While there is widespread agreement that the physical market factors of supply and demand are primary contributors to natural gas prices and volatility, there also is growing interest and concern about the influence financial market factors, particularly commodity speculation, have
on natural gas prices and volatility.
But again, profitability of these gas plays will depend not just on decline curve analysis but
on natural gas prices as well.
Analysis from the Heritage Foundation (in a forthcoming paper that will also examine the effects
on natural gas prices and manufacturing jobs) finds that significantly reducing coal's share in America's energy mix would, before 2030:
For various reasons, some of the remaining firms may switch fuel to natural gas, and others may never switch regardless of fuel costs, leaving a wide range of dependencies
on natural gas prices (see Tables 10.15 and 10.21 from EIA's Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey).
Natural gas - fired generation is highly dependent
on natural gas prices as a result of competition with existing coal plants and renewables.
-- Demand for the company's services is dependent
on natural gas prices.
He mentions Norshield Asset Management, a Montreal - based fund of hedge funds that collapsed after allegations of fraud, and Abria Financial Group, which had a fund wiped out after a hedge fund it invested in made a bad bet
on natural gas prices.
Not exact matches
Our energy sector has been hurt partly by low
natural gas prices and the discount placed
on Canadian oil compared to world benchmarks, but
gas and oil
prices have generally been flat or
on the rise.
In the face of low crude oil
prices, the company focused
on natural gas, which had stronger rates.
In 2017, DeAngelis followed the Trump Administration's pro-energy policies and its America First Energy Plan, covering a range of stories from pipelines, to
natural gas, to coal and their impact
on raw commodity and stock
prices.
The latest commodity trading
prices for oil,
natural gas, gold, silver, wheat, corn and more
on the U.S. commodities & futures market.
So policy makers focus
on «core inflation,» which ignores changes in
prices for fruit, vegetables, gasoline, fuel oil,
natural gas, mortgage interest, intercity transportation, tobacco products and indirect taxes.
Newton, who doesn't own the stock but has his eye
on it, says investors have to believe that the U.S. will continue its push for energy independence and that
natural gas prices will remain low enough to keep it a more cost - effective way to fuel up.
Right now, liquefied
natural gas exported from Louisiana can't compete with Russia
on price, but that could change if the sanctions threat makes it too risky to ship Russian product.
A product of the largest private equity deal ever, Energy Future (formerly TXU) is heavy with debt and struggling to compete, since the boom in
natural gas production has put a lid
on electricity
prices.
That January he rode bullish bets
on natural gas and U.S. distillate
prices to a 7 % monthly gain.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports
on oil
prices and
natural gas supplies ahead of several crucial OPEC meetings.
The impact of the supply increase
on North American
natural gas prices has been dramatic.
On the shale revolution, the report concedes that energy
prices for U.S. businesses might well rise if Washington decides to lift an old prohibition to export
natural gas to countries who haven't signed a free trade agreement with the U.S. (which includes Japan and China, among America's best potential customers.)
In 2007, KKR and the other private equity firms were betting
on rising
natural gas prices.
«We believe we can compete at scale
on price with even low - cost
natural gas,» Kirtley declares.
Analysts excited about the company's exposure to the rapidly growing
natural gas sector were pumping up the stock, ignoring its low and declining return
on invested capital (ROIC), significant write - downs indicating poor capital allocation, and the high expectations implied by its stock
price.
Last week,
on October 2, 2012, we locked in an 11 % gain
on a swing trade in US
Natural Gas Fund ($ UNG), a commodity ETF designed to roughly track the price of natural gas futures con
Natural Gas Fund ($ UNG), a commodity ETF designed to roughly track the price of natural gas futures contrac
Gas Fund ($ UNG), a commodity ETF designed to roughly track the
price of
natural gas futures con
natural gas futures contrac
gas futures contracts.
The profitability of oil and
natural gas development activity depends
on both the
prices realized by producers and the cost and productivity of newly developed wells.
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.
As the biggest station operator and supplier of
natural gas for transportation in the U.S., the company should benefit from higher oil
prices and more focus
on reducing emissions likely to drive many truck operators to consider this new engine.
