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The executive team for completions expert ProPetro Holding Corp., whose business is centered in the Permian Basin, remains bullish on natural gas and oil activity rising over the next several years on improved commodity prices and the continued “industrialization” of the energy sector. The Midland, TX-based oilfield services (OFS) firm provides hydraulic fracturing (fracking) services,…

Los Angeles suburb Torrance has inked a multi-year contract for the renewable version of compressed natural gas (CNG) from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. the past supplier of fuel for the city’s natural gas vehicle (NGV) city fleet.

A Salt Lake City-based firm with a new natural gas/electric truck is trying to become the first vertically integrated operator in the natural gas vehicle (NGV) sector with a stake in gas supply, fueling infrastructure and a hybrid near zero-emission NGV.

United Parcel Service (UPS) plans to build 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 tractor trucks to its growing alternative fuel fleet with a commitment of up to $100 million, the shipper said.

Newport Beach, CA-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced a half-dozen new and extended transit deals, led by a $10 million, multi-year procurement contract with New Jersey Transit, the nation’s third-largest bus, rail and light rail provider.

University of California, Berkeley chemists who think a “metal-organic framework” (MOF) may be a method to simplify and increase the range of natural gas vehicles (NGV) published their findings online recently in advance of a report appearing in the journal Nature.

Fleet operator Raven Transport plans to transform its 500-truck fleet to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG), following the advice of oil billionaire and natural gas vehicle pioneer T. Boone Pickens.

While national and global market penetration is still modest, advocates for natural gas vehicles (NGV) could be heard at recent energy conferences in Chicago and Denver adding more fuel to the fire of enthusiasm among major fleet operators for natural gas as a transportation alternative.

Indiana-based CNG Source has struck a full-service deal with Mexico-based NatGas, a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station developer. CNG Source officials view the agreement as a stepping stone to broader expansion throughout the Americas.