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Will Exporting Natural Gas Damage Domestic Energy Markets?

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:51:32 +0000

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.

25% of New England’s Natural Gas is LNG

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:19:03 +0000

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.

Malaysia Energy Review

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:16:54 +0000

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.

The United States as a Major Exporter of Natural Gas

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:23:26 +0000

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.

LNG Exports from the United States

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:39:52 +0000

An article on the MarketWatch website reviews how the United States has rapidly shifted from an importer of natural gas to an aggressive exporter.

Should US Natural Gas Be Exported?

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:06:51 +0000

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.

Gulf of Mexico – Energy Infrastructure

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:36:46 +0000

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.

Market Expansion for Natural Gas

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:48:01 +0000

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.

TransCanada Gas: Overland to USA or LNG to Asia?

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:52:06 +0000

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.

Alaska Natural Gas to Asian Markets?

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:36:57 +0000

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.

Australia Energy Report

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:08:30 +0000

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.

Exporting Haynesville Shale Natural Gas as LNG

admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:03:53 +0000

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.

Exporting Marcellus Shale LNG from Maryland?

admin — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:54:43 +0000

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.

Kitimat LNG: Canadian Natural Gas to Asia

admin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:40:03 +0000

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.

Chevron to Spend $29Billion on Wheatstone LNG Project

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:24:21 +0000

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.