Table C3.  Projected Wellhead Natural Gas Prices, 2000-2020
 (1998 Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)

Year

NPC Studya

EIA Studyb

Accelerated Depletion Case

Reference Case

2000

3.14

2.48

2.48

2005

2.79

2.48

2.40

2010

3.14

2.62

2.48

2015

3.70

3.13

2.68

2020

—

4.12

2.79

aHenry Hub spot price.
bAverage lower 48 wellhead price.
Sources: National Petroleum Council, Natural Gas: Meeting the Challenges of the Nation’s Growing Natural Gas Demand (Washington, DC, December 1999); and Energy Information Administration, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, National Energy Modeling System runs OGBASE.D051200A and OGDEPL.D051200A.

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