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from Natural Gas Intelligence Jan 9, 2012
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| 2. New EPA Rules: King Coal Is Dead? |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Jan 2, 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxic Standards for power plants -- commonly referred to as Utility MACT (for maximum achievable control technology) -- were finalized recently, and while they cast a shadow on coal-fired generators, the stricter rules offer a brighter future for natural gas demand.( more )
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| 3. DOE Mulls Another LNG Export Plan |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Jan 2, 2012
The latest applicant seeking authorization to export liquefied U.S. natural gas to world markets is also the one seeking to export the most: 2.8 Bcf/d. The application from Gulf Coast LNG Export LLC is under completeness review at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which said it wouldn't disclose more details until the review is finished.( more )
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| 4. WSI Expects Colder-Than-Normal Winter Across Northern U.S. |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Jan 2, 2012
Winter weather has been relatively mild so far, but the nation's northern tier can expect temperatures to average colder than normal until at least early spring, according to forecasters at Andover, MA-based Weather Services International (WSI). And in their first look at the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, the forecasters said they expect expect 12 named storms, including seven hurricanes, three of them intense hurricanes (Category 3 or higher).( more )
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| 5. 2012 Price Forecasts Slashed on Supply, Weather |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Jan 16, 2012
Henry Hub spot prices will average $3.53/MMBtu in 2012, a decline of almost 50 cents/MMBtu from the 2011 average spot price, according to the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) latest Short-Term Energy Outlook.( more )
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| 6. EPA Meets With Dimock, PA, Residents, Urges Survey Participation |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Jan 2, 2012
Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were in Dimock Township, PA on Thursday and Friday, asking residents to participate in a voluntary survey to address "potential gaps in sampling and sample results."( more )
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| 7. EIA: Domestic Gas a Rising Tide, Up 1 Tcf in 2010 |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Oct 24, 2011
Domestic natural gas production, bolstered by shale plays, continued a five-year upward trend, increasing by nearly 5% in 2010 over the level in 2009, almost matching a nearly 6% hike in demand. Gas production was bolstered by a nearly 30% jump in shale play output, according to statistics published in the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Annual Energy Review for 2010.( more )
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| 8. No Sure Thing in 2012 Gas Price Forecasts |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Jan 9, 2012
How low can you go? Both government and private energy analysts in the business of making natural gas price forecasts haven't quite determined how low natural gas prices will go in 2012 -- but the consensus doesn't indicate a bullish run.( more )
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| 9. Ohio Quakes Won't Impact Progress, Say Producers |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Jan 9, 2012
Despite allegations that a wastewater disposal well in Youngstown may be responsible for about a dozen minor earthquakes in northeast Ohio over the past year, he oil and gas industry supporters told NGI last week that remain confident that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' (ODNR) decision to temporarily shut down a well will not have an impact on the emerging oil and gas industry in the state's portions of the Marcellus and Utica shales.( more )
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| 10. S&P: Reasons to Drill for Gas Evaporating |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Dec 5, 2011
With natural gas prices as low as they are, one would think there is no good reason to drill for the stuff. Actually, there are several reasons to pursue gas; but they're pretty much going away, according an analysis by Standard & Poor's (S&P).( more )
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