The reduction in rig count in the US will
support upward pressure on price, but for now, OPEC is standing firm on its decision to maintain production levels.
Diverting more gas from the domestic energy market would exert even more
upward pressure on fuel gas
prices, and with gas
prices on the rise you're going to start setting more pushback from consumers and less
support for fracking (short for hydrofracturing), the shale drilling method that has been causing so many problems in local communities.