Natural gas futures sailed higher on Monday, rallying for a third straight session ahead of prompt month expiration and amid a potential global energy supply crunch. The October Nymex contract spiked 56.6 cents day/day and settled at $5.706/MMBtu. October rolls off the board as the prompt month at the close of trading Tuesday. November jumped…
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NatGas Leaks Bigger Problem Than Past Studies Show, Say Boston Researchers
Natural gas leaks across metropolitan Boston are more serious than past studies by the industry have shown, according to the lead author of a new report.
NatGas Pipe Replacement Correlates to Lower Methane Emissions, Leaks, Say Researchers
Leaks in urban natural gas distribution systems can be cut by up to 90% by systematically replacing aging pipe infrastructure, Stanford University research has concluded.
Algonquin Wins AIM Project Eminent Domain Case in Massachusetts
A federal judge in Massachusetts has given Algonquin Gas Transmission LLC the right to take control of parts of three streets in a Boston neighborhood that the company needs to build a section of its Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project.
Marcellus Shippers Eye Relief, Yet NatGas Physical, Futures Values Lose Ground
For the long holiday weekend, physical natural gas values on average eased slightly as broad market weakness was able to outdo market strength in the Gulf Coast and East.
Tenaska Marketing Ventures Expands Into Boston on Unprecedented Gas Growth
Looking to expand its physical footprint in the northeastern United States and capitalize on growing natural gas supplies out of the Marcellus and Utica shales, Tenaska Marketing Ventures (TMV) said Thursday that it has opened a new regional office in Boston — the company’s sixth in North America.
Markey Plays Terrorism Card to Block LNG Imports, Exports
Following the recent spike in terrorism activity in Yemen, Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) has asked President Obama to review whether it is safe for shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to continue to be delivered from the Middle East nation to the Port of Boston’s terminal in Everett, MA, and whether the United States should continue to approve exports of gas to foreign countries.
NatGas-Electric Coordination Talks Go On and On
While natural gas and electric power market representatives wrangled over changes to better align operations of the two markets, a Boston-based industry veteran suggested solving the problem by allowing pipelines to return to their merchant function on a limited basis.
Talks Aimed at Gas-Electric Coordination Go On and On
While natural gas and electric power market representatives wrangled over changes to better align operations of the two markets, a Boston-based industry veteran suggested solving the problem by allowing pipelines to return to their merchant function on a limited basis.
New ASTM Panel to Develop Fracking Standards
Responding in part to the public outcry over hydraulic fracturing (fracking), ASTM International has created a subcommittee to develop consensus standards that would provide best practices for the fracking of oil and natural gas wells in shale formations.