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Northeast Observer Expansions (Weekly) - Permitting and Construction Continues for 2012 Expansions
Orbit Gas Storage Requests Second Two-Year Time Extension for Kentucky Energy Hub Project  (pg. 5)
Market Recap Analytic Report (Weekly) - Dry Gas Production Still Strong; Demand Falls on ResComm Decline
Dry gas production continues to run ahead of the year-ago pace, averaging 64.1 Bcf/d over the past week. BENTEK's February forecast calls for ...more
Canadian Observer - Outlook for Weak Demand Sapping AECO Gas Prices
AECO cash basis plunged $0.14 in Thursday's trading as the cash price lost as much as Henry Hub gained.  The near-complete restoration of production ...more
Southeast/Gulf Observer - Warmer Weather Outlook May Stall Recent Henry Hub Cash Price Gains
Henry Hub prices are expected to retreat in trading today after the NYMEX forward strip declined about $0.10 on Thursday. Combined demand in ...more
California SW Observer - Demand to Rise Temporarily Before Tumbling Once Again
California/SW demand, while remaining well below the average normal for this time of year of 10.0 Bcf/d, will rise from 7.8 Bcf/d today to 9.3 ...more
Supply/Demand Balance Analytic Report - Cooler Weekend Weather Could Reverse Demand Decreases in the North
While U.S. demand is down just 1.6 Bcf/d compared to yesterday, some inter-regional volatility is at play. Demand in the North region is down ...more
Northeast Observer - AGT Southeast Outage Reduces Throughput by 200 MMcf/d
Algonquin pipeline experienced an unexpected outage at its Southeast Compressor station yesterday in Westchester County, NY, and capacity has ...more
Pacific NW Observer - Pacific NW Demand to Quickly Fade from Today's High
As quickly as the Pacific NW has risen to a temporary demand peak of 2.8 Bcf/d today, it will give up those gains as demand is forecast to fall ...more
Texas Observer - Weekend Demand Could Support Cash, Outflows
Demand forecasts remain volatile, now showing a stronger cold front for the Midcon, Northeast and Texas. Texas demand has been revised higher ...more
Midcon Observer - Weekend Demand Expected to Increase; Midcon Production Up Slightly
Demand in the Midcon is expected over 3.0 Bcf/d by Monday due to cooler weather. Average temperatures in the region are expected to be normal ...more
Rockies Observer - Rockies Prices Under Pressure from Sustained Mild Temperatures
Rockies cash prices will gain little support from the mild temperatures forecast for next week and through the 8-to-14 day outlook. Regional ...more
Gulf Coast Production Analytic Report - Gulf Coast Production Drops 227 MMcf/d; Declines 344 MMcf During The Week
Production losses in Texas Onshore and Louisiana Offshore have pushed down today’s total Gulf output to 6.7 Bcf/d. Gulf Coast volumes have fallen ...more
Power Burn Analytic Report - Ohio Gas-Fired Plant Fuels Northeast Power Burn Demand
Average I2 cycle power burn nominations in the Northeast during the past 30 days have been 715 MMcf ahead of the comparable period from a year ...more
Nuclear Plant Status Analytic Report - Fitzpatrick and Palo Verde Return to Full Capacity
The 813-MW James Fitzpatrick Unit 1 in NPCC and the 1,243-MW Palo Verde Unit 2 in WECC both returned to 100% capacity today after unplanned events.
BENTEK Energy: 31 New Points Added to Our Database
We've added 31 new points to our database in the last thirty days. Algonquin: 3 new points; Bay Gas Storage: 4 new points; Columbia Gas: 2 new ...more
Southeast/Gulf Observer Summary - Henry Hub Prices Climb on News of Potential Production Shut-ins
Weaker Southeast and market area demand pushed Henry Hub prices down to $2.23/MMbtu ahead of Monday's news of potential shut-ins in predominantly ...more
Rockies Observer (Weekly) - Rockies Production Not at Immediate Risk in Current Price Environment
The persistent downward trend in the NYMEX forward curve has prompted some U.S. producers to prepare to scale back dry gas production development, ...more
Canadian Observer - Exports Showing Sensitivity to Western U.S. Hydro Behavior
Export volumes recovered nearly the entirety of the losses from Jan. 24.  Total exports surged more than 0.5   Bcf/d due to an increase of flows ...more
California SW Observer - Redwood Path Capacity Reduced for Maintenance
Capacity on PG&E's Redwood Path will be reduced to 1,815 MMcf/d on gas day Jan. 27 for Devlan compressor station maintenance, down from a normal ...more
Texas Observer - Demand Moderates; Spreads Tighten on Lack of Market Area Demand
The Texas demand forecast has been revised lower, now expected to remain relatively flat through the weekend as temperatures for the weekend ...more
Supply/Demand Balance Analytic Report - U.S. Demand Continues Descent, Pulling Daily Withdrawals Down 4.6 Bcf/d
U.S. demand declined 4.2 Bcf/d overnight led by decreases in both ResComm and power burn demand. Power burn estimates for Jan. 25 were revised ...more
Northeast Observer - LNG Sendout Falls from Last Winter on Canaport Decline
LNG sendout in the Northeast is down by 35% MMcf/d from the Jan 2011 MTD average, or 450 MMcf/d, with total sendout dropping to only 830 MMcf/d. ...more
Midcon Observer - Midcon Demand Tumbles 1.5 Bcf/d; Trailblazer Lifts Force Majeure
Midcon demand declined 1.5 Bcf/d overnight to 17.3 Bcf, driving implied storage withdrawals down 1.3 Bcf as well. Demand is expected to bottom-out ...more
Southeast/Gulf Observer - Inflows Drop with Ship Channel Prices Moving Above Henry Hub
Henry Hub prices continued to increase in trading Wednesday despite lower demand expected today regionally and in the Midcon and Northeast market ...more
Pacific NW Observer - Sumas Cash Basis Gains $0.09 as PNW Demand Increases 251 MMcf/d Today
Sumas cash basis increased $0.09 to $0.17 in trading Wednesday. This marks the first increase in Sumas cash basis in over a week. Strength at ...more
Nuclear Plant Status Analytic Report - Fitzpatrick #1 and Palo Verde #2 at Reduced Capacity
The 813-MW James Fitzpatrick Unit 1 in NPCC is at 50% capacity after an unplanned event. The 1,243-MW Palo Verde Unit 2 in WECC is at 60% capacity ...more
Gulf Coast Production Analytic Report - Texas Onshore Lifts Total Gulf Coast Production
Gulf Coast production is up 156 MMcf/d to 6.9 Bcf/d on the back of a 10% or 104-MMcf increase in Texas onshore output. Texas onshore production, ...more
Power Burn Analytic Report - Southeast Power Burn Eases; CAISO Ponders Uneconomic Gas Prices
Temperatures in the low 60s today across the Southeast are helping to push non-peaking power burn to just under 5 Bcf, a 5% decline from Wednesday. ...more
Rockies Observer - Trailblazer Ends Force Majeure at Station 602
Trailblazer Pipeline announced on Jan. 24 that the force majeure at Station 602 in Lincoln County, NE would be lifted effective Jan. 25. The ...more
Industrial End Users Analytic Report - Alcoa Expanding Operations at Indiana Facility
Alcoa, the largest U.S. aluminum manufacturer, on Wednesday said it would build a 115,000-square-foot unit adjacent to its current facility in ...more

