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Are the Natural Gas Shale Plays Sustainable?
March 15, 2010 | CleanSkies News

Will the new shale plays still be producing natural gas ten to twenty or more years into the future? This topic was discussed at IHS CERA conference last week in Houston.

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Liquefied natural gas
Huge LNG Projects Go Online in 2014
February 25, 2010 | Gerson Lehrman Group

In addition to the large amount of natural gas being produced from shale there are at least three huge LNG (liquefied natural gas) projects expected to ship their first gas in 2014 and 2016.

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LNG Import Graph 2000-2009
February 18, 2010 | Energy Information Administration

Imports of LNG to the continental United States rose 29 percent or 100 Bcf in 2009 to a total of 452 Bcf, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy. Five countries supplied U.S. LNG imports during the year: Egypt, Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, Norway, and Qatar.

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Natural Gas: Transforming Our Energy Future
February 9, 2010 | Journal of American Enterprise Institute

In an article on the Journal of American Enterprise Institute website, Max Schultz, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute argues that new methods for producing natural gas (horizontal fracking) and new methods to distribute the gas (LNG) are going to transform the use of energy worldwide.

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Liquefied natural gas
California Senate Approves LNG Bill
February 2, 2010 | Rigzone.com

Although California has an improved natural gas supply situation, the state senate is still considering bills that relate to new LNG facilities that might come to the state.

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Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Could Cost $41B
February 2, 2010 | Houston Chronicle

A proposed pipeline to carry natural gas from the North Slope, through Canada and on to markets in Alaska and the 48 states could cost up to $41 billion. A competing project would carry the gas to a proposed LNG facility at Valdez.

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Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline Approved
December 21, 2009 | Jordan Cove Energy Project

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline and the Jordan Cove LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal. The terminal will receive about 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day and the pipeline will transport the gas from the Coos Bay terminal to Malin, Oregon. The project will supply natural gas to underserved markets in the Pacific Northwest, northern California and northern Nevada.

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LNG Terminal in the Adriatic Sea
November 30, 2009 | hydrocarbons-technology.com

GE Oil and Gas (a subsidiary of General Electric) is now operating an LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal on an artificial island in the Adriatic Sea offshore of Italy.

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LNG Terminal on the Delaware River?
November 13, 2009 | CourierPostOnline

Hess LNG is considering construction of an LNG (liquefied natural gas) facility on the Delaware River in Logan Township, New Jersey. BP gave up on siting an LNG facility at this location in 2008 when the state of Delaware would not allow them to extend a dock across the state boundary.

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Gas Shale
Haynesville Shale: An Energy Game-Changer
November 1, 2009 | Houston Chronicle

A few years ago a number of LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminals were being planned to bring foreign natural gas into US markets. Then natural gas drillers began tapping shale reservoirs such as the Haynesville of Louisiana, the Barnett of Texas and the Marcellus of the Appalachian basin. The US natural gas and energy situations have been changed.

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Shell: Floating Liquefied Natural Gas from West Australia
October 8, 2009 | SHELL

Shell plans to build a FLNG (Floating Liquefied Natural Gas) plant off the West Australia coast which will enable the company to develop its Prelude and Concerto gas discoveries.

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ExxonMobil: Natural Gas Demand is Rising
October 7, 2009 | Upstream Online

Tom Walters, a division president at ExxonMobil, believes that global natural gas demand is starting to grow and, if sustained, will produce opportunities for LNG facilities and pipelines.

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Gorgon LNG Project Gets Go-Ahead
September 15, 2009 | ChevronAustralia

“The development of natural gas off Western Australia is entering a new era after Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, the Australian subsidiary of Chevron Corp., announced that it will proceed with the development of the world-class Chevron-operated Gorgon Project. It will be one of the world’s largest natural gas projects with much of the gas exported to Japan and South Korea.” Quoted from the ChevronAustralia website.

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Unconventional Natural Gas Institute
August 26, 2009 | Colorado School of Mines

“Colorado School of Mines has announced the establishment of the Unconventional Natural Gas Institute (UNGI) for the upstream research and development of natural gas, which is clean-burning, helps minimize greenhouse gas emissions, and is in great supply in the United States.” Quoted from the Colorado School of Mines announcement.

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Indonesian LNG Projects
June 23, 2009 | Reuters

Reuters reports that ExxonMobil is close to a deal to sell over four million tons of liquefied natural gas per year to Asian buyers from its LNG project in Papua New Guinea. ExxonMobil is one of several companies in Indonesia capable of producing significant amounts of new LNG.

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Australian LNG
June 22, 2009 | Bloomberg.com

Even with natural gas prices at low levels, Chevron is moving forward with its Gorgon liquefied natural gas project. The LNG will be made from gas produced about 200 kilometers off Western Australia.

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Gas shale
When Will Gas Prices Rebound?
May 25, 2009 | Oil and Gas Journal

Low demand for electric power, increased gas production from shales and competition from foreign LNG are putting downward pressure on the wellhead price of natural gas. Gas companies are wondering when the price will rebound but consumers enjoy a break from high prices.

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Clean Energy Deployment Administration
May 5, 2009 | Reuters

A new bill in Congress proposes to establish the “Clean Energy Deployment Administration” within the Department of Energy. The agency would work to increase the diversity of US energy supplies and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

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Gas Shale
Modern Shale Gas Development in the United States
April 19, 2009 | US Department of Energy

“The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the release of Modern Shale Gas Development in the United States: A Primer. The Primer provides regulators, policy makers, and the public with an objective source of information on the technology advances and challenges that accompany deep shale gas development.” Quoted from fossil.energy.gov.

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Long Island Sound LNG
April 16, 2009 | MSNBC

An article on the MSNBC website reports that a proposed floating LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal in Long Island Sound – the first such facility in the world – will likely go unbuilt. Adverse coastal area impact is cited as the reason.

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Exxon Mobil
Exxon Mobil LNG (.pdf)
April 1, 2009 | Exxon Mibil

In Exxon Mobil’s Financial and Operating Review they report that LNG (liquefied natural gas) is expected to play an increasing role in meeting the world’s energy demand. They map several future/potential sites where Exxon might build liquefaction plants (Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Qatar) regasification terminals (US east coast, US Gulf, Europe) – in addition to several existing facilities. (see page 37 in the .pdf document)

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Chevron: Huge Project Offshore Australia
March 28, 2009 | Houston Chronicle

According to the Houston Chronicle, Chevron has launched the largest exploration project in company history. They hope to find enormous quantities of natural gas for their Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG projects off the north coast of Australia.

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LNG
New LNG Terminal Projects
February 13, 2009 | Reuters

Construction costs for liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals are falling and some experts believe that this will result in several new facilities being built even with the current tight credit markets.

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California LNG Project & Earthquakes
February 7, 2009 | USGS

“This report examines the geologic hazards that could affect the OceanWay Secure Energy Project, a proposal by Woodside Natural Gas to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities offshore of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in southern California. These facilities would include a Deepwater Port (DWP), including submersible buoys, manifolds, and risers, which would be situated in 3,000 feet of water about 23 miles offshore.” Quoted from the USGS release.

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LNG
LNG Might Displace Shale Gas
February 3, 2009 | Houston Chronicle

Seven new, large LNG plants being completed overseas could bring a glut of natural gas to United States markets. Some believe that these deliveries will not only depress the price of natural gas but they will also hamper the development of domestic natural gas plays such as the Haynesville, Fayetteville and Marcellus.

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