Natural gas prices were on the defensive for the third trading session in a row and one day ahead of tomorrow's expiration of the August Nymex natural gas co
Natural gas prices were
on the defensive for the third trading session in a row and one day ahead of tomorrow's expiration of the August Nymex
natural gas co
natural gas contract.
He went
on, «You are 75 percent cheaper than the rest of the world
on natural gas, you are 10 percent cheaper
on oil and you are half the
price of gasoline as the rest of the world.
What's fantastic about Enbridge (and companies like it) is the fact that it doesn't rely very much
on the
pricing of commodities like
natural gas, which can obviously be quite volatile.
Coal had made me money but companies in the industry had fallen
on hard times due to low
natural gas prices and environmental regulations.
The second ETF
on our watchlist for potential buy entry today is US
Natural Gas Fund ETF ($ UNG), a commodity ETF that tracks the price of the natural gas futures con
Natural Gas Fund ETF ($ UNG), a commodity ETF that tracks the price of the natural gas futures contrac
Gas Fund ETF ($ UNG), a commodity ETF that tracks the
price of the
natural gas futures con
natural gas futures contrac
gas futures contracts.
However, its stock
price, even with its recent rebound, is down about 50 % since last summer, reflecting the fact that both the spot and futures markets for
natural gas still show sharp declines
on a year - over-year basis.
While Devon's reaction to the 2011 say -
on - pay provides positive evidence that boards can and do respond effectively to a negative vote, its failure to alter its pay programs prior to that point as
natural gas prices sank suggests that owners of companies whose fortunes are closely tied to commodity
prices should be wary of lax compensation structures.
From a very wide, macro view, offshore drilling represents a great place to start re-entering the energy trade because offshore profitability is almost entirely based
on crude oil
pricing (despite yielding plenty of
natural gas).
Bad bets
on the
prices of
natural gas and oil contributed to a second quarter in which the unit barely made money,» The Wall Street Journal reported.
She suggested shipments of oil from Alberta and B.C.
natural gas traversing Alberta could be
on the chopping block, and had no firm answer about what Horgan's NDP government would have to do to provoke such a last - resort retaliation, a nasty flash of trade warring that could send Lower Mainland gasoline
prices skyward.
This is the first time I've covered
Natural Gas but have found the recent
price action very interesting so thought I'd share a few thoughts
on it and take a look at whether a rebound is due anytime soon or if the steady 14 month decline it has been in is likely to continue.
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.
Natural -
gas prices had slumped to three - year lows
on worries that moderate weather will limit indoor - heating demand and keep the market oversupplied.
Prices for electricity would be 4 percent lower by 2033 with a transition to more wind, solar and hydroelectric power than a persistent reliance
on coal and
natural gas, according to a report by Calgary - based environmental research firm Pembina Institute and Clean Energy Canada, a Vancouver - based organization that promotes renewable energy.
As part of the deal the Saudis would probably put pressure
on Qatar to cut output of liquefied
natural gas, thereby boosting the
price, and perhaps even restrict its own supply.
Mohl said increasing operational costs combined with low
natural gas prices have cut into revenues and that Entergy was facing a hard choice
on the plant even before negotiations began with the state.
FitzPatrick, which has 600 workers, has been losing money because of low wholesale power
prices based
on cheap and plentiful
natural gas.
Entergy officials blame FitzPatrick's losses
on the low
price of
natural gas, which depresses power
prices.
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.
The utility concluded that without the project, it would be 75 percent reliant
on natural gas, raising concerns about future
price volatility, Huggins said.
Adding a
price on carbon emissions at even a «modest» level of $ 25 per ton would make new nuclear energy competitive with coal and
natural gas even if the risk premium remains, the MIT study concludes.
Stricter emissions requirements
on coal - fired power plants, together with low
natural gas prices, have contributed to a recent decline in the use of coal for electricity generation in the United States, she said.
Further steps could include pushing for more renewable energy; an aggressive cut in the use of coal and
natural gas to make electricity; wider use of electric cars, biofuel, and hydrogen fuel; changes in farming practices; and putting a
price on carbon pollution.
But unlike many of the industries capitalizing
on the low
price of
natural gas, ammonia producers don't use it primarily as a fuel source.