Grown

Gas producers who’ve grown weary of low commodity prices might wish their molecules were electrons as the latter form of energy can fetch a better price. After having crunched the numbers at the behest and expense of a gas producer, a small engineering firm believes it can make economic sense to turn gas into power right in the producing field.

The number of parties challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) December endangerment finding has grown into quite a crowd that includes three states and a number of industry groups.

The number of parties challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) December endangerment finding has grown into quite a crowd that includes three states and a number of industry groups.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States, which had grown at an average annual rate of 0.7% since 1990, were 7,053 million metric tons carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2008, a 2.2% decrease compared with 7,210 million metric tons in 2007, according to a report released Thursday by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural gas, which accounted for 28.5% of fossil energy used in the United States in 2008, accounted for only 21% of total energy-related CO2 emissions.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States, which had grown at an average annual rate of 0.7% since 1990, were 7,053 million metric tons carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2008, a 2.2% decrease compared with 7,210 million metric tons in 2007, according to a report released Thursday by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural gas, which accounted for 28.5% of fossil energy used in the United States in 2008, accounted for only 21% of total energy-related CO2 emissions.

Fort Worth, TX-area residents who’ve grown weary of Barnett Shale gas drilling commotion in their backyards might want to move near one of the nation’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminals for a little peace and quiet. Gas-rich resource plays are booming; U.S. LNG regas terminals, not so much.

The domestic natural gas resource base has grown nearly 17% over the past two years, with an estimated 1,525 Tcf of total gas resources reported at year-end 2006 — the equivalent of 82 years of production at current rates, according to a biennial report on technically-recoverable long-range gas supplies released last Thursday.

The domestic natural gas resource base has grown nearly 17% over the past two years, with an estimated 1,525 Tcf of total gas resources reported at year-end 2006 — the equivalent of 82 years of production at current rates, according to a biennial report on long-range gas supplies released Thursday.

Now that it has grown to a company with four local distribution companies (LDCs) as well as a holder of gas-fired power generation, Ameren Corp.’s strategy is to better integrate its operations and use its clout with suppliers.