Energy secretary vows more gas export decisions this year
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz sought to reassure lawmakers Thursday that his review of data underpinning planned decisions on natural gas exports won’t create major new...
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Friday, June 14th, 2013
Monday, May 20th, 2013
DOE gives green light to controversial natural gas export project
The Energy department approved a proposal to send 1.4 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas overseas.
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
Poland's shale gas hopes suffer blow
News that Talisman Energy Inc. and Marathon Oil are pulling out of exploration for shale gas in Poland is a blow to the country's hopes that its deposits of the...
U.S., South Korea eye shale gas opportunities
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. and South Korean governments will explore possibilities of sharing knowledge from the shale natural gas sector, the U.S. Energy...
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Shell bets big on natural gas
Royal Dutch Shell is investing heavily in the business of bringing gas from remote locations to energy-hungry destinations.
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Fracking rules coming 'in weeks,' says Interior chief Jewell
Draft federal rules on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, will be released in a matter of “weeks, not months,” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Tuesday.
Sunday, April 28th, 2013
EPA methane report further divides fracking camps
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production,...
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Natural gas use in long-haul trucks expected to rise
Natural gas is expected to gain popularity as a truck fuel for a number of reasons, including its low cost and demand from companies that ship goods.
Friday, April 12th, 2013
Rosneft, Exxon reveal plans for $15 bln Russia LNG project
ULAN-UDE, Russia, April 11 (Reuters) - Rosneft and ExxonMobil on Thursday unveiled details of a $15 billion liquefied natural gas project to supply Asia-Pacific markets...
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
DOE nominee Moniz open to reviewing natural-gas export study
President Obama’s pick to run the Energy Department (DOE) signaled Tuesday that he is open to reviewing a major study that concluded expanding natural-gas exports would...
Monday, April 8th, 2013
India seeks access to US natural gas
India is urging the United States to green-light natural gas exports to the energy-thirsty nation of 1.2 billion people, arguing it would be an economic benefit to both...
Sinopec to build China's biggest coal-to-gas project-report
BEIJING, April 7 (Reuters) - China's state energy giant Sinopec Group envisages investing 70 billion yuan ($11.3 billion) to build the country's largest...
US carbon emissions in 2012 lowest since 1994 as gas displaces coal
A switch from coal to natural gas in electricity production helped drive down energy-related U.S. carbon dioxide emissions in 2012 to their lowest level since 1994, the...
Monday, April 1st, 2013
Bosch chairman: U.S. fracking helped kill off German solar firms
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bosch, one of the world's largest auto parts suppliers, blames the U.S. fracking boom in shale gas for hurting demand for energy-efficient green...
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Natural gas industry group lands senior API lobbyist for top job
America’s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) has landed Marty Durbin, a senior lobbyist for the American Petroleum Institute, as its next CEO.
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
Grid chief warns of future NE power problems
BOSTON (AP) — The chief executive of New England's power grid manager warned Tuesday that a growing regional dependence on natural gas, combined with supply...
Monday, March 18th, 2013
Celeb fracking group not registered
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Celebrities of music, stage and screen who are gaining attention for the effort to block New York from approving a method of gas drilling may soon be...
Monday, March 11th, 2013
Qatar announces large natural gas discovery
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Qatar says it has discovered as much as 2.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in an offshore field.
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Illinois deal on fracking could be national model
CHICAGO (AP) -- After years of clashing over the drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," the oil industry and environmentalists have...
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Railroad considers switch to natural gas
BNSF Railway plans to test using natural gas to power locomotives instead of diesel, potentially weakening oil's dominance as a fuel.
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