Consequences

The oil and gas industry long has had an image problem, but the consequences from the Macondo well blowout — as well as recent onshore gas pipeline explosions and well blowouts — may take years to repair, executives said at the Offshore Technology Conference earlier this month.

The oil and gas industry long has had an image problem, but the consequences from the Macondo well blowout — as well as recent onshore gas pipeline explosions and well blowouts — may take years to repair, executives said at the Offshore Technology Conference earlier this month.

The North American chemical sector has been enjoying the consequences of the boom in liquids-rich shale gas plays. And an abundance of natural gas liquids (NGL), particularly ethane, is likely to continue, according to an analysis by Fitch Ratings.

The North American chemical sector has been enjoying the consequences of the boom in liquids-rich shale gas plays. And an abundance of natural gas liquids (NGL), particularly ethane, is likely to continue, according to an analysis by Fitch Ratings.

Meeting higher energy demands is putting energy production and water supplies on a “collision course with profound consequences,” according to a report published Wednesday by Circle of Blue, an international, nonpartisan network of journalists and scientists.

A natural gas drilling project in the Battlement Mesa area of the Piceance Basin in Colorado could have harmful health consequences for affected residents but there also would be benefits, according to a preliminary Health Impact Assessment (HIA) by the Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH).

Meeting higher energy demands is putting energy production and water supplies on a “collision course with profound consequences,” according to a report published Wednesday.

A natural gas drilling project in the Battlement Mesa area of the Piceance Basin in Colorado could have harmful health consequences for affected residents but there also would be benefits, according to a preliminary Health Impact Assessment (HIA) by the Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH).

In addition to the cash and financial consequences, substantial natural gas utility changes are coming at Sempra Energy’s two California utilities as a result of the massive litigation settlement announced earlier this month. Within six months of the settlement being made final, new, consolidated approaches to intrastate transmission/storage, natural gas buying and a clearer separation of gas operations and gas buying will be put in effect at the Sempra utilities, according to the company’s filing with Securities and Exchange Commission last Thursday.