U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources H.E. Khalid Al Falih signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week to create a framework for cooperation in relation to clean fossil fuels and carbon management during Perry’s recent visit to th... Read More »
Natural gas production in the Appalachia region has increased 14 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) since 2012, fueling an overall increase in U.S. natural gas production over that time, according to a U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report released on Monday.
The Drilling Productiv... Read More »
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. recently announced plans to develop a new pipeline from the Permian and Eagle Ford Basins to destinations in the Corpus Christi and Houston, Texas-markets and launched an open season to assess customer interest.
The proposed project would include an approximatel... Read More »
The National Carbon Capture Center in Wilsonville, Alabama, recently announced that is has exceeded 100,000 hours of technology testing to accelerate the development of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas and coal power plants.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) s... Read More »
A bachelor’s degree in a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) field more than doubles the likelihood that an individual will pursue a career in the oil and natural industry, according to a study released by the American Petroleum Institute (API) on Wednesday.
The study found that ST... Read More »
PPL Corporation’s Climate Assessment report, released Thursday, predicts that the company will see a reduction of 45 to 90 percent in carbon dioxide emissions at its Kentucky power plants by 2050.
The forecast is based on the retirement of aging coal units, which will be replaced with natural ... Read More »
In a unanimous vote, the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) voted forward a recommendation that Gov. Jay Inslee reject a proposed Vancouver Energy project.
Vancouver Energy has been pursuing a site certification agreement from EFSEC to build and manage the Tesoro Savage Va... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) recently released a new report on best practices and recommendations for state regulators to encourage and support the expansion of natural gas service in unserved and underserved areas.
The report proposes logistical and finan... Read More »
Working natural gas in storage in the Lower 48 states as of Oct. 31, totaled 3,784 billion cubic feet (Bcf), 2 percent lower than the previous five-year end-of-October average, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Data from the EIA’s Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report ... Read More »
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) recently approved the construction of a $4 million New York State Electric and Gas Corporation (NYSEG) natural gas compressor pilot project.
The PSC also approved the issuance of a request for new proposals to offset the need for a gas pipeline ... Read More »