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Natural Gas Vehicles Already Big in Italy, Pakistan
The sudden abundance of natural gas in the US triggered a startling divergence of crude oil and natural gas prices that, in turn, has energized the advocates of using more gas in transportation.[read more]
Locking In Gas Prices
I recently received an offer from my household natural gas supplier, Washington Gas, to lock in my gas purchases for the next 12 months at a price of $0.699/therm. They reminded me that I had paid as much as $0.96/therm and as little as $0.68/therm over the last 12 months, before distribution charges, so on the surface this looks like a...[read more]
Derivatives markets, storage and price volatility
I found this discussion of spot oil prices, futures prices, and commodity storage to be insightful: [R]ecent evidence suggests that the combination of derivative prices and storage stabilized rather than destabilized the oil markets. Indeed, during the run up in oil prices at the beginning of 2008 the spot price for oil was considerably...[read more]
Electricity: Ready for Centre Stage (Part 2 - Energy Challenges in an Interdependent World
Here, then, are some of the energy-related challenges that form the backdrop to our world’s heightened electricity expectations… The last two decades have seen some extraordinary changes in the world – changes that have only been accelerating. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, centers...[read more]
"Cheap" Natural Gas Soars by 15% in a Single Day Based on Better Economic News and Less Gas Going to Storage
As a long time observer of energy markets, I have maintained a continuing skepticism as many people assured the world that we were entering into a lengthy period of low, well-behaved natural gas prices. I have heard that before and watched as the fuel's natural volatility took over and prices see-sawed with great drama. Though natural...[read more]
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“Nuclear power absolutely has an excellent chance for a place at the table, but it has to address the current industry environment. The last round of plants only began to look attractive when they finally were in the hands of competent operators and had been fully amortised or acquired cheaply. As Excelon and Duke have both publicly noted, large new nukes require assurance of stable gas prices in ...”
“Seeking comes before finding. Established industry leaders are not seeking. They have an inventory of the old stuff and customers who want business as usual, so what's the motivation for finding new answers? New is bad. Wall Street accounting punishes expenditures for R&D and rewards managers who cut costs. Government is staffed by industry experts and trainees ...”