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Analysts: Weak Economy to Soften, Not Cripple, Gas Demand Next Year

Expectations of a troubled economy in 2009 shouldn’t weigh too heavily on the minds of gas producers if analysts at Barclays Capital are correct in their demand projections. Demand will be weak to be sure, but not as weak as some might fear, they say.

October 16, 2008

FERC Nominee Spitzer Cautions Against Dependence on LNG

FERC nominee Marc Spitzer Wednesday cautioned against the nation’s growing reliance on liquefied natural gas (LNG), saying the United States shouldn’t put all of its “eggs in one basket.”

June 29, 2006

Ethanol: A Bitter Fuel to Swallow?

It shouldn’t surprise anyone when an energy industry CEO paying more than $20 billion to grow the oil and gas holdings of his company is not a fan of ethanol as a motor fuel.

June 27, 2006

Regions Turning to Gas-Fired Units in Wake of Reduced Coal Deliveries

While reduced coal deliveries from the Powder River Basin (PRB) shouldn’t threaten electric reliability in the U.S., in order to meet the energy resource shortfall, power entities in various parts of the country are taking several measures including replacing affected generation with more expensive gas-fired units.

August 10, 2005

Rhode Island Attorney General Questions Wood’s Objectivity on LNG

Rhode Island and Massachusetts coastal communities shouldn’t serve as a “test case” to verify the safety of marine transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said.

November 15, 2004

Rhode Island Attorney General Questions Wood’s Objectivity on LNG

Rhode Island and Massachusetts coastal communities shouldn’t serve as a “test case” to verify the safety of marine transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said.

November 11, 2004

Rhode Island Attorney General Questions Wood’s Objectivity on LNG

Rhode Island and Massachusetts coastal communities shouldn’t serve as a “test case” to verify the safety of marine transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said.

November 11, 2004

Seams Elimination Efforts Not Seen Delaying Western RTOs

Ongoing efforts in the West to eliminate seams between various power markets shouldn’t delay the formation of regional transmission organizations (RTOs) in that part of the country, officials with various electric grid operators reassured FERC Commissioners last Wednesday.

February 3, 2003

Herold Sees Massive Oil, Gas Writedowns for 2001

Investors in oil and natural gas companies shouldn’t be surprised if asset writedowns for 2001 are in the $10 billion neighborhood, according to the John S. Herold, Inc. consulting firm, which already has tracked more than $2 billion in announced asset writedowns and impairments this year.

January 7, 2002

Herold Sees Massive Oil, Gas Writedowns for 2001

Investors in oil and natural gas companies shouldn’t be surprised if asset writedowns for 2001 are in the $10 billion neighborhood, according to the John S. Herold, Inc. consulting firm, which already has tracked more than $2 billion in announced asset writedowns and impairments this year.

December 28, 2001