David Bradley joined the staff of NGI in June, 2007 following eight years of news reporting for Northern Virginia newspapers and more than a dozen years in the telecommunications industry. He received his bachelor's degree in Communications and English from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA., and his master's degree in Information Management from Marymount University in Arlington, VA. David retired in August 2020.
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November Natural Gas Production Pushes U.S. Total Near Record High
U.S. natural gas production was 2.56 Tcf in November, up from 2.47 Tcf in November 2012, and was on pace to set a record high for all of 2013, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Monthly Energy Review (MER).
February 26, 2014
Northeast to Remain Colder Than Normal Through April, WSI Says
Most of the United States will experience a reprieve over the next three months from what has been an unusually harsh winter, but big natural gas demand areas across the Northeast can expect temperatures to average below normal until May, according to forecasters at Weather Services International (WSI).
February 25, 2014
NatGas System Methane Emissions Declined in 2012, EPA Says
Methane (CH4) emissions from natural gas systems in the United States totaled 127.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent (COe) in 2012, a 2.4% decrease compared with 130.3 million metric tons in 2011 and a 16.9% decrease compared with 1990 emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
February 25, 2014
Methane Emissions From NatGas Systems Declined in 2012, EPA Says
Methane (CH4) emissions from natural gas systems in the United States totaled 127.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent (COe) in 2012, a 2.4% decrease compared with 130.3 million metric tons in 2011 and a 16.9% decrease compared with 1990 emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
February 25, 2014
APGA Seeks CFTC Review of NatGas Futures Price Spike
The American Public Gas Association (APGA) has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to look into a 10% price spike in the February New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) Henry Hub contract during the final hours of trading on the contract Jan. 29.
February 24, 2014
FERC Upholds Policy on Market-Based Rate Criteria for Oil Pipelines
FERC on Thursday gave unanimous approval to an order upholding its denial of Enterprise Products Partners and Enbridge’s application for authority to charge market-based rates on its reversed Seaway crude oil pipeline.
February 21, 2014
Massachusetts Gas-Fired Plant Would Have Limited Lifespan, Diminishing Emissions
The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) on Thursday approved Footprint Power LLC’s plans for a 692 MW natural gas-fired power plant in Salem, MA, which was proposed with one unusual stipulation: its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must decrease over the course of a limited lifespan.
February 21, 2014
Goodrich Profiting from TMS Lessons Learned
Less than two months after Goodrich Petroleum Corp. said it encountered a problem during hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations at a well in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) in Mississippi, the company on Thursday reported that the well reached a peak rate from a shortened lateral of 530 Boe/d, composed of 501 bbl of oil and 174 Mcf of gas.
February 21, 2014
FERC Technical Conference to Focus on Winter Gas, Electric Price Spikes
At the end of what has proven so far to be an unusually harsh winter, FERC will hold a technical conference to evaluate the U.S. electric grid’s performance and review interaction between the natural gas and electricity markets, Acting Chairman Cheryl LaFleur said Thursday.
February 20, 2014
Increased Sabine Pass LNG Production, Export Capacity Approved by FERC
FERC on Thursday approved a request from Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC (SPL) and Sabine Pass LNG to increase the maximum peak day liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and export capacity for Trains 1-4 at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal to 2.76 Bcf/d.
February 20, 2014