“Natural gas is the ugly duckling of the commodities,” said Ben Smith, president of First Enercast Financial, an information vendor serving energy markets.
Source: Marketwatch | Commodities Corner (2011) Read More
Natural gas prices plunged as the shale boom unlocked vast reserves, undercutting OPEC oil and flooding U.S. markets. Energy firms hailed the surge as a breakthrough — until oversupply slashed profits and rattled investors. What looked like liberation from foreign oil became a volatility trap at home. The same drilling frenzy that promised dominance began squeezing the companies that sparked it.
Source: Marketwatch (2010) Read More