energy information administration natural gas monthly october 2000 vii status of pipeline system capacity entering the 2001 heating season during summer and fall prices reached record highs for a nonheating period dramatic rise in resulted from an upsurge demand mainly electric generation needs warmer than usual spring increased has occurred while domestic production levels have continued to decrease over past several years 1 low 1998 1999 dampened exploration development efforts caused some lower producing wells be shut or abandoned on other hand grown with end use as sources new supply developed pipelines been built bring this markets 2 next november through march 31 approaches however ongoing question remains whether there is sufficient meet most possible contingencies last winter was normal average so return weather would add overview generally speaking nation enters
