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To: KyrosL who wrote (85839)	1/13/2012 3:36:45 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218137

>>All kinds of costs are coming down in the US while rising in Asia and Latin America.<< US natural gas spot price has crashed to less than half the 10-year average, and many utilities are cutting gas and electric rates. Meanwhile natural gas in China is almost twice the US price and going higher... Beijing Lets Natural-Gas Prices Rise in Two Areas DECEMBER 27, 2011, 1:09 P.M. ET online.wsj.com BEIJING—China will test natural-gas-price reforms in select locations, in the latest in a string of moves intended to help rebalance China's economy and encourage its industries to become less energy intensive. ... As they do with other fuels, Chinese officials cap natural-gas prices to keep its factories humming and protect its population from inflation. But that has led to dependence on cheap energy and bolsters inefficient manufacturers in a time when Chinese leaders are keen to shift the economy more toward the consumer sector. It has also discouraged China's domestic exploration and production of natural gas.