Winter’s Chill Exposes Cracks in U.S. Gas Market

Winter is near, and so is peak natural gas demand in the northern hemisphere. For the world’s largest natural gas producer, this could mean greater price volatility and potential supply tightness. The predictions come from Wood Mackenzie, which listed in a recent article a total of five factors affecting the natural gas market in the United States this winter. Control of supply is at the top of the list as natural gas producers respond to persistently low market prices for their commodity. Natural gas prices have been depressed for over a…