text: As the following chart highlights, the per gigajoule (Gj) commodity cost for natural gas in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia was much higher 
  than NYMEX in 2013 and less correlated to NYMEX than in previous years. (NYMEX is the New York Mercantile Exchange, a commodity futures 
  exchange. Henry Hub, a gas distribution hub in Louisiana is the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts traded on NYMEX). The cost of 
  natural gas in Atlantic Canada and New England experienced a spike from December 2012 until late spring 2013 and a second spike in December 
  2013, compared to other areas of Canada. Those spikes were both due to increased demand from utilities in Northeast New England and a 
  shortage of gas pipeline capacity in Northeastern New England and Atlantic Canada. A temporary decline in gas supply off the coast of Nova 
  Scotia further contributed to the high pricing in the first part of the year. 
  
  **Historic Natural Gas Pricing ($ per Gj)**
  **Henry Hub Vs. Heritage Gas**
  
  $18 
  Henry Hub  new Brunswick Gas 
  $16 
   $15.49 
  $14 
  
  $12 
  
   $9.97 
  $10 
  
  $8 
  
  $6 
   $4.40 
  $4 
  
  $2 
  
  $0 
  
  a pr 2 0 1 3  D ec 2 0 1 2  D ec 2 0 1 3  o ct 2 0 1 3  F e b 2 0 1 3  a u g 2 0 1 2  a u g 2 0 1 3 
  Ju n 2 0 1 3 