| 1. 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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from Natural Gas Intelligence Jan 9, 2012
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| 3. Sempra to File for Cameron LNG Export OK |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Nov 7, 2011
Citing the U.S. domestic natural gas boom fueled by shale plays, San Diego-based Sempra Energy executives said last Thursday the company's liquefied natural gas (LNG) unit will soon file with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for an export permit at the Sempra LNG import terminal at Cameron, LA.( more )
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| 4. Two U.S. LNG Export Plans Authorized |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Aug 8, 2011
The Lower 48 United States has inched closer to being an exporter of domestically sourced liquefied natural gas (LNG) with the granting of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) export authorizations to two different projects.( more )
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| 5. U.S. Shale Surge Brings LNG Rethink |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Nov 14, 2011
For years executives in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry have dreamed of fungibility, of market liquidity for LNG where tankers function as a sort of "movable pipeline." But when will that happen?( more )
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| 6. Cheniere: Sabine Pass Hits Contract Target |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Nov 28, 2011
Export of liquefied U.S. natural gas from the Gulf Coast drew another step closer to reality last week as Cheniere Energy Partners LP unit Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC said it had struck its second sale and purchase contract -- with Gas Natural Aprovisionamientos, a unit of Gas Natural Fenosa.( more )
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| 7. 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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| 8. PG&E, Lax Oversight Blamed for San Bruno Disaster |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Sep 5, 2011
Pointing the finger of blame squarely on the operator and regulators, federal safety officials at a meeting of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) last Tuesday in Washington, DC, described last September's fatal San Bruno, CA, natural gas transmission pipeline rupture and explosion as preventable and resulting from systemic "flawed" pipeline operations and regulatory oversight.( more )
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| 9. Producers Adjusting to $4/MMBtu, Says Barclays |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Sep 19, 2011
If it's wet, it's hot; if it's dry, it's not; $4/MMBtu is the "new normal," and bigger is still better when it comes to production. That's the crux of the industry wisdom collected by Barclays Capital analyst Michael Zenker and his team at the firm's recent CEO Energy-Power Conference.( more )
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| 10. EPA, DOI, DOE Each Studying New Fracking Rules |
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from Natural Gas Intelligence Nov 7, 2011
How many U.S. government agencies does it take to frack a well?( more )
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