EIA PROJECTS NATURAL GAS PRICES AND MARKETED PRODUCTION INCREASING THIS YEAR AND NEXT,WITH CONSUMPTION UP THIS YEAR BY A MERE 0.6%

摘要

The Henry Hub monthly average spot price of natural gas should increase slightly this year while consumption moderates and marketed production increases,the Energy Information Administration (EIA) says in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook.On an annual basis,the Henry Hub natural gas spot price is projected to average 7.78/Mcf this year and 7.92/Mcf in 2009;it averaged 7.17/Mcf in 2007.The Henry Hub spot price averaged 7.32/Mcf in December.