MARKET PRICES
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This information is based on various sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy is not guaranteed.
Information source= NGX.com 
Current AECO C (wholesale) prices for Alberta delivery. as of 17-May-2012
Previous month AECO C (wholesale) prices for Alberta delivery.
Alberta Natural Gas Settlement Prices
Month Monthly Index Daily Index 
2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012
January 5.1564 3.6712 2.8617 5.2862 3.7805 2.4204
February 5.2343 3.6991 2.3222 4.9550 3.4132 2.0493
March 4.8494 3.3622 1.9732 3.8450 3.5259 1.6983
April 3.8376 3.4426 1.7126 3.5532 3.5414 1.5937
May 3.5356 3.5354 1.5586 3.6311 3.7006  
June 3.6000 3.6558   3.8896 3.7944  
July 3.9103 3.7166   3.4635 3.5108  
August 3.5073 3.4546   3.2222 3.4502  
September 3.1496 3.4087   3.3670 3.4420  
October 3.3770 3.4601   3.1324 3.2019  
November 3.1983 3.1914   3.4786 3.0872  
December 3.6025 3.2062   3.6995 2.8112  
Average 3.9132 3.4837 2.0857 3.7936 2.8112  
AECO C  Daily Index vs Monthly Pricing
This chart illustrates daily index pricing (blue line) versus actual and forecast monthly pricing.
AECO C Monthly Index prices vs Forecast pricing for the 2011-2012 gas year
This chart illustrates forecast and historical monthly pricing versus the five year average.
Solid bars indicated actual index price.  Dark bars are forecast index prices.
Forecast delivery prices (AECO C) to Oct-2015 for gas delivered within the province of Alberta.
             
Forecast Monthly Natural Gas Prices Forecast as of  17-May-2012
Month            Intra-Alberta  $Cdn/GJ                          Nymex Futures  $US/Mmbtu         
2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014
January 2.86 3.08 3.61 3.08 3.57 4.14
February 2.32 3.08 3.57 2.68 3.58 4.11
March 1.97 3.08 3.50 2.45 3.56 4.04
April 1.71 3.05 3.43 2.19 3.53 3.85
May 1.56 3.05 3.43 2.04 3.56 3.87
June 2.14 3.04 3.43 2.62 3.61 3.90
July 2.20 3.13 3.49 2.69 3.66 3.94
August 2.26 3.11 3.50 2.74 3.67 3.96
September 2.32 3.15 3.54 2.78 3.68 3.97
October 2.43 3.17 3.54 2.85 3.71 4.00
November 2.73 3.38 3.69 3.11 3.83 4.10
December 2.98 3.54 3.85 3.42 4.03 4.29
Average 2.29 3.15 3.55 2.72 3.66 4.01
Actual prices are indicated in bold fonts.
Future Market price changes for delivery of gas within Alberta.
Future prices for the next 5 years as of the date indicated.
Actual and Forecast delivery prices (AECO C) to Nov-11 for delivery of gas within Alberta.
NYMEX Futures Pricing - Current Year vs. Historical Forecast as of 17-May-2012
NYMEX  Futures Pricing 
Forecast as of 17-May-2012
Nymex future contract prices (Nov 08 - Oct 13).  Green line shows trend.
NYMEX  Nat Gas vs Crude Historical Settlement Pricing 
Natural gas prices were historically highly correlated to Crude prices.
NYMEX Crude Settlement Pricing 
NYMEX  Nat Gas vs Crude Futures Pricing 
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