A utility proposal to bring natural gas service for the first time to a number of heating oil-dominated central Maine communities is turning into a bit of a football as a state legislative proposal bids to help facilitate financing for gas supply projects. Supporters contend that it will help boost the state’s economy and critics are leery of the state picking favorites among energy sources.
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Bentek: Shale to Do for Oil What It Did for Gas, NGLs
Shale basins have rewritten the book on natural gas supply, and now they’re turning the outlook for natural gas liquids (NGL) on its head. Next will be crude oil as the technology transfer to these plays takes hold in earnest, according to an analysis expected to be finished in about three weeks.
Upgraded Hurricane Irene Sets Sights Further North
Hurricane Irene, which was upgraded to a Category Three hurricane Wednesday morning, is expected to continue to strengthen as it moves away from the Bahamas, turning to a more northerly track and more closely approaching the coastline in the Mid-Atlantic or New England sometime this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Wyoming Pitch: Natural Gas, Coal to Make Gasoline
A state legislative committee decided Tuesday to try to have Wyoming state funding help underwrite a study of the potential for turning rich natural gas and coal resources into gasoline. Lawmakers were prompted to act by a pitch by a Casper, WY-based company.
Nuclear Woes Lift British Columbia LNG Export Prospects
Nuclear power’s loss in Japan is rapidly turning out to spell gain for natural gas — and not least in Western Canada. Aspiring overseas exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) heard that encouraging word from international market participants Wednesday in the Canadian industry capital of Calgary.
Nuclear Woes Lift BC Gas Export Prospects
Nuclear power’s loss in Japan is rapidly turning out to spell gain for natural gas — and not least in Western Canada. Aspiring overseas exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) heard that encouraging word from international market participants recently in the Canadian industry capital of Calgary.
AGA Executive: State-Level Regulation Works Best
North America’s strong natural gas supply outlook is thanks to what has taken place below ground: horizontal drilling with long laterals and hydraulic fracturing well stimulation. However, what is happening above ground will determine to what extent these efforts will benefit the country’s energy security.
Drumbeat Grows Louder for Natural Gas Vehicles
Natural gas industry stakeholders are turning up the volume on the clean transportation market as an increasingly realistic outlet for the gusher of gas that is emerging from North America’s burgeoning shale plays. This was made clear during the recent winter meetings of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) in Washington, DC.
North Dakota’s ‘Nuisance’ Gas Could Be Seen in New Light
Natural gas has been turning up in North Dakota water wells for generations, and for the last four years geologists there have been studying its occurrence in observation water wells with the possibility in mind that it could be a viable commercial resource.
North Dakota Shallow Gas Might Not Be a ‘Nuisance’
Natural gas has been turning up in North Dakota water wells for generations, and for the last four years geologists there have been studying its occurrence in observation water wells with the possibility in mind that it could be a viable commercial resource.