This is more of a lack of competition issue. A lot of gas suppliers have regional contractors that basically have a lock on entire regions and their prices. The

This is more of a lack of competition issue. A lot of gas suppliers have regional contractors that basically have a lock on entire regions and their prices. There is no incentive to reduce price. Also, since we can not export crude, but can export distillates, we can sell gas to other countries, increasing demand to some extent.