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Natural Gas Advisory Committee. August 15, 2008. Agenda. Introductions Discussion of oil markets (Sam VanVactor) Recent fuel prices and proposed forecasts Peak deliverability of gas (Dan Kirschner) Estimation of monthly natural gas prices at western hubs. Role of the Fuel Price Forecast.
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Natural Gas Advisory Committee August 15, 2008
Agenda • Introductions • Discussion of oil markets (Sam VanVactor) • Recent fuel prices and proposed forecasts • Peak deliverability of gas (Dan Kirschner) • Estimation of monthly natural gas prices at western hubs
Role of the Fuel Price Forecast • Determine a range of possible long-term trends in fuel prices • Commodity cycles around the trend and short-term volatility are added to the trends in the Portfolio Model analysis • Commodity costs affect resource selection, generation cost, and price of electricity • Retail prices affect demand for fuels and electricity (directly through competition, indirectly through cost of generation) • Address supply and deliverability for power generation
Fuel Price Forecasts • Fifth Power Plan (Summer 2004) • Revised Council Forecast (Sept. 2007) • Proposed NGAC (Aug. 2008) • Draft for Sixth Power Plan (Oct. 2008)
Working Natural Gas Price Forecast(2006 $ Per MMBtu at Wellhead)
Working Crude Oil Price Forecasts(Imported RAQ in 2006 $ / Bbl.)
Spot Coal PricesApril 05 To April 08 Source: EIA