Tag: gas industry

March 18, 2019

A couple of interesting studies have come across my desk in recent days that merit noting. Taken together, they paint a picture of a domestic shale oil and gas industry that is relatively healthy and will only grow healthier throughout […]

August 7, 2018

Wind and solar generators took the greatest leap in new installed capacity and construction investment, while natural gas-fired generation proved to offer the most bang for the buck per project, according to the most recent data available on generator costs […]

November 15, 2017

A global liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply glut may soon be offset by a rapid uptick in demand, Oil Search CEO Peter Botten said Wednesday. “The market has fundamentally changed in the past few years,” Botten said at the Abu […]

November 14, 2017

Continuous disruption in the oil and gas industry should be viewed positively, Baker Hughes CEO Lorenzo Simonelli said Tuesday. Speaking at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition Conference (ADIPEC), Simonelli said, “We have to look at disruption as being our […]

March 28, 2017

GE announced an order from Competitive Power Ventures Fairview Energy Center involving two gas turbines and associated equipment for a 1,050-MW combined-cycle gas plant in Jackson Township, Pennsylvania. The plant will use GE’s 7HA.02 gas turbines, a steam turbine, generators […]

March 22, 2017

Rising exports have thrown a lifeline to US shale producers and refiners, giving them an additional outlet at a time when the domestic market has been at risk of becoming saturated. The United States exported record quantities of natural gas, propane, […]

February 13, 2017

Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, submitted plans to build two gas generating stations totaling 183 MW in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The plans are now under review by the Michigan Public Service Commission. […]

January 31, 2017

Utilities are planning to add 11.2 GW of natural gas capacity in 2017 and 25.4 GW in 2018, according to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Should the plants come online as planned, these additions would be the […]

November 22, 2016

A new report, analyzing a US$1.2tn3 grouping of the world’s major publicly-listed international oil and gas companies reveals a transatlantic divide as European companies outperform their US peers in preparedness for a low-carbon future by beginning to invest in alternative […]

November 2, 2016

A headline accompanying a recent article about the oil and gas industry touched a nerve with me earlier this week.  The headline reads “Oil patch states may have seen the last boom”, a theme we increasingly see arising in the energy-focused […]

October 7, 2016

The Rhode Island Energy Facility Sitting Board voted Monday to order Invenergy to provide more information on a proposed 900-MW gas-fired power plant in Burrillville, Rhode Island. The Associated Press reported the board is requiring Invenergy to explain why the proceedings […]

June 23, 2016

California’s oil and gas industry emitted approximately 270,000 tons of methane in 2014 – nearly three times the gas released during the Aliso Canyon storage facility disaster. This wasted methane – primarily natural gas – is worth over $50 million, […]

June 16, 2016

The American Petroleum Institute welcomed the Senate passage of new pipeline safety legislation that will enhance industry’s goal of zero incidents. “The oil and gas industry remains committed to continuous improvement in pipeline safety,” said API Executive Vice President Louis […]

May 3, 2016

n its lead editorial recently, the Washington Post took presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to task for his attacks on nuclear power and natural gas. The Post focused its critique on greenhouse gas emissions and the emissions trade-offs involved in substituting […]

April 12, 2016

The administration of Ohio Gov. John Kasich has announced plans to reduce air pollution from oil and gas operations in the state. Ohio plans to issue permits for new and modified equipment at compressor stations – facilities that pressurise gas […]