natural gas prices

Robinson says oil and natural gas prices rebounded in November and sales tax collections are running ahead of this time last year.

While natural gas prices continue to lag, Jim Robinson says the overall report contains a lot of good news.

A Senior State Economist says the latest numbers seem to show the economic downturn which has plagued Wyoming over the past year may have hit bottom.

While there is a fair amount of bad news in the latest ''Wyoming Insight" monthly report on the state economy, there are also some hopeful signs.

The principal economist for the state's Economic Analysis Division says there are hopeful signs for the oil industry in Wyoming.

Domestic natural gas supplies are at an all-time high following an unprecedented warm winter last year. This week many are turning on their home heating for the first time. Chris McGill, at the American Gas Association says forecasters expect the coming winter to bring more normal temperatures, in turn, he suggests consumers will see only a modest increase in their heating bills...

While anyone heating with natural gas is enjoying some ease as prices fall, local governments are bracing for a likely hit to their bottom line. Natrona County Treasurer, Tom Doyle, in a financial update to county commissioners this week, says we're o-k for now, though revenues weren't as high as expected...

Many decisions made over the next month by the Wyoming Legislature will reflect a slump in natural gas prices. Petroleum Association of Wyoming President Bruce Hinchey says 15 years ago there was a call for more gas and prices rose as high as $8 to $9  per cfs...

A Winter Fuels Outlook released last week by the Department of Energy suggests heating fuel costs may rise slightly this winter. But Bruce McDowell, director of policy analysis with the American Gas Association says the predicted 2 to 5 percent increase doesn't likely apply to natural gas...