Growth

New LNG Train On Stream Every Eight Weeks in Next Five Years, Says BP Forecast

New LNG Train On Stream Every Eight Weeks in Next Five Years, Says BP Forecast

The global natural gas trade is seen growing in line with global consumption over the next 20 years, with imports and exports playing an increasingly vital role in the world’s economy, according to BP plc.

February 10, 2016
MPLX Lowers Capex, Growth Rate Expectations in Response to Downturn

MPLX Lowers Capex, Growth Rate Expectations in Response to Downturn

With the MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MPLX LP merger completed in December, the master limited partnership (MLP) reported its 4Q2015 results Wednesday, announcing that it has lowered its projected 2016 capital expenditures (capex) and revised down its expected distribution growth rate in response to the ongoing commodity downturn.

February 5, 2016

There’s Growth in NatGas Utilities, Fitch Says

Local distribution companies’ (LDC) rusty old steel pipes have a silver lining: they offer organic growth opportunities that can often be easily financed through the rate base, according to Fitch Ratings. This is helping make LDCs the growth play in the broader utilities sector.

January 11, 2016
U.S. NatGas Industry’s ‘Exuberance’ Waned in 2015, Survey Says

U.S. NatGas Industry’s ‘Exuberance’ Waned in 2015, Survey Says

Safety, aging infrastructure and environmental regulation ranked as the top three issues facing the natural gas industry in 2015, according to a group of industry stakeholders surveyed by Black & Veatch Insights Group.

December 30, 2015

Marcellus Growth Finally Leveling Off Amid Steep Drop in Rig Count, Says EIA

Total monthly natural gas production from the Marcellus Shale is projected to decline slightly year/year in December and January for the first time since the play emerged as a major gas producing region, according to data from the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR).

December 9, 2015

Williams Grew Northeast G&P Volumes Despite Producer Shut-Ins

Williams Partners LP’s Northeast gathering and processing (G&P) business enjoyed higher volumes and increased revenues during the third quarter compared to a year ago — in spite of substantial price-related producer shut-ins during the period, Williams CEO Alan Armstrong told analysts Thursday.

October 29, 2015

Residential, Small Commercial Markets to Remain Growth Areas For NatGas Utilities, AGA Says

Much of the current uptick in natural gas consumption in the United States could bypass local gas utilities, but simply focusing on demand volumes misses less obvious metrics of growth in the local gas utilities market, according to a report issued Monday by the American Gas Association (AGA).

September 22, 2015

Analysts Expect Weaker 2016; October Called 5 Cents Lower

October natural gas is expected to open 5 cents lower Monday morning at $2.66 as a leading firm downgrades its outlook for natural gas for 2016 and lower energy requirements are seen for the Southeast. Overnight oil markets fell hard.

August 31, 2015

U.S. Onshore Tight Oil Growth Usurped by Gulf of Mexico, NGL Gains in 2016, Says IEA

The United States should maintain its position in 2016 as the largest source of crude oil supply growth outside of OPEC, but next year's gains will stem from offshore projects and natural gas liquids (NGL), while tight oil supplies are going to be curbed by the decline in onshore activity, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday.

July 10, 2015

U.S. Onshore Tight Oil Growth Usurped by Gulf of Mexico, NGL Gains in 2016, Says IEA

The United States should maintain its position in 2016 as the largest source of crude oil supply growth outside of OPEC, but next year’s gains will stem from offshore projects and natural gas liquids (NGL), while tight oil supplies are going to be curbed by the decline in onshore activity, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday.

July 10, 2015
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