Earlier today EC linked to a WSJ story:For all the talk of how plunging oil prices threaten the clean energy sector, it’s really the separate-but-related fall in natural gas prices that matters. And natural gas is now at a two-year low.
Henry Hub gas futures in New York are trading around $4.90 per million British Thermal Units, the first time gas contracts have been trading under $5 since September, 2006, and gas prices are now 64% off their summertime high.
Why has gas fallen so much? For pretty much the same reasons oil has fallen. Natural gas supplies are plentiful, for starters. The dismal economy is tamping down demand, especially among industrial users. More specifically, big stockpiles of natural-gas substitutes like heating oil are building, putting more pressure on gas prices even in the middle of winter....MORE
Natural Gas Extends Losses
