A couple of Wild Cards (sort of), how will these things affect the future price of n-gas???
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How about doubling pipeline cap???

Pipeline questions

McConaghy said the US already has more than 300,000 miles of large-diameter, high-pressure pipelines with the capacity to deliver more than 70 bcfd. But the network will need to be expanded to accommodate increased supplies, he added.

“To date, the North American natural gas pipeline industry successfully has met this challenge,” the TransCanada Pipelines official said. “The 84 projects completed in 2008, the greatest amount of pipeline construction activity in more than 10 years, added 44 bcfd of capacity to the pipeline grid. These 2008 additions cost an estimated $11.4 billion. By comparison, pipeline expansion in 2007 was $4.3 billion for 50 projects that added 14.9 bcfd of capacity to the network.”

This growth has allowed market access for incremental supplies, notably from the Rocky Mountains and shale gas production areas; moderate regional price differentials and contributed to reducing price volatility; and provided greater supply access to electricity generators and other gas customers, he said.

http://www.ogj.com/index/article-display...

Also:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natur...

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Bad Idea............

“Bridge Fuel Credits” ???

http://energyandenvironmentblog.dallasne...

Also:

http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2009/1...

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We added 86 Bcf of new storage in 2008 + all that short term line pack:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natur...

How many more of these in 2009 ??? I would bet that most of these projects were started at least two years ago???

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRele...

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How about some weather adjusted electricity demand for 2010 ???

http://www.reuters.com/article/gc04/idUS...

How many big new shiny gas fired power plants are gonna be built in this business environment ??? (other than those that us rate payers will pay the tab on!!!!)

Just a few green weeks this year:

http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_...

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How much LNG has come ashore this year ???

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/bu...

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EOM