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Gas Utilities Provide 2007-08 Winter Outlook for Natural Gas Customers
October 8, 2007
Washington, D.C. - Robust production activity, abundant natural
gas storage, the expected expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals
and construction of new pipelines are likely to benefit natural gas
customers over the 2007-08 winter, according to key executives from
the American Gas Association (AGA), which represents the nation's natural
gas utilities.
Natural
Gas Utilities Praise House Vote to Increase funding for the Low Income
Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
July 20, 2007
Washington, D.C. – Action taken yesterday by the U.S. House
of Representatives to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a welcome step which could help the over-stretched
energy assistance program to reach many more of the millions of working
class and low-income Americans who are eligible for the program, but
don’t receive assistance, the American Gas Association (AGA) said today.
With
Clarifications on FERC Transparency Rules, Market Can Take it from Here,
NGSA Says
July 12, 2007 - ( 
PDF)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Clarifications are needed to help ensure that Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) actions to promote natural gas market
transparency – something the market itself is already providing – do
not result in significant harm to competition or innovation, the Natural
Gas Supply Association (NGSA) said.
Cooling
Season Ahead Looking a Lot Like 2006 for Wholesale Natural Gas Customers,
NGSA Says
May 23, 2007 - ( PDF)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – If hurricanes steer clear of the Gulf of Mexico again
this summer, the U.S. wholesale natural gas market this cooling season
is likely to look a lot like it did last year, according to an annual
outlook released today by the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA).
AGA
Commends Senate Energy Leaders for Commencing Action on Energy Efficiency
Bill Supply Must Be Addressed in Concert with Energy Efficiency, AGA
Says
May 4, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week’s mark-up of national energy efficiency
legislation by members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources marks an important step toward an energy package, according
to the American Gas Association (AGA) which represents America’s natural
gas utilities.
AGA
Joins Government and Industry Officials in Launch of National 811 Call
Before You Dig” Telephone Number
May 1, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a press conference today on the National Mall,
the American Gas Association (AGA) joined with the U.S. Secretary of
Transportation Mary Peters, the Common Ground Alliance, the Federal
Communications Commission, and a diverse group of stakeholders that
operate underground facilities or are involved in excavation and construction,
to ceremonially connect 811, the new national “Call Before You Dig”
phone number.
INGAA
Responds to Dingell/Boucher Climate Letter: Interstate Pipelines Urge
Lawmakers to Recognize Natural Gas As Critical Bridge Fuel to Nation’s
Lower Carbon Future
March 19, 2007
WASHINGTON – Responding to a request from leaders of the U.S. House
Energy and Commerce Committee for perspectives on global climate change
policy options, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA),
today urged lawmakers to recognize the importance of clean-burning natural
gas as a critical bridge fuel in any policy effort to reduce greenhouse
gas (GHG) emission.
Clean
Efficient Natural Gas is Cornerstone to Solution of Climate Change Problem
February, 22, 2007 - ( PDF)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Natural gas, because it is clean and efficient,
can serve as the cornerstone in addressing the need to reduce greenhouse
gases.” Said David N. Parker, president and CEO of the American Gas
Association (AGA), which represents energy utilities that delver natural
gas to 170 million Americans.
American
Gas Foundation Study Finds EPAct 2005 Will Bring Relief to Natural Gas
Market, But More Actions Are Needed to Address the Supply/Demand Imbalance
and Save Billions for Customers and the U.S. Economy
February 20, 2007 - ( PDF)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Passage and initial implementation of The Energy
Policy Act of 2005 has resulted in some progress toward meeting the
current and future needs of natural gas customers, but more action is
needed if the nation wants to balance natural gas supply and demand
and save customers and the economy billions of dollars by 2020, according
to a study released here today by the American Gas Foundation.
AGA
Praises Congress for Passing Bi-Partisan Legislation to Expand Gulf
Coast Production
December 9, 2006 - ( PDF)
WASHINGTON – “Today, Congress seized an historic opportunity and passed
legislation that significantly increases the energy security for more
than 200 million Americans,” said David N. Parker, president and CEO
of the American Gas Association (AGA).
House
of Representatives Approves Stronger Programs to Prevent Pipeline Excavation
Damage, Passes Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2006
December 6, 2006 - ( PDF)
WASHINGTON – The American Gas Association (AGA) tonight praised action
by members of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Pipeline
Safety Improvement Act of 2006, which provides funding and direction
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s pipeline safety oversight programs.
Natural
Gas Utilities Urge Senate to Focus on Excavation Damage Prevention in
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization
November 16, 2006
In testimony presented before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation
Committee today, the American Gas Association (AGA) urged Congress to
include strong measures to deter excavation damage to pipelines in updated
pipeline safety oversight legislation.
Natural
Gas Utilities Provide 2006-2007 Winter Outlook for Customers
October 9, 2006
The recent drop in the wholesale price of natural gas that began in
September could benefit natural gas customers and utilities by offsetting
some of the higher wholesale prices utilities paid to acquire their
natural gas earlier in the year, according to key executives from the
American Gas Association (AGA), which represents the nation’s natural
gas utilities.
