While advocates kept a wary eye on shifting economics with falling oil prices, the natural gas vehicle (NGV) sector pumped out a variety positive activities in the opening days of the new year, with the private and public sectors both contributing to the mix.
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AGL Unit Signs Pact For LNG Marine Transport in Florida
A unit of Atlanta-based AGL Resources Inc. and WesPac Midstream LLC have signed a long-term agreement with marine shipper TOTE Inc. to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) for two new TOTE container ships operating out of Jacksonville, FL.
January 6, 2015
NGVs Gain Further Traction From Congress’ Tax Credit Extension
Heeding industry pleas from a subcommittee hearing earlier this month (see Daily GPI, Dec. 5), Congress on Tuesday extended tax credits for natural gas vehicles (NGV) that expired at the end of last year, reversing the defeat earlier in the year of a bipartisan bill from the U.S. Senate that was rejected by the House.
December 23, 2014
Texas LNG Transportation Production Plant Breaks Ground
A unit of Applied Natural Gas Fuels (ANGF) on Thursday broke ground for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility in Midlothian, TX, south of Dallas-Fort Worth.
November 21, 2014
Pace of North American NGV Market Slows, Volvo Says
The pace of development of the alternative fuel vehicle market has slowed, prompting Volvo Trucks to cut back on its development efforts in the natural gas vehicle (NGV) sector.
October 10, 2014
Japanese Alliance Would Be World’s Largest LNG Customer
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) and Chubu Electric Power Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding on the formation of an alliance covering the entire energy supply chain, from upstream investments and fuel procurement through power generation. It would, among other things, create the world’s largest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
October 7, 2014
Pennsylvania DEP Fines NFG Unit $250K for Pipeline Violations
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has levied a $250,000 fine against a pipeline company for more than a dozen construction violations that occurred over a seven-month period in Lycoming County, in the heart of the Marcellus Shale.
September 26, 2014
EIA: Excluding Northeast, NatGas Losing Market Share for Heating
Natural gas continues to be the primary source of fuel for heating at the national level, but excluding the nine states that comprise the Northeast Census region, gas is starting to lose ground to electricity, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
September 25, 2014
NGVs Roll Both Ways: GM Recalls Vans as More Buses Hit Streets
General Motors (GM) on Thursday said it was recalling 3,196 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans with a compressed natural gas (CNG) option to check for a possible hazard in the vehicles CNG regulator. GM said the recall also includes an additional 13 vehicles in Canada.
September 19, 2014
Puget Sound LNG Transport Project Advances
Plans by Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to develop a $275 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and transportation facility at the Port of Tacoma south of Seattle moved ahead with the recent approval of a lease by the port’s governing board. Construction is slated to begin next year and be completed by the end of 2018.
August 28, 2014
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