Off topic: I’m not sure about how to think about this. I caught a little of CNBC yesterday. They were like cheerleaders for higher natural gas prices. My home is heated by natural gas, I’d like to be cheaply warm this winter. On the other hand, Europe may be a little on the chilly and expensive side. The selfish side of me says avoid exporting to keep my fuel bills down. That, of course, is no real solution. The real solution is to fully tap the massive reserve of natural gas in America. There’s plenty to around and keep prices low in America. It kinda sucks for Europe tho. They have to pay a premium on imports from the US.
In the long run what will really help is when Ukraine is able to tap the large gas reserves around Crimea, and put them in the gas pipeline system for European use. Then we will have more for US use. Also, to consider is that some electric companies have multiple sources. I get annual statements with things like, 30% coal, 35% nuclear, 29% gas, and 6% renewable. So the increase won’t all be based on gas. It is good, I hope, that Turkey has just stated they think Ukraine should get Crimea back. Worth watching developments there.