The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets
Friday, August 27th, 2010
An explosion of natural gas from shale is swamping the market with an abundance of new gas, upsetting investment models for LNG terminals and making gas cost-competitive with coal. More at The Hill.


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Workers drilling utility pole holes are blamed for hitting a 36-inch natural gas pipeline in Texas that triggered an explosion, killing three people. More at
North Dakota has seen such an increase in natural gas and oil production – mainly from shales – that they don’t have the pipeline capacity to get it all to market. An
Enbridge, Inc. is interested in building a pipeline that will carry natural gas liquids from the Marcellus Shale gas field of western Pennsylvania to the high population and industry centers around Chicago, Illinois.
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A boost for development of the Fayetteville Shale is work starting on the “Fayetteville Express Pipeline” that will carry about 2 billion cubic feet per day from Conway County, Arkansas to the Trunkline Gas Company in Panola County, Mississippi. More on this at
Shale Gas is Going to Displace North Slope’s Demand