the EIA
on Thursday reported the first weekly supply increase of the injection season — a time when inventories build ahead of the expected rise in summer cooling
demand.
The reasons are familiar by now: cheap
natural gas, cheap renewables, stagnant electricity
demand, and old coal plants getting outcompeted
on the market.
Natural -
gas prices had slumped to three - year lows
on worries that moderate weather will limit indoor - heating
demand and keep the market oversupplied.
With growing concerns around the known and unknown consequences of greenhouse
gas emissions and climate change
on natural systems, food producers are experiencing greater consumer
demand for environmental and social credentials as well as various decarbonisation initiatives from governments.
At noon,
on the last day for public comment
on the DEC's proposed Liquefied
Natural Gas regulations, environmentalists and anti-frackers will deliver tens of thousands of comments
demanding the regulations be withdrawn, Legislative Office Building, Room 130, Albany.
Commissioners ultimately expressed worry that the company had overestimated
demand growth and did not sufficiently consider the impact of potential increases in
natural gas prices
on consumers.
Over the years, consumers have learned to expect electricity
on demand from power plants that run
on coal,
natural gas or oil.
Ford Motor Co, the second - largest U.S. automaker, will offer this fall an F - 150 pickup truck that can run
on compressed
natural gas to take advantage of the resurgence in truck
demand.
The state's powerful
natural gas producers have mounted a campaign inside ERCOT to compel wind generators to share the costs of meeting reserve requirements — the generation that has to be
on hand to serve
demand when wind isn't blowing — and of maintaining a stable transmission network.
The industry has faltered because of declining global
demand and low
natural gas prices, which have encouraged electric power companies to use
gas instead of coal to generate electricity, said Ray Rasker, executive director of Headwaters Economics, an independent research group focusing
on the economic implications of land management decisions in the West.
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Demand for the company's services is dependent
on natural gas prices.
Their share insights
on key
demand drivers and their outlook for the
natural gas industry.
A lot of the systems design that people are looking at — like Christopher Clack — even if you can get the renewables up to 80 percent, then you have a piece there probably
natural gas «peakers» [power plants that run in periods of high electricity
demand], at least based
on current technology, are way cheaper than any [energy] storage.
In the end, the only way to keep this carbon in the ground is to 1) reduce
demand with greatly improved efficiency, and 2) introduce low - carbon alternatives in the transport sector that people actually WANT to drive (e.g., electric vehicles running
on power produced with
natural gas, renewables or nuclear).
In May 2010, American Electric Power announced it planned to run 10 small coal - fired power units
on a part - time basis starting in June as «the weak economy reduced
demand and low
natural gas prices have made the use of some coal units less profitable,» according to the company.
Some blamed the outage
on «human error» at Taiwan's largest
natural gas plant, but the gap between supply and
demand was almost identical to the amount of power provided by Taiwan's shuttered reactors.
Utilities will use batteries to lessen their reliance
on natural gas to provide power during evening peak
demand.
Coal companies have lost more than 90 percent of their value since the global coal bubble in 2011, and many companies have declared bankruptcy due to collapsing
demand, oversupply
on the international market, cheap
natural gas prices, and new environmental regulations.
Instead of investing in repowering the in - basin plants and relying
on natural gas peakers to balance the system, LADWP would need to learn to use energy efficiency,
demand response and battery energy storage.
He focused
on how the Polar Vortex disrupted the
natural gas market as
demand spiked.
due to collapsing
demand, oversupply
on the international market, cheap
natural gas prices, and new environmental regulations.
Using the same approach for
natural gas,
demand is estimated to increase
on average to about 445 billion cubic feet per day in 2040.
On Jan. 23, ISO New England CEO Gordon van Welie testified before the Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee that, «when it gets cold the region does not have sufficient
gas infrastructure to meet
demand for both home heating and power generation.»
Platts
natural gas editors Letitia Vasquez and T.L. Hamilton discuss the record high prices reached in
natural gas prices brought
on by the polar vortex when heating
demand was way up.
Much depends
on the price of
natural gas, and looking at the data, the supply /
demand picture looks pretty bleak.
To cope with that exponentially rising
demand, China isn't just focusing
on traditional fossil fuels such as coal,
natural gas and oil.
Our
natural gas experts discuss the impact of
demand, Russian route choices and lawyers
on the European
gas market this winter, and what to look out for next.
Plus, greater
demand for
natural gas results in higher prices for everything dependent
on it.
Government mandates like the Clean Power Plan are not the most cost - effective means to lower greenhouse
gas emissions; the market
demand for
natural gas is doing that
on its own
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.
World Energy Outlook 2017 to include focus
on China's energy outlook and the
natural gas revolution WEO - 2017 will be released
on 14 November and include updated energy
demand and supply projections through 2040 23 March 2017
California can also maintain adequate grid flexibility and reliability while reducing reliance
on natural gas by deploying a combination of advanced
demand response — which shifts energy consumption to periods when the grid needs it the most — and energy storage like batteries.
To your knowledge, does California have enough regulatory authority to
demand PG&E replace Diablo Canyon only with the renewables and with energy conservation measures; and further, to directly and explicitly prevent PG&E from placing greater reliance
on natural gas for servicing California's electricity
demand?
Does California have enough regulatory authority to
demand PG&E replace Diablo Canyon only with the renewables and with energy conservation measures; and further, to directly and explicitly prevent PG&E from placing greater reliance
on natural gas for servicing California's electricity
demand?
In an op - ed for the New York Times, Michael E. Webber, deputy director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, blames coal's struggles
on cheap and plentiful
natural gas, cheap renewables and air - quality regulations launched under the George W. Bush administration, as well as weaker - than - expected
demand for coal in Asia.
Existing U.S. nuclear power generating plants operate under increasingly competitive market conditions brought
on by relatively low
natural gas prices, increasing electricity generation from renewable energy sources, and limited growth in electric power
demand.
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.
In addition, large investments in
natural gas combustion facilities will likely make it harder to switch to non-fossil energy because these investors will likely
demand a return
on their investment in the
natural gas plants before they are shut down.
Most discussion of declining
demand for US coal focuses
on the US electricity sector (which is responsible for 93 percent of domestic coal consumption), specifically the twin booms in
natural gas and renewables.
The $ 10s of billions (likely $ 100s of billions) to create a
natural gas vehicle (NGV) fleet would be far better spent
on other paths to reduce our oil
demands.
Low cost
natural gas is in
demand and has been replacing coal and nuclear power in electricity markets in New England, which is now over 50 percent dependent
on natural gas.
Natural gas generation is capable of providing
on -
demand «dispatchable» power, ramping up quickly and following real - time changes in electrical load.
In addition, the workshop will address potential effects from carbon regulations
on natural gas supply,
demand, and prices for California consumers.
Links below have current and historical data, facts, and statistics
on California's
natural gas supply and
demand.