El Paso Wants to Export LNG
May 22, 2012 | Reuters
El Paso Corporation seeks government authorization to export up to 1/2 billion cubic feet of liquefied natural gas per day from its Elba Island, Georgia terminal. |
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Should the US Export Natural Gas?
May 22, 2012 | Washington Post
The United States has a glut of natural gas and prices are much higher in other parts of the world – especially Asia. Should the United States begin exporting natural gas as LNG. That would generate income but would also raise the price of gas in the United States. |
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Rouge Fractures
April 30, 2012 | Durham University
“The chances of rogue fractures due to shale gas fracking operations extending beyond 0.6 kilometres from the injection source is a fraction of one percent, according to new research led by Durham University. The analysis is based on data from thousands of fracking operations in the USA and natural rock fractures in Europe and Africa.” Quoted from the Durham University press release. |
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Exporting Natural Gas as LNG
April 24, 2012 | Geology.com
Just a few years ago terminals to import liquefied natural gas were being built on the eastern and Gulf coasts of the United States. Now, these terminals are idle or operating at fractional capacity. Some companies are interested in converting them into LNG export facilities. |
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Should the United States Become a Natural Gas Exporter?
April 23, 2012 | Christian Science Monitor
The United States has an new abundance of natural gas – so much that prices have fallen dramatically. However, natural gas prices in other parts of the world are still relatively high. Should the United States respond by exporting natural gas? What would happen to prices and supplies if enormous quantities of natural gas were exported?
Related: What is LNG? |
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Sabine Pass LNG Export Facility
March 15, 2012 | CNN Money
An article on the CNN Money website gives an update on construction of the first liquefied natural gas export facility to be built in the lower 48 states. |
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LNG Vehicle Fueling in Louisiana
February 27, 2012 | Shreveport Times
EnCana Natural Gas has opened a public vehicle fueling station in Louisiana that offers gasoline, diesel fuel, compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas. It is the first public LNG station in the United States. |
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Challenges Faced by LNG Export
February 16, 2012 | Bloomberg.com
An article on the Bloomberg.com website explores how political pressures and uncertainty about the long-term availability of inexpensive shale gas may hinder the development of a liquefied natural gas export industry in the United States. |
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Will Exporting Natural Gas Damage Domestic Energy Markets?
January 25, 2012 | Energy Information Administration
DOE/FE asked the U.S. Energy Information Administration to assess how specified scenarios of increased natural gas exports could affect domestic energy markets, focusing on consumption, production, and prices. |
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25% of New England’s Natural Gas is LNG
January 19, 2012 | Energy Information Administration
Natural gas in the Northeast trades at premium prices compared to the rest of the United States due to pipeline constraints during periods of high demand in the winter. Liquefied natural gas has met over 25% of New England’s average daily natural gas demand since November 2010. |
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Malaysia Energy Review
December 15, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
Malaysia is a significant producer of oil and natural gas located along important ocean shipping routes of the energy industry. The country has enormous natural gas reserves and is the world’s third largest exporter of LNG. |
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The United States as a Major Exporter of Natural Gas
December 13, 2011 | NASDAQ
A growing abundance of domestic natural gas and higher gas prices in other countries place the United States in a position to become a major exporter of liquified natural gas. An article on NASDAQ.com explores a number of events that could prevent that from occurring. |
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LNG Exports from the United States
December 7, 2011 | MarketWatch
An article on the MarketWatch website reviews how the United States has rapidly shifted from an importer of natural gas to an aggressive exporter. |
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Should US Natural Gas Be Exported?
November 17, 2011 | Reuters
Some people believe that the current abundance of natural gas in the United States creates an opportunity to export to locations where gas prices are higher. Others believe that the gas should be kept in the United States to reduce our energy dependance. |
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Gulf of Mexico – Energy Infrastructure
November 15, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
The Energy Information Administration has an interactive map that displays energy infrastructure features in the Gulf of Mexico region. It includes power plants, transmission lines, LNG terminals, natural gas hubs, pipelines, oil ports, refineries, active platforms and more. |
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Market Expansion for Natural Gas
November 14, 2011 | Philly.com
An article on the Philly.com website explores areas of market expansion for natural gas. Enormous amounts could be: used as a vehicle fuel, used to produce plastics, used to produce electricity and converted to LNG for overseas export. Each of these could provide slowly increasing gains. |
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TransCanada Gas: Overland to USA or LNG to Asia?
November 2, 2011 | NASDAQ
The CEO of TransCanada Corporation says that the company is still focused upon delivering their natural gas overland to the United States rather than shipping it as LNG to Asia – but Asia is an option. |
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Alaska Natural Gas to Asian Markets?
