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One day after HB 401 — also known as the Natural Gas Horizontal Wells Control Act –garnered overwhelming support in both houses of the West Virginia legislature (see Shale Daily, Dec. 15), advocates for the shale gas industry, surface owners’ rights and the environment told NGI’s Shale Daily on Thursday that the bill isn’t all they had hoped for.

Three researchers at Cornell University say a controversial study, conducted by their colleagues and stating that shale gas activities posed a more serious threat to global warming than coal, contains serious flaws and should be revisited.

With nuclear power generation being phased out and coal considered too inflexible, natural gas as a source of electricity generation is drawing increased interest in Germany to balance its national grid, which is rapidly moving toward total reliance on renewable sources for power generation.

With nuclear power generation being phased out and coal considered too inflexible, natural gas as a source of electricity generation is drawing increased interest in Germany to balance its national grid, which is rapidly moving toward total reliance on renewable sources for power generation.

Despite having “the worst netback in the world” for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports right now, the United States is still drawing “a significant volume of LNG with all things considered,” Waterborne President Steve Johnson told NGI.

Despite having “the worst netback in the world” for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports right now, the United States is still drawing “a significant volume of LNG with all things considered,” Waterborne President Steve Johnson told NGI.

The smell of success emanating from North American shale gas plays has wafted overseas, drawing foreign investors to joint ventures (JV) with U.S. producers. Eventually some of those foreign investors will be acquiring U.S. energy companies, Deloitte LLP consultants said.

Amid rising gasoline prices and a boost from President Obama, natural gas use in vehicles is drawing increased support, according to Ford Motor Co., which reported Wednesday that demand has risen for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles.

The largest underground natural gas storage field in California, Southern California Gas Co.’s (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon facility, is drawing protests over a proposed expansion project.