Vermont Gas

Hydraulic Fracturing Banned in Vermont

May 17, 2012
energy

Although Vermont is one of the last places that might be drilled for oil or natural gas, Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill that will ban hydraulic fracturing.

At the same time a bill [1] in the North Carolina legislature would legalize hydraulic fracturing.

[1] http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/17/2068152/fracking-bill-advances-in-nc-legislature.html

More at The Houston Chronicle.

25% of New England’s Natural Gas is LNG

January 19, 2012

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.

More at Energy Information Administration.