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简介：CURRENT ENVIRONMENT1
Energy merchants: waiting for good times
Bankrupt companies find new life
Stronger markets emerging
Improved industry practices
Higher and more volatile prices
Natural gas utilities face difficulties
New environmental regulations affect demand
INDUSTRY PROFILE10
A regulated industry in transition
INDUSTRY TRENDS 11
Higher and more volatile natural gas prices
Environmental regulations spur demand
Cross-border trade
Obstacles to LNG development
Advances in drilling technologies
Natural gas industry unbundles
New businesses, new risks
HOW THE INDUSTRY OPERATES 18
The business of natural gas
End markets
Deregulation spurs competition
Weather influences earnings
Projections for future supply
KEY INDUSTRY RATIOS AND STATISTICS 27
HOW TO ANALYZE A NATURAL GAS COMPANY 28
Local distribution companies
Energy merchants
Pipelines
GLOSSARY34
INDUSTRY REFERENCES37
COMPARATIVE COMPANY ANALYSIS 40