RSG

More Lower 48 producers and increasingly, midstream operators, are looking to Project Canary to earn environmental certification for their natural gas supplies. Related entities Tug Hill Operating LLC and XcL Midstream Operating LLC, which principally operate in West Virginia’s Marshall and Wetzel counties, have partnered to gain the responsibly sourced gas (RSG) designation across all…

Responsibly-sourced natural gas (RSG) is key to unlocking more demand for the fuel overseas, but largely in countries that can afford it, according to a panel of U.S. producers and exporters that spoke in Washington, DC, earlier this month. “RSG is a contract between a region that is privileged to have the supply and a…

Rockies-focused explorer PureWest Energy LLC said it has secured a deal to supply carbon-neutral natural gas for a fleet that serves Pierce County, WA. The Denver-based independent is partnering with United Energy Trading LLC (UET) to provide Pierce Transit with the responsibly sourced gas (RSG). The amount of gas to be sold was not provided.…

Chesapeake Energy Corp. plans to direct 85% of its capital spending in 2022 to the “highest return opportunities” in the Eagle Ford, Haynesville and Marcellus shales, as it bears down on sharply reducing methane intensity across the board. CEO Nick Dell’Osso, who took the helm of the Oklahoma City-based independent last month, led a conference…

Canada’s AltaGas Ltd. in its third quarter results said the potential engines of growth for the company include plants in the Montney Shale of British Columbia (BC). The company touted its plants in the Montney region of northern BC, which is the supply source for liquefied natural gas export facilities under construction or on the…

The natural gas industry may no longer equivocate about whether to responsibly produce and transport lower carbon fuel, as customers are lining up in North America and abroad, according to a Williams executive. At the LDC Natural Gas Forum held earlier in October in New Orleans, Williams’ Angela John shared the midstream infrastructure giant’s strategy…

Denver-based PureWest Energy LLC is doubling down on its responsibly sourced gas (RSG) portfolio through a carbon-neutral offering. Through affiliate Ultra Resources Inc., a Rockies exploration and production (E&P) company, PureWest said the offering, with reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions, would be from two well pads.  “Natural gas is essential to the lower-carbon energy…

A natural gas certification pilot is set to begin this month at Tokyo Gas Ltd.’s properties in the Haynesville Shale of Texas and Louisiana as part of an agreement with Project Canary. Under the pact announced Monday, Project Canary would install continuous emissions monitors and carry out its proprietary TrustWell operational certification on several well…

Designating natural gas as certified or “responsibly sourced” may do little to reduce its carbon intensity, but as U.S. and overseas customers question how their fuel is produced, the branding is growing in importance to ensure conformity and transparency, according to industry experts. A conundrum of challenges is facing natural gas buyers today, as many…