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U.S. natural gas prices reshaping global market

Market Watch -- The U.S. natural gas bonanza is pushing suppliers in other regions to lower prices in some contracts even before the country ships its first cargo of liquefied natural gas overseas.

The supply glut unleashed by hydraulic fracturing has made U.S. natural gas much cheaper than anywhere else in the world. The price differential is a powerful incentive for companies seeking to export it, and the first cargoes are expected in the middle of this decade. But the ripple effect is already being felt, as companies in Japan, Chile and other countries are already trying to factor in the U.S. market's stable prices to change the way natural gas has been traded globally for years.

"Even if the U.S. is not yet exporting LNG, it is already having an impact on suppliers around the world," said Leslie Pa

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Submitted Dec 13, 2012 By: skb69sa

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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,667 Points:1,229,075 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 14, 2012 8:32:26 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Interesting article! Thanks for posting.
bevmill Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,716 Points:627,250 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Dec 14, 2012 4:42:15 PM Ignore bevmill Report Abuse Hope this keeps natrual gas prices low in the states.
sydb7 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,656 Points:1,941,820 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Dec 14, 2012 3:29:06 AM Ignore sydb7 Report Abuse This is not going to affect prices on the domestic market as this new found gas is for export!
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,201 Points:1,653,850 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 14, 2012 1:54:36 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse There's hope for world economies when a material input cost is heading south
METEOR49 Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,307 Points:481,950 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 10:11:35 PM Ignore METEOR49 Report Abuse why hasn't it affected oil prices the same way, we have a glut of that too .
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,700 Points:2,471,660 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 10:08:20 PM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse get the environmentalist wackos out of the way, and prices will drop to where they were in May: about $ 1.91 (now well over $ 3)
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billy44bo Champion Author Mobile Posts:7,333 Points:1,516,490 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 10:05:35 PM Ignore billy44bo Report Abuse And this is bad how?
RitaVespa Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,109 Points:818,945 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 10:02:48 PM Ignore RitaVespa Report Abuse Interesting
jim27106 All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:783 Points:804,595 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 10:02:38 PM Ignore jim27106 Report Abuse When the drillers have to pay for the water supplies they polute (Dimock, PA; Buffalo, WY) that is going to change.
cheaper0ON Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,118 Points:424,780 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 10:01:48 PM Ignore cheaper0ON Report Abuse Good.
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clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,754 Points:1,799,595 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:55:26 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse This is good and will last unless the greenies shut down fracking. And make no mistake that EcoNutz intend to stop anything that helps America.
joeschmo12 Champion Author New York Posts:1,108 Points:326,500 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:53:28 PM Ignore joeschmo12 Report Abuse our country will be a monster @ exporting this stuff.
Red7002011 Champion Author Mississippi Posts:3,466 Points:695,425 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:52:33 PM Ignore Red7002011 Report Abuse Really!
fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:52:17 PM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse WHEN WILL I BE ABLE TO AFFORD ANY VEHICLE-HYBRID,ELECTRIC,OTHERS.....NEVER.
fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:51:12 PM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse yES IN A GOOD WAY?
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marion1739 All-Star Author Missouri Posts:964 Points:287,085 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:44:15 PM Ignore marion1739 Report Abuse Till they go up faster than oil by one of the created shortages
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mcmonsta Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,342 Points:844,495 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:37:42 PM Ignore mcmonsta Report Abuse now let us not screw this up for our own nation
MG_Sputnik Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:7,434 Points:1,986,845 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:35:14 PM Ignore MG_Sputnik Report Abuse They'll find a way to screw us over.
feldagast All-Star Author Toledo Posts:905 Points:106,570 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:32:57 PM Ignore feldagast Report Abuse 0bama hasn't found a way to shut it down yet
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karlet Veteran Author Pittsburgh Posts:258 Points:84,490 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:27:06 PM Ignore karlet Report Abuse Funny though, my heating bill does not seem much lower.
FlogNut Champion Author Chicago Posts:104,845 Points:2,015,375 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:24:31 PM Ignore FlogNut Report Abuse Amazing!!!!! A large increase in supply has a downward impact on prices! Whoda thunk it???
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gd83goldwinger Champion Author South Bend Posts:1,428 Points:519,230 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:19:03 PM Ignore gd83goldwinger Report Abuse Lower prices will never be seen. They will make it out as this or that.
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Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:6,107 Points:1,303,700 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2012 9:14:49 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse Some interesting pricing may be coming our way in the short term only to be jacked up later.
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