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Natural gas price increases: how is the market adjusting

Journal Article · · Energy (Washington, D.C.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6036738

The recent behavior of the US natural gas market has not followed traditional supply-demand principles in that gas prices have continued to rise despite the current recession, ample supplies of gas, and a decrease in the price of oil. Factors contributing to gas price increases are partial deregulation, decreased industrial gas use, and rigid pipeline contracts that do not respond to market factors. The gas industry's adjustment to changed conditions is evident in the changing relations among the producers, pipelines, and distributors that relfect their efforts to improve their competitive strategies.

OSTI ID:
6036738
Journal Information:
Energy (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Energy (Washington, D.C.); (United States) Vol. 8:2; ISSN ERGYA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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