Natural gas annual 1987: Volume 1

Technical Report · Tue Oct 25 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:7026981

A highly competitive pricing environment continued to characterize the natural gas industry in 1987 as end-users and local distributors sought lower prices supplies, and new transportation arrangements continued to alter traditional methods of supply acquisition. The industry reversed a 2-year decline with consumption rising in all major market sectors, and domestic and imported supplies increasing to meet the greater demand. Natural gas prices fell from 1986 levels despite stable or increasing prices for most competing fuels. The ''transportation'' market for natural gas continued to expand as indicated by the dramatic increase in deliveries to natural gas consumers for the account of others. This expansion was encouraged by a number of regulatory developments designed to increase access to transportation services. Important developments for the natural gas industry during 1987 included consumption increased by 5.6 percent reversing a 9.6 percent decline over the previous 2 years. Deliveries to consumers increased by 5.7 percent in the industrial sector, 4.1 percent in the commercial sector, and 9.3 percent in the electric utility sector; deliveries to gas consumers for the account of others increased markedly over 1986 levels, particularly in the industrial sector where the rise was more than 37 percent; and the average industrial and commercial consumer used more natural gas in 1987 while the average residential consumer used less. 21 figs., 98 tabs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Oil and Gas
• OSTI ID: 7026981
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0131(87)/1; ON: DE89002416
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DATA COMPILATION
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ENERGY SOURCES
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FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL GAS
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GASES
IMPORTS
INDUSTRY
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NUMERICAL DATA
PRICES
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PUBLIC UTILITIES
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