Riding the Bakken shale rush, North Dakota appears in a good position to jump up to the second biggest oil producing state in the nation behind only Texas. If the upper Midwest state achieves that status next year as expected, it would leapfrog over both Alaska and California, something that would have been unthinkable five years ago.
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Oregon LNG Backers Buy Jordan Cove Plant Site
Even with their plans stalled for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) along the Pacific Northwest coast, the backers of the limited partnership behind the Jordan Cove LNG project at Coos Bay, OR, said Wednesday they have purchased the project’s 200-acre Ingram Yard site from Weyerhaeuser NR Co., which carries with it an option to acquire an additional 120 acres for the eventual development of a gas-fired electric generation plant.
Senator Leaks Data, Calls for CFTC Limits
Large investment banks and hedge funds were behind skyrocketing prices in oil and natural gas in 2008, according Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who wants the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to impose immediate position limits.
Senator Leaks Data, Calls for CFTC Limits
Large investment banks and hedge funds were behind skyrocketing prices in oil and natural gas in 2008, according Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who wants the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to impose immediate position limits.
Range Challenges Township’s Marcellus Drilling Ban
In a challenge that could have repercussions in small towns across Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale, Range Resources on Tuesday filed an appeal of South Fayette Township’s ban on drilling in conservation areas and all residential zones, including suburban communities and rural farmland.
Provinces Praise Western Canada LNG Export
Governments of Canada’s producing provinces are throwing their weight behind the country’s foray into exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Asia.
Provinces Enthusiastic About Western Canada LNG Export
Governments of Canada’s producing provinces are throwing their weight behind the country’s foray into exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Asia.
Eagle Ford Spurs More Mont Belvieu Fractionation
Enterprise Products Partners LP cited robust growth in Eagle Ford Shale liquids-rich gas production in South Texas as the rationale behind its plans to add yet more fractionation capacity at the Mont Belvieu, TX, natural gas liquids (NGL) complex.
NGSA: Industrials, Coal-to-Gas Switching Fuel Demand
Natural gas demand is expected to lag behind available gas supplies during the summer months, which will likely keep gas prices at a stable level during the period, according to the “Summer Outlook” issued by the Natural Gas Supply Association of America (NGSA) last Wednesday.
NGSA Eyes Industrial Demand, Coal-to-Gas Switching
Natural gas demand is expected to lag behind available gas supplies during the upcoming months, which will keep gas prices at a stable level this summer, according to the “Summer Outlook” issued by the Natural Gas Supply Association of America (NGSA).