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Louisiana Light • 4 days | 87.09 | +0.49 | +0.57% | ||
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 88.20 | -0.49 | -0.55% | ||
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Opec Basket • 4 days | 87.52 | +0.17 | +0.19% | ||
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Mars US • 172 days | 77.26 | -1.51 | -1.92% | ||
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Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.665 | -0.021 | -0.78% |
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 88.20 | -0.49 | -0.55% | ||
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Girassol • 1 day | 88.64 | -0.56 | -0.63% | ||
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Opec Basket • 4 days | 87.52 | +0.17 | +0.19% |
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Peace Sour • 5 hours | 75.10 | -0.32 | -0.42% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 5 hours | 78.15 | -0.32 | -0.41% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 5 hours | 85.10 | -0.32 | -0.37% | ||
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Central Alberta • 5 hours | 75.50 | -0.32 | -0.42% |
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Eagle Ford • 4 days | 79.62 | +0.41 | +0.52% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 4 days | 79.75 | +0.50 | +0.63% | ||
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Kansas Common • 6 days | 73.00 | -2.50 | -3.31% | ||
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Buena Vista • 5 days | 86.90 | +0.04 | +0.05% |
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U.S. Natural Gas Prices Jump After Pennsylvania Pipeline Explosion
Natural gas prices have jumped in the aftermath of an explosion Friday in western Pennsylvania which destroyed one home, damaged at least three others and seriously injured one person.
Following the incident, U.S. natural gas prices reached their highest since January, largely due to the fact that the blast disrupted shipments.
The explosion, which disrupted shipments on the Pennsylvania segment of Spectra Energy Corp.’s Texas Eastern line carrying the fuel from the Gulf Coast to New York, has immediately impacted on the gas prices. The pipeline system was transporting 1.3 billion cubic feet of gas a day before the incident.
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A spokesman for Spectra Energy—the interstate pipeline operator--said the pipeline was one of four parallel lines running through the rural area in western Pennsylvania. One of the other pipelines was out of service, and the remaining two were being drained of natural gas. The spokesman said the sector of the pipeline damaged by the explosion was built in 1981 and a 2012 inspection resulted in no need for repair or remediation.
The coldest weather since mid-April has also played a role in boosting gas consumption amid curtailed supplies. Gas futures capped a second straight monthly gain on speculation that low prices will reduce output from shale formations as weather-related demand chips away at the biggest seasonal stockpile glut we’ve seen in four years.
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“It seems like this is a slightly delayed price reaction to the news of the pipeline explosion,” Kyle Cooper, director of research at IAF Advisors in Houston, told Bloomberg. “We have some below-normal temperatures in the Northeast, which is compounding concerns about supply constraints.”
Natural gas for June delivery rose 10 cents, or 4.8 percent, to $2.178 per million BTU on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest settlement since Jan. 29. Gas climbed 11 percent this month.
Officials from the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration are now investigating the cause of the explosion, while the interstate pipeline operating company, Spectra Energy, said it was taking steps to reduce harmful effects on the environment.
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frank on May 02 2016 said:why should the consumer have to be the ones who take the economic hit on this ? have they not insurance to cover faulty equipment , lax maintenance or what have you . they decide with fixed discussion on where and when these pipelines are placed fully aware of casualty from destruction . they sell everyone the dream of benefit for all in the area . suddenly the water is not potable than the fault lines are unstable finally a main line blows out and its a shock we have a desert in pa. this move just proves one thing { profit ,profit, profit} everything else is just in the way. we really need to see more free energy not windmills . zero point energy, bloom box , cold fusion. sold to people at a one time fee and stop playing with coal and gas for corporate greed the economy would be fixed. every time someone comes up with the right solution they get taken out by the big energy machine do some research . start with MR. Tesla , free energy is all around us yet were all happy with rubbing two sticks together .... lies
frank on May 02 2016 said:
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