DTN Hurricane SupplyCast Predicts Impact of Hurricanes on Oil and Natural Gas Production and Supply.

OMAHA, Neb. -- With experts predicting another active hurricane and tropical storm season, DTN Hurricane SupplyCast helps traders take advantage of the impact on oil and natural gas markets

DTN, a leading provider of business-to-business market, news and weather information services, today launched DTN Hurricane SupplyCast(TM) a new trading solution that combines cutting-edge tropical weather forecasts with engineering models to offer accurate, long and short-term supply impact forecasts for the natural gas and oil industry. From offshore production to refining capacity, DTN's Hurricane SupplyCast delivers actionable production and supply predictions to help make sound trading decisions.

Providing a quantified prediction of shut-in production and the total supply impact, DTN Hurricane SupplyCast covers platforms, offshore pipelines, refineries, ports and terminals. Supply forecasts are made up to five days before a hurricane hits, and forecasts the impact for the next 365 days.

DTN Hurricane SupplyCast's data is presented in easy-to-read charts and maps, as well as tables showing the overall market impact and detailing the impact to individual producers and refineries. Traders will know in advance who will be affected by an approaching hurricane or tropical storm, how long the storm will influence their production, and how that supply will be routed. All data can be saved and reported in a spreadsheet format allowing for further analysis.

DTN Hurricane SupplyCast provides the official track issued by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), as well as the most likely track according to an ensemble of state-of-the-art computer models. The NHC track is updated every six hours and greatly shapes the market's perception of the storm regardless of its accuracy. DTN's computer modeled track is updated hourly and shows a more accurate view of a storm's path, giving traders an additional edge on the market. DTN Hurricane SupplyCast provides full supply impact forecasts for both the official track and DTN's for the market perception versus the likely reality, which translates into a major trading advantage.

"DTN Hurricane SupplyCast was built around thoroughly tested technology developed by Kinetic Analysis Corporation (KAC), a long time partner of DTN. In 2005, KAC produced the first production impact forecasts for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Production impact forecasts that were generated were within five percent of actual numbers in both the oil and gas industries for 60 days after impact," said Robert Gordon, chief executive officer of DTN. "Accurate market information of this kind is sure to improve how traders react to natural crises, keeping them ahead of major hurricanes ensuring more profitable natural gas and oil-related trading decisions."

About DTN

DTN, a private company based in Omaha, Neb., is the leading business-to-business provider of real-time market, news and weather information services to agriculture and energy trading markets and other weather-sensitive industries. The company delivers on-demand market information, commodity cash prices, industry news and in-depth analysis, and location-specific weather to over 120,000 subscribers through DTN for agriculture, refined fuels and trading markets, and DTN/Meteorlogix. More information can be found at www.dtn.com.