Overview (Wednesday, December 10, to Wednesday, December 17, 2008)
Natural Gas Weekly Update - December 18
18 December 2008 @ 09:44 pm EDT
* The coldest temperatures of the season to date covered much of the northern half of the country this report week, boosting demand related to space heating on both coasts and across the Northern Plains and Midwest population centers. Prices increased throughout the country outside the Northeast, with the biggest increases occurring for supplies from the Rocky Mountains (particularly for delivery into the Northwest). During the report week, the Henry Hub spot price increased $0.11 per million Btu (MMBtu) to $5.79.
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