October 31, 2011 | Alaska Daily News
Alaska has an abundance of natural gas and there is a proposal in the state legislature for building a pipeline to the southcentral Alaska port where the gas would be condensed and shipped to Asian markets as LNG. |
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Australia Energy Report
October 31, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
The Energy Information Administration has published a new country analysis brief for Australia. The country is the largest exporter of coal and the fourth largest exporter of liquefied natural gas. |
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Exporting Haynesville Shale Natural Gas as LNG
October 28, 2011 | Shreveport Times
Natural gas companies can produce more gas from their Haynesville Shale wells than local and pipeline markets can consume. A liquefied natural gas export facility is planned for Sabine Pass, Louisiana that will condense natural gas to LNG and ship it to overseas markets. |
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Exporting Marcellus Shale LNG from Maryland?
October 14, 2011 | FuelFix.com
Dominion Resources is seeking permission to condense natural gas produced from the Marcellus Shale into LNG (liquefied natural gas) for export from their Cove Point facility at Lusby, Maryland. |
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Kitimat LNG: Canadian Natural Gas to Asia
October 10, 2011 | CTV.ca
A terminal to ship liquefied natural gas from Canada to Asian markets is being built near Kitimat, British Columbia. The terminal will have a significant transportation distance advantage over natural gas projects being built in Australia and Indonesia. |
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Chevron to Spend $29Billion on Wheatstone LNG Project
September 28, 2011 | ABC Rural
Chevron is developing the Wheatstone offshore natural gas field located off the coast of Western Australia. The first gas is expected to be produced in 2016 and prepared for international shipment as LNG. |
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Angola Oil and Natural Gas Report
August 17, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
“Angola, an OPEC member, is the second largest oil producing country in Africa and a significant supplier to both China and the United States. In 2012, Angola is expected to start exporting LNG which will provide an additional source of export earnings. Domestically, the country lacks the necessary infrastructure to meet electricity demand. According to the IEA about 13.7 million people lack access to electricity.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration country report. |
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Natural Gas to Asia from Kitimat, BC
August 16, 2011 | Business Week
Natural gas prices in Asia are three times higher than prices in North America. Natural gas producers, Apache, Encana and EOG Resources hope to cash in on that by building a liquefied natural gas plant near Kitimat, British Colombia that will prepare LNG for shipment to Asian customers. |
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LNG Import Prices Rising in Japan
August 9, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
The cost of liquefied natural gas (LNG) being imported by Japan has been rising sharply since the earthquake and tsunami damaged of their nuclear power generating capacity. Quoted from the Energy Information Administration article.
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Canadian LNG for Asia-Pacific
July 26, 2011 | Edmonton Journal
Construction on the Kitimat LNG export terminal is about to begin. The facility on the northern coast of British Columbia is being built with an eye on the Asia-Pacific market. New terminals are also underway at Douglas Channel and Prince Rupert. Most of the gas for these terminals is coming from new shale plays. |
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Asia-Pacific Consumers Seeking Long-Term LNG Contracts
July 26, 2011 | Reuters
Anticipating price increases, liquefied natural gas consumers in the Asia-Pacific region are trying to lock in long-term LNG contracts.
This seems contrary to lots of new LNG capacity coming online in Australia, Indonesia, Canada, Qatar and the United States plus China sitting on an enormous shale gas resource. |
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Shale Gas and U.S. National Security
July 22, 2011 | Baker Institute for Public Policy
The Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University has published a report titled: “Shale Gas and U.S. National Security”. “This study assesses the impact of U.S. domestic shale gas development on energy security and U.S. national security, with emphasis on the geopolitical consequences of rising supplies of U.S. natural gas from shale and the implications for U.S. foreign policy.” Quoted from the report summary. |
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LNG Sendout Levels Decline Sharply
July 18, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
The sendout from liquefied natural gas terminals in the United States has declined to very low levels. July sendouts have typically averaged about 1.6 billion cubic feet per day but now they average about 0.38 billion cubic feet per day. Increased natural gas production in the United States is reducing the need for imports. |
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Largest Floating LNG Plant Off Western Australia
July 18, 2011 | Reuters
Royal Dutch Shell is planning to build the world’s largest floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant above a natural gas field off the coast of Western Australia. The project is in response to an anticipated doubling of the Asian demand for LNG. |
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Running Trash Trucks on Trash Gas
July 10, 2011 | LA Times
Many landfill companies produce methane gas from their trash and some of them are using the gas to power their trash collection vehicles. Waste Management now has 1000 trucks running on landfill gas. |
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Qatar and Argentina Make Long Term LNG Contract
July 7, 2011 | Energy Information Administration
“Qatar has agreed to a long-term commitment to supply 700 MMcf per day of LNG to Argentina. [...] Qatar is the world’s largest LNG exporter, exporting close to 1.8 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 2009, the most recent year for which data are available.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration.
Related: What is LNG? |
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