sr oiaf 2001 02 us natural gas markets recent trends and prospects for the future may energy information administration office of integrated analysis forecasting department washington dc 20585 this report was prepared by independent statistical analytical agency within contained herein should be attributed to not construed as advocating or reflecting any policy position other organization service reports are upon special request based on assumptions specified requester preface in undertaken at secretary spencer abraham prin cipal purpose study is examine mar ket prices rose dramatically 2000 have remained high through first part rais ing concerns about potential fuel growth economy exacerbating those current low levels