Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)–A blast of cold winter weather socked much of the continental United States, leading to a surge in demand for natural gas that was met by higher imports from Canada, IIR Energy data show.
A cold front started sweeping across the northern Plains last week, pushing regional temperatures to some 30 degrees Fahrenheit below normal. Wind chills as low as 7 degrees were expected on Monday as far south as Louisville, Kentucky.
