Energy / Natural Gas

Sep 07, 2011 at 07:36 | RFE/RL staff

It all started with great fanfare last year in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where Ukraine's newly elected President Viktor Yanukovych and his cheerful-looking Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, signed a…

Sep 05, 2011 at 08:06 | FX Empire

After spiking up to 4.13 after the release of last week’s inventory report and on speculation of a production shutdown because of a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, natural…

Aug 30, 2011 at 08:36 | Gail Tverberg

Theoretically, we have a very large amount of resources of many kinds available–oil, natural gas, coal, uranium, gold, fresh water. There is a relatively small amount of high quality, inexpensive-to-extract…

Aug 29, 2011 at 07:54 | Brian Westenhaus

The Marcellus Shale formation that extends across eight U.S. states has a new estimate out from the US Geological Survey (USGS).  The new estimate of the reserve was increased from…

Aug 29, 2011 at 07:48 | FX Empire

Natural Gas futures remained under pressure last week as traders assessed the potential impact of Hurricane Irene on supply and demand. The consensus is that after the hurricane passes, temperatures…

Aug 23, 2011 at 19:07 | FX Empire

Last week October Natural Gas rebounded from a 5-month low to close off the low. Despite the comeback on Friday, the trend remains down with no sign of a change…

Aug 15, 2011 at 09:19 | FX Empire

October natural gas futures bucked the trend of most commodity markets last week by posting a strong 2.75% gain to finish at 4.071. Technically the market posted a weekly closing…

Aug 11, 2011 at 07:31 | John Daly

Sometimes it's not easy being Russia's neighbor - just ask Ukraine. Ever since the 1991 implosion of the USSR, Ukraine's relations with Russia have appeared between coldly formal and outright…

Aug 10, 2011 at 08:16 | Al Fin

Canada needs US natural gas to help produce its bitumen oil sands. As oil sands production ratchets up from 1.5 million barrels per day to 5 mbpd by 2020, Canada's…

Aug 08, 2011 at 07:34 | FX Empire

Nearby Natural Gas futures fell sharply lower last week, briefly piercing the low for the year at 3.917 while reaching 3.901 before settling the week at 3.941. The poor outlook…

Aug 01, 2011 at 07:15 | FX Empire

September Natural Gas futures prices fell close to 6.0% last week and closed in a position to challenge the early July bottom at 4.067 and a pair of major bottoms…

Jul 26, 2011 at 07:55 | Dave Summers

The natural gas industry in the United States has undergone significant changes in the last twenty years. As I noted last time, until 1993 the industry was beset by regulation…

Jul 26, 2011 at 07:52 | Andy Soos

Rising U.S. natural gas production from shale formations has already played a critical role in weakening Russia's ability to wield an "energy weapon" over its European customers, and this trend…

Jul 25, 2011 at 15:12 | Commodities Mansion

The spike in September Natural Gas futures came to an abrupt ending early last week as weather forecasts took out the chance for an extended heat wave across the United…

Jul 22, 2011 at 07:49 | Taras Berezowsky

The natural gas market’s underperformance in the investment world hampers its current role as (at least an investment) alternative to crude oil, effectively making the abundant fuel take a backseat.…

Jul 19, 2011 at 08:22 | John Daly

The December 1991 collapse of the USSR was an unmitigated disaster for all 15 nations emerging from the desiccated carapace of the Soviet Union. Now, like a plate of mercury…

Jul 17, 2011 at 18:08 | Commodities Mansion

September Natural Gas soared on Friday, settling at a one-month high, near 50% of its June/July range of 5.011 to 4.012 at 4.511. The rebound following a test of the…

Jul 14, 2011 at 08:03 | Energy Digital

Natural gas is gaining ground as oil prices still linger around $100 a barrel; however, there are limited vehicles on the road that can run off of natural gas, and…

Jul 12, 2011 at 11:42 | Forex Pros

Natural gas futures rallied for a third day on Tuesday, hovering below a one-week high as weather forecasts showed that a heat wave was moving towards the U.S. East coast,…

Jul 08, 2011 at 08:03 | Stuart Burns

Natural gas holds a lot of promise for China. As a result, China’s development of the fuel has the potential to profoundly impact global prices. Natural gas has many advantages…