Burgeoning

There’s more than enough gas from the Lower 48’s burgeoning shale plays and elsewhere to allow for the export of some of it in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC said in its application to do just that, recently filed with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy.

There’s more than enough gas from the Lower 48’s burgeoning shale plays and elsewhere to allow for the export of some of it in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC said in its application to do just that, recently filed with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy.

Even as burgeoning North American shale plays are reshaping the world’s natural gas market, a Canadian company is looking to join those that have already taken the drilling technology across the pond.

Even as burgeoning North American shale plays are reshaping the world’s natural gas market, a Canadian company is looking to join those that have already taken the drilling technology across the pond.

Even as burgeoning North American shale plays are reshaping the world’s natural gas market, a Canadian company is looking to join those that have already taken the drilling technology across the pond.

A natural political, economic and technological ally for the burgeoning solar industry is natural gas, according to environmental activist/attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who made that pitch during a keynote address last Wednesday to the Solar Power International 2009 conference in Anaheim, CA.

A natural political, economic and technological ally for the burgeoning solar industry is natural gas, according to environmental activist/attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who made that pitch during a keynote address Wednesday to the Solar Power International 2009 conference in Anaheim, CA.

Fort Worth, TX-based Welltec Inc. has opened an operating facility in the Marcellus Shale region to focus on the Appalachian Basin’s burgeoning play. Welltec provides wire-line deployed conveyance technologies for horizontal and deviated wells. “We have many pre-existing relationships with clients already drilling in the Marcellus. Due to our recent increase in activity, we feel now is the time to establish ourselves in the region,” said Gregg Lindstrom, vice president of North and Central America for Welltec Inc. Welltec is currently operating in the Marcellus Shale region and will add additional assets along with staff by September.

Mercator Energy may be based in Littleton, CO, but President John Harpole has his eyes on the Gulf of Mexico and liquefied natural gas (LNG) on his mind.