David Ciarlone, Manager, global energy services, Alcoa Inc., has been named chairman of the Process Gas Consumers Group, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Alex Strawn. In addition, Audrea Hill, senior director of raw materials / hedging, Potash Corp., has been elected Vice Chair, and Robert Cooper, director of energy, USG Corp., has been elected secretary/treasurer. Strawn, North American energy purchasing manager at Procter & Gamble, had been chairman of the group since 2004.
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Gas Bounty, Fracking Backlash Caught Some Off Guard
Skepticism of conventional wisdom is rarely out of place, particularly in the energy patch. But when the oil and gas industry is dealing with consumers, citizens and landowners, sincerity is the order of the day.
Gas Bounty, Fracking Backlash Caught Some Off Guard
Skepticism of conventional wisdom is rarely out of place, particularly in the energy patch. But when the oil and gas industry is dealing with consumers, citizens and landowners, sincerity is the order of the day.
Enterprise’s Teague: Nope, No Ethane Glut
With ethane prices down more than 30% in January alone, consumers and analysts on the consuming end of the ethane pipeline might be tempted to say the market is moving toward saturation. Not so, said Enterprise Products Partners COO Jim Teague; the bears are “talking their book.
Enterprise’s Teague: Ethane Bears Are Talking Their Book
With ethane prices down more than 30% in January alone, consumers and analysts on the consuming end of the ethane pipeline might be tempted to say the market is moving toward saturation. Not so, said Enterprise Products Partners COO Jim Teague; the bears are “talking their book.
Chesapeake’s Large Curtailments, Spending Cuts Spark Gas Price Rise
In response to low natural gas prices, Chesapeake Energy Corp. on Monday said it would “immediately” curtail 0.5 Bcf/d, or 8% of its current operated gross natural gas output, which is 6.3 Bcf/d. As much as 1 Bcf/d could be curtailed “if conditions warrant.”
Quebec Gas Consumers Dodge Supply Threat
Quebec natural gas consumers have been granted a reprieve from losing heating season supplies as a result of a potential hazard on their lone pipeline.
Gasline Delays Have Alaska Looking to Pacific Rim Markets
The energy status quo in Alaska “isn’t good enough,” and the industry, regulators, lawmakers and consumers all need to reconsider how the state handles oil and gas, according to Gov. Sean Parnell. And targeting natural gas markets in Asia, rather than the Lower 48, should be one of the things considered, he said.
Gasline Delays Have Alaska Looking to Pacific Rim Markets
The energy status quo in Alaska “isn’t good enough,” and the industry, regulators, lawmakers and consumers all need to reconsider how the state handles oil and gas, according to Gov. Sean Parnell. And targeting natural gas markets in Asia, rather than the Lower 48, should be one of the things considered, he said.
Market Conditions ‘Generally Positive’ as Winter Approaches
Continued production growth and new pipelines connecting producing areas to consumers have helped keep natural gas prices low, despite a 2.6% increase in demand this year, and market conditions going into the winter are generally positive, according to FERC’s Office of Enforcement (OE).