Posts from Jim Jordan

Could the construction of new production capacity for one chemical product result in a 1.4 Bcf/d increase in natural gas demand?  Yes it could - if all the methanol plants that have been announced and are on the drawing board get built.  Of course, it is pretty unlikely that they will all get built, but even if only the best projects are completed, they will still consume a lot of gas.  Today we’ll lay out the new plant construction numbers.