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Israel's Gas Exports to Egypt Soar Despite Political Tensions

Israel's Gas Exports to Egypt Soar Despite Political Tensions

Despite political tensions, Egypt's natural…

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Cypriot Bailout Linked to Gas Potential

Mar 21, 2013 at 18:21 | Charles Kennedy

Cyprus is preparing for total financial collapse as the European Central Bank turns its back on the island after its parliament rejected a scheme to make Cypriot citizens pay a…

Is Paranoia Driving Fracking Fears?

Mar 20, 2013 at 18:23 | Daniel J. Graeber

Around 100 people crammed into a tiny community center in West Michigan this week for a town hall meeting on hydraulic fracturing.  Michigan ranks 15th in the nation in terms…

Deeper & Smarter: The Subsea Oil & Gas Growth Outlook

Mar 15, 2013 at 15:38 | Editorial Dept

Right now, we’re looking at a 70%-30% spread for total global onshore and offshore oil and gas production, respectively. Of that 30% of offshore production, subsea oil and gas production…

The US Looks on as Pakistan and Iran Inaugurate Gas Pipeline

Mar 13, 2013 at 17:55 | Juan Cole

Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Pakistani president Asaf Ali Zardari on Monday inaugurated a gas pipeline that will supply Pakistani cities with Iranian natural gas. The pipeline has been…

Algeria: Leveling the Playing Field for Shale Gas Exploration

Mar 12, 2013 at 17:58 | Editorial Dept

(This report is part of Oilprice.com’s premium publication Oil & Energy Insider. Oil & Energy Insider gives subscribers an information advantage when investing, trading or doing business in the…

Have Natural Gas Vehicle’s Finally Reached the Point of No Return?

Mar 11, 2013 at 17:29 | Barry Stevens

We tried or at least discussed this many times before. That is, an exodus from gasoline and diesel fuel. We have yet to find the promised land of an abundant…

Buffett Banks on Natural Gas Trains

Mar 08, 2013 at 17:36 | Charles Kennedy

Warren Buffett, investor extraordinaire, and his rail carrier rivals are embarking on a new journey to shift trains from diesel to natural gas as the transportation sector seeks to take…

Can Qatar's Success with Gas-to-Liquids Fuels Be Repeated in the U.S.?

Mar 08, 2013 at 17:24 | Saltanat Berdikeeva

Depressed natural gas prices in the U.S. since 2009 and anticipated low price levels for many months, if not years, to come, due to a glut from booming shale gas…

LNG Technology: The Holy Grail of Gas Investments

Mar 08, 2013 at 11:27 | James Stafford

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology—from LNG seaborne tankers and LNG trains to floating LNG facilities have quickly gone from concept to commercialization, opening up new possibilities in new frontiers and…

Shale Gas: The Courtship Begins in India, Algeria

Mar 08, 2013 at 11:17 | Editorial Dept

Two major shale gas opportunities emerge as Algeria seeks to maintain its exporter status by tapping into its unconventional resources and as India prepares to unveil a new shale gas…

Barnett Shale Formation Forecast to be a Major Contributor to US Natural Gas

Mar 07, 2013 at 16:44 | Futurity

New analysis of the natural gas production potential of the Barnett shale foresees slowly declining production through the year 2030 and beyond.This forecast has broad implications for the…

How Far Will the US Go to Derail Iran-Pakistan Pipeline?

Mar 04, 2013 at 16:58 | Charles Kennedy

Next week Iran and Pakistan will begin work on a $7.5 billion gas pipeline that the US has been fighting tooth and nail to stop in all manner of proxy…

Chevron Hits Australian Shale Gas Market in $349m Farm-In

Mar 01, 2013 at 15:25 | Charles Kennedy

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) has descended on the Australian shale gas market with a $349 million farm-in for two shale prospects covering some 810,000 acres in central Australia’s Cooper Basin.

Surging Australian Gas Prices Turn Asian Consumers Towards Russia

Feb 28, 2013 at 17:00 | John Daly

The world’s largest market for natural gas imports is East Asia, dominated by the economies of China, Japan and South Korea, all largely bereft of indigenous resources.The trio’s…

Could The Biggest Success For Natural Gas Vehicles Be At Sea?

Feb 28, 2013 at 16:57 | Matt Smith

As natural gas becomes ever more prevalent as a global fuel, there are increasingly more inventive ways of both consuming and transporting it. While here in the US there is…

Environmental Issues that Could De-Rail the Natural Gas Boom

Feb 27, 2013 at 17:06 | C F

There are two key environmental issues that have the most likelihood of slowing the natural gas boom or, perhaps, redirecting its trajectory: fracking chemicals and fracking water usage.Fracking…

Shell's $6 Billion Deal with Repsol Crowns LNG King

Feb 27, 2013 at 17:03 | Daniel J. Graeber

Shell this week plopped down $6 billion to take a stake in the growing market for liquefied natural gas from Spanish energy company Repsol (REP.SM). Technology used to get natural…

To Avoid Volatile Gasoline Prices, Why not use More Natural Gas?

Feb 27, 2013 at 16:54 | Barry Stevens

This story is old. Unless you’re one of the walking dead, then it’s no surprise that gasoline prices are back on the rise. Seems like every time when gasoline prices…

BP Makes Play for Tanzanian Gas Assets

Feb 26, 2013 at 16:49 | Charles Kennedy

Tanzania is such a hot place for gas these days that even oil-focused major BP Plc (NYSE: BP) is being lured to the East African country to invest in natural…

The US still Imports Natural Gas, so Why the Desire to Export it?

Feb 26, 2013 at 16:46 | Kurt Cobb

With U.S. natural gas production having risen more than 25 percent from its nadir in 2005, natural gas producers are pushing for an end to limits on U.S. natural…

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