rebirth

Yesterday was Day#1 of the annual Bentek energy analytics conference called Benposium, being held at the Houstonian hotel in Houston.  I’m not speaking until Thursday so today was an opportunity to hang out and listen to some of the other presenters.  The first two speakers focused on one of the most important issues being addressed at the conference – natural gas demand.  Audrea Hill, Senior Director Hedging, PCS Nitrogen (unit of Potash Corporation) talked about the ammonia market, while Jim Jordan, President, Jordan and Associates (and RBN Energy contributor) examined the markets for Methanol.  Both of these industrial segments are experiencing a rebirth of domestic demand for natural gas as a feedstock.