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Energy / Natural 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…

One of America's First Nuclear Plants Leaking Radioactive Waste

Feb 22, 2013 at 17:01 | John Daly

Hanford, Washington, was, along with Oak Ridge, Tennessee, one of the two Manhattan Project nuclear plants that provided fissile material for the bombs dropped on Japan that ended World War…

Natural Gas Rig Count Falls but Production Remains the Same

Feb 22, 2013 at 16:50 | Keith Schaefer

Natural gas bulls keep pointing to the declining gas rig count in the US as a reason for a near-term turnaround to the upside in prices.The gas rig…

Fracking has a Lesson to Learn from the Sinking City

Feb 21, 2013 at 16:52 | James Burgess

Fracking is moving closer and closer to urban areas, but before it actually enters towns and cities the fracking industry should take a look at Long Beach, California, and follow…

Loss Making Investments in Natural Gas Markets Act as Subsidies

Feb 20, 2013 at 16:58 | Kurt Cobb

It isn’t often that the world’s working stiffs get a chance to fleece rich investors. But that’s essentially what has happened as a result of the vast overinvestment in natural…

Chevron Gets Boost As Poland Ease Shale Rules

Feb 19, 2013 at 16:52 | Charles Kennedy

Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) and Conoco Phillips (NYSE: COP) have been anxious to get their hands on Poland’s vast gas reserves that lie some 3 miles under the surface of…

Ukraine and Russia Make Moves to Dissolve Natural Gas Relationship

Feb 18, 2013 at 17:15 | Dave Summers

You know it is winter when Russia and Ukraine publically row about supplies of natural gas. On Tuesday last week Ukraine completed the signing of an agreement with Turkmenistan…

Is Europe Next for a Shale Natural Gas Boom?

Feb 15, 2013 at 17:36 | Daniel J. Graeber

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) are getting an early start on shale exploration campaigns in eastern European countries. With the United States fast emerging as a…

Panama Canal to become Major LNG Thoroughfare?

Feb 14, 2013 at 14:28 | John Daly

One of the most beloved terms of wargamers is “sea lines of communication,” or SLOCs.For the past several years the Pentagon has been preoccupied in planning for possible…

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