[EBH]

After what happened in Japan, many older nuclear plants in the EU were shutdown or are slated to be shutdown.

[MarMema]

The Obama administration on Wednesday approved natural gas exports from a third U.S. facility, the second permit issued in about three months, triggering debate over whether the review of a long backlog of export applications is picking up steam.

August.2013

It is clear that natural gas is the bankroll supplier right now. Maybe we are just entering a global competition for customers. Putin is having to give up his former grip on his empire. Bulgaria was able to negotiate a 20% decrease in pricing with Gazprom recently I read.

I also read the market has been flooded by a glut from "unprecedented shale gas production in North America".