LNG

CSX Corp. and a unit of General Electric (GE) will partner to explore emissions-cutting and efficiency breakthroughs in liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology for locomotives, beginning with a pilot program in 2014, the companies said Wednesday.

China National Offshore Oil Co. (CNOOC), through Canadian subsidiary Nexen Energy, has been awarded a site for its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the northern Pacific coast of British Columbia (BC), the provincial government said Wednesday.

Relatively low natural gas prices and regional environmental initiatives are leading natural gas-fired generators to provide a greater portion of the electricity in the northeastern United States, and the region’s two regional transmission organizations — the Independent System Operator of New England (ISO New England) and the New York Independent System Operator — have seen a dramatic shift away from petroleum- and coal-fired generation since 2001, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Liquefied shale natural gas production from the eastern United States would sail overseas from a terminal on Canada’s Atlantic coast in a scheme presented Thursday to the National Energy Board (NEB).

Faced with shareholder unrest and a still to-be-determined permanent CEO, Talisman Energy Inc. on Friday agreed to sell a slice of its natural gas-rich Montney formation acreage in British Columbia (BC) for C$1.5 billion.

Sempra Energy senior executives said Tuesday they remain optimistic that federal approvals will be in hand by the end of this year for a $9-10 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal at existing import facilities in Cameron, LA.

The global markets need more natural gas than ever before, which requires more liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from well supplied countries like Canada and the United States, Chevron Corp.’s gas and midstream chief said Friday.

Florida-based Ryder System Inc., the truck leasing/rental giant, announced plans to provide 30 compressednatural gas (CNG) trucks to third-party warehousing/transportation providerSaddle Creek at its facilities in Texas and Louisiana, and another 55 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks for clean transportation infrastructure/vehicle provider Blu in Utah and Georgia. The CNG-fueled trucks going to Saddle Creek are Freightliner Cascadia models (11.9 Cummins Westport ISX12 G engines). There are also 35 LNG Peterbilt 386 tractors for Blu in Salt Lake City, with 15-liter high pressure direct injection engines and fuel systems from Westport Innovations. In Atlanta, Ryder is providing Blu with Peterbilt 384 and Freightliner Cascadia trucks operating on LNG, Ryder’s first natural gas vehicles in the state. Delivery of the trucks is slated for the first quarter of 2013. Ryder and Blu said they have also reached an agreement to provide LNG fueling infrastructure at key Ryder facilities.

Another 2.88 Tcf has been added to Canadian hopes for overseas sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over the next quarter-century, swelling the industry total to 158.08 Tcf.