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Experts Outline Foreign Policy Benefits of LNG Exports

U.S. exports could prevent India from getting supplies from Iran and give European buyers leverage on their Russian pipeline purchases, a subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee was told.

April 29, 2013

Fracking Debate Heating Up in Michigan

Opponents of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Michigan plan to begin collecting signatures for a petition that could ask voters in 2014 whether to allow the drilling stimulation practice to be used in the state.

April 19, 2013
Devon’s Permian, Mississippian Topping Expectations

Devon’s Permian, Mississippian Topping Expectations

Devon Energy Corp. is increasing its oil-directed drilling this year across the Permian Basin and in the emerging Mississippian Lime as it continues its transition from a natural gas heavyweight, CEO John Richels said Tuesday.

April 17, 2013

Boost Natural Gas Use, ‘Kiss OPEC Goodbye,’ Says Hofmeister

Developing domestic gas resources could boost gross domestic product by 5% a year for the next 40 years, creating more jobs and powering the economy, says a former Shell Oil Co. chief.

April 15, 2013
More Science, Risk-Taking Needed in Monterey Shale

More Science, Risk-Taking Needed in Monterey Shale

An independent California-based geologist who has studied the Monterey Shale thinks it could eventually fulfill some of the hype surrounding its long-term reserves, but first it is going to take more serious geologic study and some small operators willing to take the risks that the big companies are not going to take.

April 12, 2013

West Virginia Nears Passage of Frack Fluid Trade Secret Bill

A bill that would allow companies to classify as trade secrets chemicals and concentrations used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluids passed the muster of a key committee on Tuesday, and is nearing final passage in the West Virginia Legislature.

April 12, 2013

Boost Natural Gas Use, ‘Kiss OPEC Goodbye,’ Says Hofmeister

Developing domestic gas resources could boost gross domestic product by 5% a year for the next 40 years, creating more jobs and powering the economy, says a former Shell Oil Co. chief.

April 9, 2013

Canada’s Emerging Gas Basins Hold Key to Growth

Western Canada’s natural gas production could be 3 Bcf/d higher by 2025 if some of the region’s highly touted unconventional resources match the hype, according to an analysis by ITG Investment Research (IR).

April 1, 2013

Canada’s Emerging Natural Gas Basins Seen Lifting Output

Western Canada’s natural gas production could be 3 Bcf/d higher by 2025 if some of the region’s highly touted unconventional resources match the hype, according to an analysis by ITG Investment Research (IR).

March 27, 2013

Ameren Illinois Proposes 10-Year Natural Gas Infrastructure Plan

Illinois business and labor organizations joined with Ameren Illinois Tuesday to outline a legislative proposal that could, over 10 years, accelerate rebuilding aging natural gas delivery infrastructure while maintaining regulatory oversight.

March 27, 2013