 

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Indices display current Natural Gas flow, storage and production volume. Click on a type to view more information about that index.

Hub Flow IndexTM - With its proprietary, flow-data-gathering technology and groundbreaking methodology, BENTEK is able to distill natural gas movements in the U.S. interstate pipeline system to a single number. BENTEK’s Hub Flow IndexTM uses a base index of 1,000 to show daily how flows increase or decrease (above or below the base) over time. The Hub Flow Index TM shows cumulative flows across the 24 market centers/hubs that have prices associated with them. More

Storage OutlookTM - With nearly 400 active, underground storage facilities in the Lower 48 states, seasonal variations in inventories are difficult to track. BENTEK has refined the art of forecasting weekly storage number s well in advance. The Storage Outlook TM is BENTEK’s weekly forecast that is updated every Thursday. BENTEK’s storage forecast figures are among the natural gas industry’s most closely watched numbers. More

TX Intra FlowTM - The Texas Intra FlowTM number shows the daily net deliveries from intrastate to interstate pipelines. The number is an indication of Texas production, which is highly correlated with Texas exports. When the TX Intra FlowTM is up, then it indicates production is up. More

Gulf Production MonitorTM - As the premier, natural-gas-producing region in the country – Texas is the No. 1 gas producer and Louisiana is No. 2 – the Gulf Coast impacts flows and prices in every market in the United States. BENTEK’s Gulf Production MonitorTM provides a daily snapshot of regional production. The Gulf Production MonitorTM Shows in near-real time the impact of maintenance events or hurricanes on regional flows. More

BPI − BENTEK Productivity IndexTM - Recent improvements in drilling and completion technology along with new shale gas plays in the United States have counteracted the effectiveness of the conventional drilling rig count as a measure of future gas production. BENTEK, recognizing this shift in the relationship between drilling and production, created the BPI (BENTEK Productivity Index) to measure the effectiveness of rigs by reflecting the number of wells drilled per rig. More
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Indices Chg Date
Hub Flow 988 BBtu 7.1% 01/13
TX Intra Flow™ 5332 BBtu 0.7% 01/27
Gulf Production™ 6.7 Bcf 0% 01/27
BPI™ 2847 rigs 0% 01/25
Storage Outlook™ -183 Bcf 140.8% 01/26

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Envisuals Hub Flow Maps™ are a dynamic set of maps that indicate changes in energy flows and regional pricing. Click on a map for more information. More
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The New Points Map allows you to view and select points added to Benport in the last 7 days. This view is based on our GEOflo™ application which allows you to access pipelines and points with the ability to view graphs and export data. View Map.
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