Articles Tagged "shale"

South Parse: Talking Turkey

By Duncan Sutherland – Exclusive to Gas Investing News Market news What else can be said about the natural gas market? Futures seem to have reached a rough stabilization in the US$6.50 – US$7.50 range, and winter approaches. Barring a major depression of the sort where people make shoelace soup, winter means more demand for [...]

South Parse:Warning signs

By Duncan Sutherland – Exclusive to Gas Investing News Market news The high US$6 – mid US$7 NYMEX future price seems to be relatively stable given the incredible volatility of other commodities and market indices. Though this stability is preventing gas investors from riding the same emotional rollercoaster that most other investors have boarded, it [...]

South Parse: October 15

By Duncan Sutherland – Exclusive to Gas Investing News Market News: It seems as if natural gas futures have hit a band of support in the $7.25-$7.50 range, which is good news for investors as winter approaches. Structural factors suggest that natural gas will become dearer in winter, especially if the current low prices have [...]

South Parse: Dead cat bounce

By Duncan Sutherland – Exclusive to Gas Investing News Market news A mild rebound for hard-hit natural gas futures has developed over the past few days. Like the Dow Jones, oil prices and the Asian market indices, natural gas futures are also in a state of flux. The instability is fairly easy to source: investors [...]

South Parse: Focus on Iraq

By Duncan Sutherland – Exclusive to Gas Investing News Market news The radical realignment of oil and gas prices after Hurricane Gustav’s relatively tranquil passage through the Gulf of Mexico has been interesting to watch. NYMEX futures showed light crude taking a body blow, while natural gas seemed to largely shrug off the news. Part [...]

South Parse: September 2

By Duncan Sutherland – Exclusive to Gas Investing News Market news Natural gas futures fluctuated in response to Hurricane Gustav’s threatening track through the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend. As of Tuesday morning, they were hovering in the mid US$7 range. Thankfully, ‘Gustav’ weakened significantly and did not appear to cause much damage to [...]

Natural gas game changed by summer of shale

As natural gas prices jumped last spring, Ontario government officials contacted the province’s gas distributors for assurances about price and supply. In response to these concerns, the province’s two biggest gas distributors offered two words: shale gas. Malini Giridhar, director of energy policy and analysis at Enbridge Gas Distribution, said: The shale production story is certainly [...]