In a move that could…
University of Michigan engineers have…
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.
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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?
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…