U.S. Energy Update: Winter Is Coming

Sep. 28, 2021 2:26 PM ET, , , , , , , , , , , , , , 68 Comments

Summary

  • Natural Gas prices are through decade highs in the US.
  • Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) is 50% above decade highs in Japan and Korea.
  • Unprecedented price spikes for Natural Gas in Europe are leading to power shortages and industry shutdowns.
  • Natural gas inventories are well below seasonal averages.
  • A cold winter could make problems worse.

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The Situation:

I wrote an article on US Energy at the beginning of the summer, where I pointed out strength in the US prices of natural gas, oil and NGLs (natural gas liquids), and laid out a bull case for investing in US

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