Winter
Natural Gas Markets to Benefit from Unprecedented Post-Hurricane Recovery
(
PDF)
September 28, 2006
Market forces point favorably toward lower U.S. natural gas costs this
winter compared to last, due primarily to significant recovery from
last year’s devastating hurricane disruptions. However, the unpredictability
of weather is always a factor, the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA)
said in its annual Winter Outlook.
American
Gas Association Joins Industry and Energy Sector Leaders in Promotion
of a New National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
July 31, 2006 - ( PDF)
Savings of hundreds of billions of dollars during the next 10 to 15
years could be available to U.S. energy consumers as the result of the
adoption today of a new National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency.
More than 50 U.S. energy and industrial companies have signed on to
support the plan and its objectives.
Record
North American Natural Gas Storage Inventories Posing Downside Gas Price
Risk
June 5, 2006
The operational limits of some portions of the North American natural
gas storage system may be reached in the Fall of 2006, producing “real
potential for an abrupt decrease in gas prices” as some storage
fields become unable to accommodate additional injections, according
to an analysis by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA).
Post-Hurricane
Challenges Continue for U.S. Producers; Industry Optimizing All Other
Available Supply Options
May 02, 2006 - ( PDF)
Natural gas producers are making the best use of all available supply
resources to help overcome the unprecedented challenges caused by last
summer’s Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Natural Gas Supply Association
(NGSA) reported today, but meeting
Slow-Motion
Supply Shock & 2 Million Barrel/Day “Aggregate Disruption”
Maintaining Pressure on World Oil Market: CERA
April 24, 2006
“The world oil market is in the grip of a slow motion supply shock
in which a $70 to $75/barrel price reflects an aggregate disruption
of over two million barrels/day,” Cambridge Energy Research Associates
(CERA) Chairman Daniel Yergin said in remarks prepared for delivery
at a Washington energy conference Monday evening.
Natural
Gas Industry/Customer Groups Meet To Discuss Supply Challenges
April 04, 2006 - ( PDF)
Leading participants in the natural gas industry and customer stakeholders
today agreed that greater collaboration is a key to addressing natural
gas supply issues, and that unified messages for policymakers can yield
positive results for consumers and industry alike.
Natural
Gas Reserves Reach Highest Level Since 1984 - Increases Result From
Positive Revisions and New Discoveries, Report Says
March 31, 2006 - ( PDF)
Washington, D.C. – The amount of natural gas estimated to be in
the nation’s natural gas “reserves” inventory experienced
robust growth in 2005, according to an American Gas Association (AGA)
analysis of reserves, based on figures reported by the 30 large natural
gas reserves holders, which account for around half of total U.S. reserves.
API
Statement to Senate Judiciary on the State of the Oil & Natural
Gas Industry and Market Conditions
February 1, 2006
In this API statement for the Record of the Senate Judiciary Committee,
API addresses concerns across the country over the higher energy
costs American consumers and businesses have been facing and offers
a balanced context in which to view both energy prices and company mergers.
Summary
of National Petroleum Council's Natural Gas Study (
PDF)
This report was prepared to provide insights on energy market dynamics
as well as advice on actions that can be taken by industry and government
to ensure adequate and reliable supplies of energy for American consumers.
UH IELE Issues Briefing
Paper on "Role of LNG in North American Natural Gas Supply and Demand
The potential consequences of tight demand and supply balances surrounding
natural gas are the central finding in a new study released by the University
of Houston's Institute for Energy, Law & Enterprise. The IELE report
explores the history behind today's volatile markets and the pressures
on natural gas demand and supplies.
Rocky
Mountain News, "Reliable Natural Gas Supplies a Must," Ken Wonstolen
June 20, 2005
- ( PDF)
Is passage of national energy legislation in sight? Perhaps - and it
is long overdue. We have debated energy policy for more than four years,
and it is time we act in order to provide American consumers affordable
and reliable energy supplies.
API's statement to the National
Governors' Association's (NGA) Natural Resources Committee
February 28, 2005 - (
PDF)
At a February 2005 meeting of NGA's Natural Resources Committee, API
stressed the importance of developing domestic resources of clean-burning
natural gas. In particular, access to the substantial resources in the
Mountain West and offshore were highlighted. And, the critical role
of natural gas in sustaining economic growth and in the products used
in our daily lives were highlighted."
The Hill, "Saving the U.S. from a Natural
Gas Crisis," Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.)
February 17, 2005 - (
PDF)
The United States faces a natural gas crisis that will have a crippling
effect on our economy by 2020 if we don't act now.
API: Action Needed on Natural Gas Recommendations
The National Petroleum Council has put forth a much-needed, insightful
analysis of today's natural gas situation, which is the inevitable result
of decades of public policy failure to adequately address our country's
energy needs," says Red Cavaney, president and CEO of the American Petroleum
Institute regarding today's natural gas report submitted by the National
Petroleum Council.
Summary
of National Petroleum Council's Natural Gas Study - (
PDF)
This report was prepared to provide insights on energy market dynamics
as well as advice on actions that can be taken by industry and government
to ensure adequate and reliable supplies of energy for American consumers.
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