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Thousands of jobs would be created in West Virginia if a thermal cracker facility was built to process ethane gas from Marcellus Shale drilling, state officials said Wednesday.

Activity in the Marcellus Shale hasn’t declined even in the face of weak natural gas prices, a Williams Cos. executive said Thursday.

Excelerate Energy’s niche in the natural gas supply chain puts it in good standing as it attempts to carve out a place in the emerging world of floating natural gas liquefaction, or floating LNG (FLNG), Anthony Schiller, Excelerate director of upstream development, told NGI.

Excelerate Energy’s niche in the natural gas supply chain puts it in good standing as it attempts to carve out a place in the emerging world of floating natural gas liquefaction, or floating LNG (FLNG), Anthony Schiller, Excelerate director of upstream development, told NGI.

With liquefaction — not regasification — recognized as the choke point in the supply chain for liquefied natural gas (LNG), a number of companies are looking at developing offshore liquefaction. Benefits of offshore versus onshore liquefaction are lower costs and quicker construction, according to a research note from Citigroup Global Markets.

With liquefaction — not regasification — recognized as the choke point in the supply chain for liquefied natural gas (LNG) a number of companies are looking at developing offshore liquefaction. Benefits of offshore versus onshore liquefaction are lower costs and quicker construction, according to a research note from Citigroup Global Markets.

Natural gas buyers, from metals companies to food and paper processing conglomerates, power generators and some of the largest chain stores, all will be attending the GasMart 2007 conference hosted by Intelligence Press Inc. (IPI) in the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel in downtown Chicago, May 9-11. This 21st annual event features an all-new focus on its exclusive Market Network Center where buyers and sellers meet.

Natural gas buyers, from metals companies to food and paper processing conglomerates, and some of the largest chain stores, will be attending the GasMart 2007 conference hosted by Intelligence Press Inc. (IPI) in the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel in downtown Chicago, May 9-11. This 21st annual event features an all-new focus on its exclusive Market Network Center where buyers and sellers meet.

This isn’t your old natural gas supply chain. That was the message inherent in the plans by a main Northeast U.S. buying consortium to switch its point of purchase from Alberta to the Dawn, ON, hub when its 15-year contracts run out this fall. And, by the way, there won’t be any more 15-year contracts either.