11/19/2009 01:10PM
At the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the futures contract for December delivery at the Henry Hub settled yesterday, November 18, at $4.254 per MMBtu. The price of the near-month contract decreased by 25 cents or about 6 percent during the report week.
11/18/2009 01:16PM
For the second consecutive week, the U.S. average price for regular
gasoline decreased. The average slipped about four cents to $2.63 per
gallon, $0.56 above the price a year ago.
11/18/2009 01:06PM
Capacity to produce fuel ethanol from corn nearly tripled between
January 2006 and January 2009. However, over the past 18 months, a
combination of surplus production capacity, the decline of gasoline
prices from their mid-2008 peak level, and high corn prices that
boosted producers’ input costs have resulted in a sharp decline in
ethanol margins.
11/17/2009 01:57PM
Here is a little fact to impress your friends at the Southwind Country Club... Gasoline was 22 cents higher than diesel on June 1st. It is now 11 cents lower.
11/13/2009 01:44PM
At the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), futures prices moved lower as the threat of an interruption in supplies from the hurricane passed. The futures contract for December delivery decreased by $0.22 on the report week to $4.503 per MMBtu.
11/12/2009 01:32PM
For the first time since October 5, 2009, the U.S. average price for
regular gasoline decreased, slipping three cents to $2.67 per gallon,
but staying $0.44 above a year ago. Prices declined across all the
regions.
11/12/2009 01:25PM
The U.S. imported slightly more than 1 million barrels of crude oil per
day from Saudi Arabia during the first 8 months of 2009. Despite a
decline of more than 33 percent compared to the same period in 2008.
11/10/2009 02:20PM
Gasoline prices drop 3 cents; diesel drops a penny.
11/05/2009 01:18PM
Natural gas spot prices fell over the week at most market locations, declining on average 16 cents per million Btu (MMBtu). Decreases ranged between 2 cents and 77 cents per MMBtu. In the few trading locations where prices rose, increases were modest, ranging between 1 and 4 cents per MMBtu.