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The Supply of Storage for Natural Gas in California

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  • Rocío Uría
  • Jeffrey Williams

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Do natural gas storage decisions in distant California respond to NYMEX futures price spreads? Daily data about flows into and out of storage facilities in California over 2002-2006 and daily spreads on NYMEX are used to investigate whether the net injection profile is consistent with the “supply-of-storage†curve first observed by Working for wheat. Storage decisions in California do seem to be influenced by a price signal that combines the intertemporal spread and the locational basis between California and the Henry Hub, in addition to strong seasonal and weekly cycles that determine net injections to a considerable extent. The timing and magnitude of the price response differ across storage facilities. Regulatory requirements and operational constraints also limit the response to short-lived arbitrage opportunities.

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  • Rocío Uría & Jeffrey Williams, 2007. "The Supply of Storage for Natural Gas in California," The Energy Journal, , vol. 28(3), pages 31-50, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:enejou:v:28:y:2007:i:3:p:31-50
    DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol28-No3-3
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