Bentek Energy Predicts Disruption to Gas Markets in the East When REX Gas Supply 'Slams' into Ohio in June; Appalachian Producers May Be Hit Hardest; Millennium Pipeline's Start-up at the End of the Year Will Provide a Preview of Market Turmoil

摘要

Although the Northeast has a robust natural gas market, with demand that soars to 30 Bcf/d and more on peak winter days, the highest concentration of gas storage in the world with 1.0 Tcf working capacity, and an intricate network of interstate pipelines and local distribution companies (LDCs), it will not be enough to absorb the incremental 5.0 Bcf/d of gas that could be flowing eastward by 2011, Houston-based Bentek Energy LLC warned in a recent report, Catch the Wave!~(TM) An In-Depth Analysis of the Northeast Natural Gas Market.