Observer Reports

Natural gas in the U.S. trades in a robust, integrated national marketplace, tightly coupled with the Canadian market and increasingly influenced by global LNG markets. But at the physical level, all gas markets are local – or at least regional.

Some examples include the dynamics of natural gas supply/demand on the West Coast can be quite disconnected from East Coast markets. Markets in the Midwest can be more closely tied to Canadian supplies than the Gulf Coast. Until the completion of the Rockies Express Pipeline, the Rockies region frequently resembled an island, cut off from many factors influencing other areas of the country.

To truly understand physical natural gas markets, it is necessary to focus on specific regional developments. Such a regional focus must consider natural gas flows, capacity trends, pipeline outages, behavior of price differentials, weather patterns and a myriad of other market developments. BENTEK’s Observer Series of reports provides this kind of focus for nine regional markets. These reports provide daily and weekly details of regional markets across all regions in the United States and Canada.

Northeast Observer

The Northeast is one of the largest consuming regions in the United States and a key driver in natural gas prices. BENTEK’s daily and weekly Northeast Observer covers both natural gas and power in the region.

Midcontinent Observer

Whether it’s Rockies gas moving east, Gulf Coast gas moving north or Canadian gas moving south, the Midcontinent region is the crossroads of much of the North American gas movement. BENTEK’s daily and weekly reports provide industry-leading analysis of regional flows, prices, storage and production.

Southeast/Gulf Observer

The Southeast/Gulf region is the starting point for much of the natural gas that flows into Midcontinent and Northeast markets. BENTEK’s daily and weekly Southeast/Gulf Observers offer details of gas movement and pricing throughout the region.

Texas Observer

As both the largest producer and largest consumer of natural gas, the Texas market is huge and complex. BENTEK’s Daily Texas Observer provides the most accurate view of the impact of Texas on the national gas market.

California/Southwest Observer

BENTEK’s California/Southwest Observer provides daily and weekly analysis of one of the premier energy markets in North America – California. The daily and weekly California/Southwest Observer gives insights in both natural gas and power markets in the state.

Pacific Northwest Observer

BENTEK’s daily and weekly Pacific Northwest Observer focuses on hydroelectric power production and its interaction with natural gas demand. The report analyzes energy flows into and out of the region.

Rockies Observer

With the completion of the Rockies Express Pipeline, Rockies natural gas producers have enough outbound pipelines to impact markets on both coasts. BENTEK’s Rockies Observer analyzes the impact on production and outbound flows in relation to other regional markets.

Canadian Observer

The Canadian market is one of the most important factors in North America supply and demand. BENTEK’s daily and weekly Canadian Observer offers a comprehensive, forward-looking view of Canadian production, demand, storage, net exports to the U.S. and LNG imports.

Atlantic Basin/European Observer

BENTEK’s Weekly Atlantic Basin Observer and European Observer report suite provides insight into both U.S. and European downstream markets as well as how the global LNG supplies impact markets on both sides of the Atlantic.