--- title: "Natural Gas, Propane Associations Working to Improve After Cold Winter" id: "26168" type: "post" slug: "natural-gas-propane-associations-working-to-improve-after-cold-winter" published_at: "2014-11-24T23:40:34+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-16T13:06:37+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/11/24/natural-gas-propane-associations-working-to-improve-after-cold-winter/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/11/24/natural-gas-propane-associations-working-to-improve-after-cold-winter.md" excerpt: "With the holidays—and lower temperatures—on the way, officials in the propane and natural gas industries are working to reassure the public that they've been improving the supply chain issues that left some out in the cold last winter." taxonomy_category: - "Advocacy" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "Business" - "energy" - "industry partners" - "natural gas" - "propane" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "C-Level" - "Executive Team" - "For-Profit CEO / President / Owner / Partner" taxonomy_persona: - "Industry Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Natural Gas, Propane Associations Working to Improve After Cold Winter Last winter was not a good one on the heating supply front—[with the propane industry in particular](http://associationsnow.com/2014/01/deep-freeze-propane-industry-tries-to-thaw-supply-chain/) feeling the pain from supply chain issues. But trade groups in both the propane and natural gas industries insist that they’re ready this year to help prevent any shortages or unexpected price increases. More details: **Natural gas industry plays up infrastructure growth:** In recent comments, America’s Natural Gas Alliance has been bullish on the industry’s odds of holding up for a long winter season. Last month, ANGA [published an infographic (opens in a new tab)](http://anga.us/blog/2014/10/24/natural-gas-ready-for-winter) highlighting the industry’s efforts to increase gas production, particularly the addition of $19 billion in pipeline infrastructure in the past year. “This means that more consumers are able to get the energy they need,” [the association says (opens in a new tab)](http://anga.us/blog/2014/10/24/natural-gas-ready-for-winter) . [In comments to Fuel Fix (opens in a new tab)](http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/11/17/natural-gas-well-positioned-for-coming-winter-industry-group-says/) , ANGA President and CEO Marty Durbin said that while there are lower levels of natural gas supplies in storage, a boost in production has helped. “We’ve seen record injections that have brought natural gas storage to just under the five-year average,” Durbin said. “If you couple it with the increased production, we’ve now got more natural gas this winter than we had going into last winter.” The Natural Gas Supply Association, meanwhile, in its annual assessment of winter gas prices, predicted an easing of consumer demand. “When NGSA weighed all the different pressure points, the picture that emerged for the upcoming winter is one of remarkable growth in supply and steady underlying growth in demand that will be moderated by the forecast for a warmer winter than last year’s,” the group [said in an October news release (opens in a new tab)](http://www.ngsa.org/download/news/news-2014/WO%2014%20FINAL%20Winter%20Outlook%20press%20release.pdf) [PDF]. **Propane supply up:** The propane industry, which has a smaller market footprint than natural gas but is a significant source of heat for millions of people, is likewise offering assurances that last year’s problems won’t recur this winter. Mollie O’Dell, communications director for the National Propane Gas Association [told CBS Moneywatch (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/should-consumers-expect-higher-heating-costs-this-winter/) that the industry has been working to boost capacity. “In the states with the highest propane usage, the industry added storage capacity over the summer and worked with customers to fill tanks prior to the heating season,” she said. “The heating season has started, and the propane industry is well positioned to continue safely serving our customers with the fuel on which they rely.” O’Dell cited the 18 million barrels of propane that are currently in storage, according to a U.S. Energy Information Administration forecast, a 29 percent increase over 2013. (iStock/Thinkstock) [Ernie Smith](https://associationsnow.com/author/ernie-smith/) Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now. 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