Comments on: Step on the Gas http://www.getreallist.com/step-on-the-gas.html Deal With Reality or It Will Deal With You Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:07:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.getreallist.com/step-on-the-gas.html/comment-page-1#comment-1216 Chris Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:54:04 +0000 http://www.getreallist.com/?p=1240#comment-1216 Futures on nat gas are probably best, if you can play them. I don't. Retail investors should probably use UNG and common stocks of low-cost producers like SWN. Futures on nat gas are probably best, if you can play them. I don’t. Retail investors should probably use UNG and common stocks of low-cost producers like SWN.

]]> By: Imprudent Speculator http://www.getreallist.com/step-on-the-gas.html/comment-page-1#comment-1215 Imprudent Speculator Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:44:06 +0000 http://www.getreallist.com/?p=1240#comment-1215 Dear Mr. Nelder, I concur with your analysis and want to speculate on the rise in gas prices. What's the best way to "gamble" on rising prices over the next 12 months? Futures on Nat Gas? Common stocks of producers? Options on common stocks of producers? What are you doing to profit from this imbalance? Thank you Dear Mr. Nelder,

I concur with your analysis and want to speculate on the rise in gas prices.

What’s the best way to “gamble” on rising prices over the next 12 months?

Futures on Nat Gas? Common stocks of producers? Options on common stocks of producers?

What are you doing to profit from this imbalance?

Thank you

]]> By: gasisking http://www.getreallist.com/step-on-the-gas.html/comment-page-1#comment-1207 gasisking Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:25:12 +0000 http://www.getreallist.com/?p=1240#comment-1207 Your facts are not quite right regarding HR 1835. The bill passed in the House this week was regarding the research initiative as you stated but it was not HR 1835. HR 1835, which is regarded as the real plum by the gas-for-transportation proponents, has not even made it out of committee yet. HR 1835 provides very large tax credits for the purchase of natural gas vehicles, and for the installation of natural gas fueling infrastructure at both the commercial and residential level. Hope is high for HR 1835 for two reasons - 1) there is a sister bill in the Senate S 1408 and 2) HR 1835 has 75 co-sponsers evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. But while hope is high, nothing is certain until it gets going in committee. I should also note that I THINK there is a difference between 1835 and 1408 in that 1835 would require 50% purchase of natural gas vehicles for the federal fleet starting in the next few years, while I think 1408 does not have this requirement. 1408 might be a little less ambitious but a little more realistic in that regard. I also want to say that it is my opinion that we have seen a stall in the purchase of large fleet vehicles while (for example) truck companies wait to see if they can get the credit or not. If I need to purchase 20 new trucks, my choices are new diesel or natural gas. So maybe I will wait to see if this bill passes and go for the natural gas. If it does not pass I'll go for the diesel but either way, I need to wait and see. If it passes I expect sales to really start running for natural gas commercial fleets. Your facts are not quite right regarding HR 1835. The bill passed in the House this week was regarding the research initiative as you stated but it was not HR 1835. HR 1835, which is regarded as the real plum by the gas-for-transportation proponents, has not even made it out of committee yet. HR 1835 provides very large tax credits for the purchase of natural gas vehicles, and for the installation of natural gas fueling infrastructure at both the commercial and residential level. Hope is high for HR 1835 for two reasons – 1) there is a sister bill in the Senate S 1408 and 2) HR 1835 has 75 co-sponsers evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. But while hope is high, nothing is certain until it gets going in committee.

I should also note that I THINK there is a difference between 1835 and 1408 in that 1835 would require 50% purchase of natural gas vehicles for the federal fleet starting in the next few years, while I think 1408 does not have this requirement. 1408 might be a little less ambitious but a little more realistic in that regard.

I also want to say that it is my opinion that we have seen a stall in the purchase of large fleet vehicles while (for example) truck companies wait to see if they can get the credit or not. If I need to purchase 20 new trucks, my choices are new diesel or natural gas. So maybe I will wait to see if this bill passes and go for the natural gas. If it does not pass I’ll go for the diesel but either way, I need to wait and see. If it passes I expect sales to really start running for natural gas commercial fleets.

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