An energy industry-backed study of methane emissions at well sites published Monday relies on a too-small sample that was selected by industry participants where “best practices” emissions reductions are already in place; therefore, it’s findings are not broadly applicable, critics said Tuesday. However, industry analysts suggested that the research and more to follow could take some of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions heat off of the natural gas industry.
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Global Tight Oil Resources Could Eclipse North America
North America has a remarkable amount of potential tight oil resources, but they may pale in comparison to those estimated worldwide, according to a study by IHS Inc.
Study: Emissions Controls at Fracked Wells Are Working
The first of 16 methane emissions studies focusing on unconventional natural gas production and organized by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has been published and says that industry efforts to control emissions at well sites are having a significant impact.
Report: Methane Emissions at ‘High Levels’ in Uintah Basin
Concerned groups like the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) are raising new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions concerns related to the North American natural gas production boom, citing a new paper on methane leakage in Utah’s Uintah Basin released Monday by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and University of Colorado.
Elevated Methane Emissions in Utah Fuel GHG Debate
Concerned groups like the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) are raising new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions concerns related to the North American natural gas production boom, citing a new paper on methane leakage in Utah’s Uintah Basin released Monday by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and University of Colorado.
Correction
In a story published July 8, “NatGas Gasoline Fueling Research” (see NGI, July 8), NGI incorrectly stated that Primus Green Energy sells a gasoline product for about $2.00/gallon. In fact, the company creates the product at a cost of $2.00/gallon. In addition, NGI incorrectly stated that the company expects to produce 10,000 gallons of fuel annually. The company actually plans to produce 100,000 gallons of fuel annually. NGI regrets the errors.
Eastern Kentucky Shales Await Higher NatGas Prices
The Kentucky Oil and Gas Association’s (KOGA) first comprehensive research of the economic impact of the oil and gas industry found that the state had 14,632 producing natural gas wells in 2011 and produced more than 3 million bbl of oil in 2012, but the number of horizontal well permits issued has declined each year since 2009.
Goldman Sachs Report Fires Up Anti-Oil Pipeline Forces
A research report from Goldman Sachs was touted Monday as further support for why the U.S. State Department should reject the proposed northern portion of the TransCanada Corp. multi-billion-dollar 1,700-mile Keystone XL oil pipeline stretching from Alberta Canada to the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
New York Would Reap Billions If Frack Ban Lifted, Report Finds
A report by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research says personal income for the residents of 28 counties in New York that overlay the Marcellus Shale could grow by 15% or more over the next four years, if the state lifts a moratorium on high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF).
Find Fracking Solutions in ‘Water-Stressed’ U.S. Regions, Says Ceres
Energy industry efforts to reduce the amount of water used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) through recycling and other means have to be stepped up if unconventional resources are to grow as projected, according to Ceres, which runs an influential institutional investor coalition.