Massachusetts

Citing a 2010 Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) natural gas study, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) on Tuesday questioned the efficiency of using natural gas supplies to produce electricity to power electric vehicles (EV), rather than pushing natural gas vehicles (NGV) as competitors to EVs.

Rep. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, the leading Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, a senior Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, on Thursday urged President Obama to use his power under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 to restrict the export of natural gas, coal, petroleum products and petrochemical feedstocks. Markey earlier in the year introduced two bills to block liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports (see Daily GPI, Feb. 15).

Rep. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, the leading Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, a senior Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, on Thursday urged President Obama to use his power under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 to restrict the export of natural gas, coal, petroleum products and petrochemical feedstocks. Markey earlier in the year introduced two bills to block liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.

FERC on Tuesday approved the request of Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC to install facilities at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal to meet tighter natural gas quality standards of pipelines serving the Northeast.

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.

U.S. shale liquids production could triple during the next few years, nearing 1.5 million b/d, according to an “Energy Insight” report from a Massachusetts-based energy consulting firm, Energy Security Analysis Inc. (ESAI). The eventual impact on U.S. imports and exports of energy could be significant, but there are still uncertainties and challenges.

Researchers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative (MITEI) say natural gas has a bright future, but they said the government needs to be more involved and industry needs to remain vigilant over potential — but so far unrealized — environmental disasters.

New York legislators have sent Gov. Andrew Cuomo a bill intended to improve the state’s water management, using a permitting program to prevent “overconsumption” by large-scale users, which may include the energy industry.

Researchers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative (MITEI) said natural gas has a bright future, but they said the government needs to be more involved and industry needs to remain vigilant over potential — but so far unrealized — environmental disasters.