Executive Q&A viewpoint

S. Golan, CEO, Primus Green Energy The shale revolution has caused a natural gas boom in the Marcellus shale play that has been a victim of its own success. The surge in production, along with reduced demand as a result of an unusually mild winter in the Northeast, has caused prices to drop by comparison with those in other regions of the country. Earlier this year, the price of natural gas from the Dominion Transmissions North Point/Leidy Hub in Pennsylvania was approximately $0.95/MMBtu below the price at Henry Hub in Louisiana, the main trading point for US natural gas. Stock prices for many leading producers in the Marcellus are also falling. With a lack of pipelines to transport natur