1. What are the important issues/challenges for your company in both the short-term and the long-term? How will your company meet these challenges?
2. How is the current low price commodity environment impacting your company in the short and medium term?
3. What are your expectations of the electric generation sector next Summer and what impact will that have in your region? Is there new power generation or industrial load growth/development in your region? If so, how does it affect your purchasing activity and strategy going forward?
4. How does the elevated storage inventory levels, availability of incremental gas supply and increasing pipeline deliverability to your market area, change your winter purchasing plans from what may be considered historical norms?
5. How does the forecast for recent exploration and production affect your gas buying decisions?
6. What impact does the current gas storage levels have on your buying decisions? When will the natural gas industry see a recovery in storage arbitrage?
7. How do you think US LNG Exports will impact your purchasing plans?
8. Can you describe your current purchasing and hedging plans/ strategies? Looking forward, what adjustments have you made or do you plan to make to those plans/strategies, and why?
9.What tools and assets would you like to have access to as an end-user to improve your ability to manage your energy portfolio?
10. What factors, other than price, influence your decision to choose one supplier over another?