Hope

Although several companies hope one day to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from export facilities in North America, analysts at Scotland’s energy analyst group Wood Mackenzie warn that the prospects for many domestic exports are far from certain.

Downeast LNG officials hope to move forward this year with its long-delayed plans to build a $600 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Robbinston, ME.

Pennsylvania state lawmakers have apparently reached a deal for the impact fee they hope to impose on natural gas drilling by splitting the difference between two competing proposals.

An “energy policy with affordability at its core” which recognizes the value of domestic fossil fuels, has the potential to deliver long-term economic growth, Chevron Corp. CEO John Watson said last week at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC.

An “energy policy with affordability at its core” which recognizes the value of domestic fossil fuels, has the potential to deliver long-term economic growth, Chevron Corp. CEO John Watson said Wednesday at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC.

In today’s safety-sensitive time for the North American natural gas pipeline industry, a small measure of hope was raised Monday by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a new tool to help detect pipeline problems before they arise. It involves the application of an existing MIT computer model that tests automobile components for crashworthiness.

Officials with the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) said they hope to have all rules governing the public disclosure of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluids — including one key rule with a separate deadline — finalized by the end of the year.

Officials with the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) said they hope to have all rules governing the public disclosure of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluids — including one key rule with a separate deadline — finalized by the end of the year.

Universities should be working to answer outstanding questions about shale development, but until they do the practice should proceed cautiously, if it proceeds at all, a Cornell University professor told students in Pittsburgh on Friday.