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Energy / Natural Gas

The Differences In Fracking Tight Sand And Shales

Aug 06, 2014 at 16:20 | Dave Summers

The recent news that Saudi Arabia has not found natural gas to be as available as it had thought from its shale deposits, and is shifting to exploring for gas…

Camisea At 10 – Lessons For Energy Projects In The Western Hemisphere

Aug 04, 2014 at 16:41 | Jeremy Martin

In August 2004, Peru’s then-president, Alejandro Toledo, inaugurated the long-awaited Camisea project. Named for the river adjacent to the natural gas reserves now being piped more than 700 kilometers from…

US & Russia Dominating The Natural Gas Sector

Jul 29, 2014 at 16:20 | Robert Rapier

This is the 2nd installment in a series that examines data from the recently released Statistical Review of World Energy 2014. The previous post – World Sets New…

Qatar’s LNG Dominance Threatened by Shell’s Reported Withdrawal

Jul 21, 2014 at 16:39 | Andy Tully

Royal Dutch Shell’s widely reported decision to end its role in a gas project in Qatar threatens the Gulf state’s dominance in the production of liquid natural gas (LNG).

Falling LNG Prices May Hinder U.S. Export Plans

Jul 14, 2014 at 16:46 | Nick Cunningham

The rush to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. might face a major obstacle: falling prices abroad. The debate in the U.S. over whether or…

Natural Gas: The Big Sell Off

Jul 11, 2014 at 14:03 | Editorial Dept

This week, August Natural Gas futures posted its biggest one day drop since mid-February. The sell-off basically erased all of 2014 gains. Bearish speculators sold heavily on the notion that…

Can the Arctic Reshape Global LNG Shipping?

Jul 10, 2014 at 16:33 | Nick Cunningham

Rising global temperatures are melting Arctic sea ice, so much so that some companies are now viewing the Arctic Ocean as a major shipping route for energy supplies.

Cheap Natural Gas Triggers Major Industrial Expansion Plans In the U.S.

Jul 09, 2014 at 16:57 | Nick Cunningham

Natural gas consumption in the United States could rise by 19 to 31 percent over the next five years due to a wave of industrial projects slated for construction.

Nigeria Offers To Step In If Russian Gas To EU Is Interrupted

Jun 26, 2014 at 17:26 | Andy Tully

Nigeria says it is prepared to help Europe meet its long-term needs for gas at a time when there is concern about the western flow of Russian gas through Ukraine.

How Japan’s Plan To Restart Reactors Is Hurting U.S. LNG

Jun 20, 2014 at 17:22 | Nick Cunningham

The window of opportunity for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers in the U.S. is beginning to close, and it is not because of slow permitting from the government. The…

The Most Volatile Game in Town

Jun 20, 2014 at 11:05 | Editorial Dept

From my experience, June is a great month to take a look at the natural gas market. One reason is the speculative opportunities that can develop because of the weather.…

Political Setbacks Injects Uncertainty In Argentine Shale

May 23, 2014 at 16:56 | Nick Cunningham

Argentina has been hailed as a promising frontier for the development of shale gas outside of the United States, and billions of dollars in investment from international oil companies have…

Australia’s Shale Gas Sector Set to Take Off

May 23, 2014 at 14:34 | Editorial Dept

Australia is in the midst of a massive construction wave for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity, seeking to profit off of sky-high demand in Asia for the fuel. Already…

How The Russia-China Gas Deal Hurts U.S. Liquid Natural Gas Industry

May 22, 2014 at 16:40 | Nick Cunningham

Russia and China finalized a truly massive gas deal during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Shanghai this week, and while the agreement is a bilateral one, its effects…

U.S. Gas Exports Follow The Money, Not Political Winds

May 20, 2014 at 16:29 | Daniel J. Graeber

The recent decision by a French energy company to sign a deal to send liquefied natural gas from the United States to a utility company in Japan shows that, despite…

ExxonMobil’s Papua New Guinea LNG Plant Set To Feed Asian Demand

May 19, 2014 at 17:10 | Chris Pedersen

With ExxonMobil’s announcement that its joint venture-led Papua New Guinea’s Liquefied Natural Gas (PNG LNG) has started production ahead of schedule, there is officially a new LNG supplier to…

Natural Gas-Powered Vehicles Should Be Bigger In The U.S. Why Aren’t They?

May 16, 2014 at 17:11 | Nick Cunningham

Given the massive volumes of natural gas coming out of America’s shale fields, why haven’t natural gas-fueled vehicles caught on yet? After all, the U.S. is the largest natural gas…

Gazprom Sees Little Risk Of Disruption To European Energy Supply

May 14, 2014 at 17:22 | Daniel J. Graeber

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom says that despite the ongoing turmoil in Ukraine, the risk to disruption of European energy supplies is "insignificant" because demand is expected to be low during…

How to Profit from Chinese LNG Demand

May 02, 2014 at 10:31 | Editorial Dept

On April 30, a U.S. House congressional committee passed a bill that would streamline the approval process for exporting liquefied natural gas from the United States. Sponsored by Rep.…

Fast Growing Tanzania Looks To Begin LNG Production By 2020

Apr 30, 2014 at 16:54 | John Daly

With an estimated 46.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves that are expected to rise to 200 trillion cubic feet in the next two years, Tanzania is now firmly…

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