* MOODY'S SAYS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS WILL BOLSTER NATURAL GAS DEMAND UNTIL RENEWABLE ENERGIES BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE
* MOODY'S SAYS ALTHOUGH NATURAL GAS IS FAVORED OVER COAL, GLOBAL EFFORT TO CURB GHG EMISSIONS IMPLIES SIGNIFICANT RISKS TO GLOBAL OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
* MOODY'S SAYS NATURAL GAS MARKET ISN'T LIKELY TO RESEMBLE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE FOR OIL ANYTIME SOON
* MOODY'S SAYS TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND COMPLEX LOGISTICS LIKELY WILL KEEP NATURAL GAS PRICES FROM OPTIMIZING IN LINE WITH OIL