Want to Hedge Your Rising Heating Bill? Invest Here

This segment is from Thursday's edition of "Digging for Value", in which sector analysts Joel South and Taylor Muckerman discuss energy & materials news with host Alison Southwick. The twice-weekly show can be viewed on Tuesdays & Thursdays. It can also be found on Twitter, along with our extended coverage of the energy & materials sectors @TMFEnergy .

Natural gas has been historically cheap for the past two years. That might be about to change this winter. The Farmer's Almanac is forecasting a much colder-than-normal winter up ahead, and natural gas traders must feel the same. Expectations are for natural gas to average $4.00 per million British thermal unit, or MMBtu, next year. That should benefit some of the lowest cost producers and those with the deepest drilling inventory. Motley Fool analyst Taylor Muckerman believes Cabot Oil & Gas , Range Resources and Ultra Petroleum might just be the ticket. Check out the video below for more.

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Joel South has no position in any stocks mentioned. Taylor Muckerman has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Range Resources and Ultra Petroleum. The Motley Fool owns shares of Ultra Petroleum and has the following options: long January 2014 $30 calls on Ultra Petroleum, long January 2014 $40 calls on Ultra Petroleum, and long January 2014 $50 calls on Ultra Petroleum. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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