• NGL Prices Continue To Fall

  
  
  NGL prices remained volatile the first week of June as trading was very active, but this didn’t translate into improvements as only Conway isobutane showed an increase in value.
  - Jun. 7 2013
  
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  Barclays: Shale Energy Economic Effect ‘Modest’ To Date

  
  
  However, analysts say there is good reason to expect a positive GDP impact in years to come.
  - May. 28 2013
  

• Shoulder Season Causes Natural Gas, NGL Prices To Dip

  
  
  Energy commodity prices dipped this week as consumer demand remains down during the shoulder season. Natural gas prices experienced very large price decreases with NGL prices falling at a slower rate at both hubs the first week of May.
  - May. 10 2013
  

• Gas Price Increases Causing Coal Displacement

  
  
  Natural gas liquids (NGL) prices were up across the board at both hubs the final week of April. These increases improved frac spread margins at both Conway and Mont Belvieu.
  - May. 3 2013
  

• Gas Prices Remain Over $4; Rig Count Remains Flat

  
  
  Natural gas prices continued to grow the week of April 17 as cooling demand remained solid and gas-directed drilling is still well behind liquids production.
  - Apr. 26 2013
  

• Ethane Prices Drop At Both Hubs

  
  
  The improved prices for natural gas liquids (NGL) experienced throughout much of early 2013 provided producers and operators with an incentive to increase production, which has started to overwhelm the market once again.
  - Apr. 19 2013
  

• Winter Erased Storage Overhang

  
  
  The month of March was very good for natural gas producers, public utilities and pipeline operators, but it saw a downturn in heavy natural gas liquid (NGL) prices
  - Apr. 19 2013
  

• Gas Prices Remain Solid As Cooling Demand Replaces Heating Demand

  
  
  In the early part of spring, many Northeast residents went from heating their homes to cooling them at a similar usage level.
  - Apr. 12 2013
  

• Natural Gas Storage Levels Fall Below Five-Year Average

  
  
  The winter of 2012-2013 arrived late, but had a long-lasting effect as high heating demand has helped support propane and natural gas prices and drive storage levels below the five-year average for the first time in several years.
  - Apr. 4 2013
  

• Light NGLs Continue To Outperform Heavy Counterparts

  
  
  Light natural gas liquids (NGL) prices continued to gain strength as the spring approaches with supply-and-demand levels reaching equilibrium thanks to heating demand, increased fractionation and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) export capacity.
  - Mar. 28 2013
  
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  Heating Demand Driving Natural Gas, Propane Prices Up

  
  
  Colder-than-normal temperatures in the Northeast and Midwest continued to support natural gas and propane prices the week of March 13, as heating demand remained very high.
  - Mar. 25 2013
  
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  Ethane Supply-Demand Levels Reaching Parity

  
  
  The reason for this change is that ethane rejection through much of the second-half of 2012 and early 2013 are having a positive effect at bringing supplies to meet demand levels.
  - Mar. 8 2013
  

• Heavy NGL Prices Follow Crude Prices Downward

  
  
  Light natural gas liquid (NGL) prices showed improvements the week of February 20, but the overall NGL barrel (bbl.) price decreased as crude prices have turned bearish the last few weeks.
  - Mar. 1 2013
  

• Propane Prices Increase As Storage Levels Drop

  
  
  A downturn in crude oil prices the week of February 13, which caused the price to drop below $95 per barrel (/bbl.), saw heavy natural gas liquids (NGL) prices to fall in the latter stages of the week.
  - Feb. 22 2013
  
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  Conway NGL Prices Fall As Market Rebalances

  
  
  Conway natural gas liquid (NGL) prices took a major downturn last week as the market seemed to balance out after being somewhat short on C5+ and ethane the previous week.
  - Feb. 20 2013
  

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