Incentive

The British Columbia provincial government on Wednesday made changes to its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction regulations to encourage increased use of natural gas vehicles (NGV) and marine vessels. Canadian utilities operating in BC now will be able to offer more incentives to fleet operators to switch to NGVs.

The British Columbia provincial government on Wednesday made changes to its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction regulations to encourage increased use of natural gas vehicles (NGV) and marine vessels. Canadian utilities operating in BC now will be able to offer more incentives to fleet operators to switch to NGVs.

Royal Dutch Shell plc has chosen Ascension Parish in Louisiana as the location for a potential multi-billion-dollar natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility.

Royal Dutch Shell plc has chosen Ascension Parish in Louisiana as the location for a potential multi-billion-dollar natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility.

The White House climate action plan, announced in a speech Tuesday, comes down hard on coal-fired power plants, pledges continued support for the development and use of non-polluting renewable energy and promotes “cleaner-burning natural gas” as a bridge to a clean future.

Physical gas for weekend and Monday delivery overall eased a penny as traders saw little incentive to buy a three-day package under conditions of mild expected weather and the ability to easily make intraday purchases as needed.

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple on Monday signed into law a measure (HB 1134) offering tax breaks to oil and natural gas operators as an incentive to cut flaring of associated gas at the wellhead on oil wells. HB 1134 was passed last week by the North Dakota legislature. It will be effective July 1.

Dow Chemical Co. has taken the next step forward to build a planned world-class ethylene facility in Freeport, TX, and is seeking a federal air emissions permit for the proposed plant.

Even with a multi-billion-dollar natural gas gathering and processing infrastructure buildout ongoing, North Dakota is not likely to greatly reduce the volumes of gas being flared as an offshoot of its accelerated oil boom, according to an analysis released Thursday by RBN Energy LLC.