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Energy / Natural Gas

Steelmakers Take Advantage of Cheap Natural Gas Prices in the US

Jun 20, 2013 at 16:42 | Stuart Burns

As many will tell you, there have been and will continue to be winners and losers in the metals industry from the lower gas prices that shale gas has created.

US Shale Revolution, Staggering Global Potential

Jun 19, 2013 at 17:05 | Charles Kennedy

The US may be the only country undergoing a shale revolution, but it doesn’t have the biggest shale oil and gas reserves in the world. The global shale…

Angola and Brazil Work Together on LNG Production

Jun 19, 2013 at 17:00 | John Daly

Miniscule Portugal in the 15th century used its Atlantic coastline to establish a global empire, which included Brazil, Angola, Mozambique and even Macao in far-off China.Five centuries later,…

Has the Shale Gas Boom Already Ended?

Jun 18, 2013 at 16:57 | Kurt Cobb

If you've ever looked at the elements that create the images in a kaleidoscope, they are unremarkable: pebbles, beads and bits of colored glass, all mixed together. But when…

Frackers Under Scrutiny for Buying Silence

Jun 14, 2013 at 17:05 | Charles Kennedy

An investigative report from Bloomberg news agency claims that US oil and gas companies are signing quiet settlements over individual lawsuits in which they pay large sums to keep…

Haynesville: True Staying Power

Jun 14, 2013 at 15:56 | Editorial Dept

Five years ago, the Haynesville shale emerged as the largest producing shale gas play in the US, with an estimated 250 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, with the first…

New US Energy Secretary will Make a Decision on LNG Exports by December

Jun 13, 2013 at 17:08 | Robert M Cutler

In testimony today, June 13, to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcomittee on Energy and Power, newly appointed U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz reviewed the country's energy situation…

Trouble Brewing as Russia Increases Natural Gas Prices to Armenia

Jun 11, 2013 at 19:17 | Eurasianet

Armenia is bracing for a roughly 18-percent hike in the price of natural gas imported from Russia. The unanswered question is what’s the domestic political cost for the Armenian government?

Fracking Companies Take Advantage of Amish Religious Beliefs

Jun 11, 2013 at 16:33 | James Burgess

I don’t think it would come of a surprise to anyone if I were to state that fracking companies have been known to use underhand tactics to get access to…

Damn the Sanctions and Bring on the Gas, says Pakistan

Jun 10, 2013 at 17:04 | Daniel J. Graeber

Pakistan says it can't let geopolitical concerns interfere with its quest to find ways to keep the lights on. A planning minister said last weekend that all options must be…

Recent Events in the Battle to Export US LNG – Part 2

Jun 10, 2013 at 16:50 | Matt Smith

Part 1 can be found hereSo last week’s summary of the current status of LNG exports was ignited by my interest in this LNG study by…

Canadian Company Strikes Deal for LNG Exports to Europe

Jun 06, 2013 at 17:06 | Robert M Cutler

Planned exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from North America are already beginning to affect world energy markets, as the German company E.ON confirmed this week that it had agreed…

Free Market LNG: the Next “Endless Bid?”

Jun 05, 2013 at 16:56 | Keith Schaefer

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) prices have long been linked to the price of oil—with gas priced at roughly 13% or 1/8th the price of Brent, with the details determined in…

Will Washington Allow US Companies to Export Natural Gas?

May 30, 2013 at 17:04 | Robert M Cutler

In all the ink spilled over the American shale gas boom, the question of the United States becoming a gas exporter has been the silent partner of the exclamation that…

Recent Events in the Battle to Export US LNG

May 30, 2013 at 16:53 | Matt Smith

This post is more of an appetizer compared to a more hearty meal which is to follow. The main course served later delves into a study on LNG exports and…

Noble Energy Riding High on Levant Largesse

May 29, 2013 at 17:02 | Charles Kennedy

The way things are going, when you think about the Levant Basin these days, you think about Houston-based Noble Energy. The company has made yet another discovery offshore…

Cook on Offshore Natural Gas Rig is Paid $240,000 a Year

May 28, 2013 at 17:04 | James Burgess

Australia’s resource industries are under threat due to the falling commodity prices and the rising operational costs. Much of the cost comes from the exorbitant salaries paid to employees, and…

German Brewers Enter Fracking Fray

May 27, 2013 at 17:04 | Charles Kennedy

Germans take their beer very seriously. This is the stuff of legend, and now brewers are saying that fracking could threaten centuries of purity. In a letter…

Fracking Invades SE Asia - Indonesia Concludes First Shale Gas Contract

May 24, 2013 at 17:02 | John Daly

In the early 20th century, Indonesia, then known as the Dutch East Indies, became Southeast Asia’s first significant oil producer, so much so that it became a major impetus for…

Time to Hop on the Natural Gas Train

May 24, 2013 at 15:11 | Dan Dicker

With hedge funds performing miserably this year compared to the indexes, you’ve got to say that sometimes it helps to be a little stupid.  Those investors who didn’t read the…

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