Diesel

NGV Growth Slowed by Paybacks, Thin Diesel Differential, Clean Energy CEO Says

In the continuing low price commodity market, growth in the natural gas vehicle (NGV) sector is essentially flat, facing longer paybacks and narrower price differences with diesel, Clean Energy Fuels CEO Andrew Littlefair said Thursday during an earnings conference call.

November 9, 2015

U.S. LNG Replacing Diesel at Jamaica Power Plant

Energy provider Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has inked a deal with New Fortress Energy for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply to fuel the 120 MW Bogue power plant in Montego Bay in western Jamaica.

August 12, 2015

MDU Resources Puts Out ‘For Sale’ Sign on E&P Business

Bismarck, ND-based MDU Resources Group said it expects to sell its exploration and production (E&P) business by the end of this year. CEO David Goodin previously had said that Fidelity E&P Co. was going to be sold, but the sharp crude oil price drop late last year caused him to postpone putting it on the market at the time (see Shale Daily,Feb. 5).

August 4, 2015

NGV Sector Revved Up by Congressional Action on LNG

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a transportation fuel option is back on the competitive race track, thanks to a part of the temporary (three-month) highway funding bill passed by the U.S. Senate Thursday, according to natural gas vehicle (NGV) advocates. The House-passed version had a similar provision.

July 31, 2015

MDU Narrows Focus, Prepares to Shed E&P Business

MDU Resources Group will continue to narrow its focus to utilities, midstream and construction businesses while preparing to sell its exploration and production (E&P) unit, CEO Dave Goodin said earlier this month.

May 15, 2015

MDU Narrows Focus, Prepares to Shed E&P Business

MDU Resources Group will continue to narrow its focus to utilities, midstream and construction businesses while preparing to sell its exploration and production (E&P) unit, CEO Dave Goodin said earlier this month.

May 15, 2015

New Dual Fuel Technology For NatGas Trucks Unveiled

Two Carolina-based firms are partnering to expand the use of dual fuel conversion systems for trucks and other heavy-duty vehicle applications.

February 3, 2015
NatGas to Keep Transportation Price Edge, White Paper Says

NatGas to Keep Transportation Price Edge, White Paper Says

On a barrel of oil price-equivalent basis, natural gas should maintain a hefty price advantage over gasoline and diesel in the transportation sector, according to a white paper released Wednesday by the trade association Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica).

January 22, 2015

Diesel Substitutes Gain Traction in North Dakota, California

Efforts are under way in North Dakota and California to provide alternatives to diesel in trucks operating in the states’ oil and natural gas fields.

December 12, 2014

U.S. Senate Subcommittee Hearing to Examine NGV Incentives

Industry representatives from the natural gas vehicle (NGV) sector are slated to push for extension of tax incentives for NGVs at a U.S. Senate Finance subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC, Wednesday.

December 2, 2014