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Evolving technology for tapping shale, coal and tight formations will eventually increase Canada’s recognized natural gas endowment about six-fold to an astronomical 4,000 Tcf, according to a new national inventory of deposits prepared for the Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas (CSUG).

Evolving technology for tapping shale, coal and tight formations will eventually increase Canada’s recognized natural gas endowment about six-fold to an astronomical 4,000 Tcf, according to a new national inventory of deposits prepared for the Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas (CSUG).

A geosciences professor at Pennsylvania State University, who is a recognized expert on the Marcellus Shale, has increased his original estimate of the technically recoverable natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale by nearly eight-fold.

A geosciences professor at Pennsylvania State University, who is a recognized expert on the Marcellus Shale, has increased his original estimate of the technically recoverable natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale by nearly eight-fold.

With liquefaction — not regasification — recognized as the choke point in the supply chain for liquefied natural gas (LNG) a number of companies are looking at developing offshore liquefaction. Benefits of offshore versus onshore liquefaction are lower costs and quicker construction, according to a research note from Citigroup Global Markets.

With liquefaction — not regasification — recognized as the choke point in the supply chain for liquefied natural gas (LNG), a number of companies are looking at developing offshore liquefaction. Benefits of offshore versus onshore liquefaction are lower costs and quicker construction, according to a research note from Citigroup Global Markets.

Natural gas futures rose Friday in light, uninspired pre-holiday trading, and although futures have rebounded nicely from widely recognized $7 support, Friday’s gain was linked to surging crude oil prices.

A veteran California Energy Commission (CEC) member and nationally recognized expert told a special meeting of western state energy regulators Friday that energy efficiency programs are the fastest way to address what he considers a worsening greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions problem. And Arthur Rosenfeld, Ph.D., said he wanted to send a message of urgency to the U.S. Congress to wake up and smell the added carbon dioxide (CO2).

Although El Paso shippers are pleased that the Federal EnergyRegulatory Commission (FERC) finally has recognized that El PasoNatural Gas has been unjustly overselling firm capacity, they areexasperated over the Commission’s proposed solution.