To provide an overview of select commodities markets in the U.S., specifically: the supply and demand volumes for oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the West Coast, Rockies, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast, Northeast, and Texas; the transportation volumes by commodity (oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids) and by mode (pipe, rail, truck, water) for each region; a list of preferably small independent marketing and distribution firms active by area (location) or commodity (oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids); business risks faced by these marketing and distribution firms in the various regions; and economic trends in oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the various regions.