Margaret Ryan

US producers face summer of sub-$2/MMBtu gas

Gas production in the United States will outstrip demand growth until at least 2016, and completed infrastructure projects mean prices this summer could be as low as $1/MMBtu.

9 February 2015

Congress may quicken LNG export approvals

Politicians on Capitol Hill are pushing to speed up the LNG export approval process, with a bill that is garnering cross-party support.

2 February 2015

Nimble US producers herald a structural market shift

Analysts are seeing a structural, rather than cyclical, shift in US oil and gas markets that will keep prices lower for longer.

26 January 2015

Gas industry prepares for EPA methane rules

The US government will propose a series of regulations this year aimed at limiting methane emissions from the oil and gas industry – the first time methane has been specifically targeted.

19 January 2015

Hopes for Canadian LNG evaporating

Expensive and politically contentious, Canadian LNG projects are under threat following the drop in oil prices.

12 January 2015

Survival of the fittest for US LNG projects

Although Corpus Christi LNG has received FERC approval, the global drop in oil prices is expected to create a ‘Darwinian competition’ among the other projects awaiting authorisation.

5 January 2015

Minority of wells blamed for methane leaks

Scientists are trying to work out why US well measurements show small methane leakage rates, while regional atmospheric data show far larger concentrations.

15 December 2014

America’s proven gas reserves hit new record

Estimates of proven gas reserves in the US have reached a record high according to the Energy Information Administration.

8 December 2014

New EPA rules may challenge gas

The EPA has outlined new air quality standards for the US – a move that could affect oil and gas producers.

3 December 2014

US tax reform difficult before 2016 election

The Republicans have taken charge of the House of Representatives, but the gas industry is not expecting many favours before the 2016 presidential election.

24 November 2014

Polar vortex shows weakness in US PJM grid

Extreme cold last winter caused capacity outages in the northeast United States and revealed problems with the grid, the operator’s chief executive says.

19 November 2014

US producers cut costs to tackle falling prices

Producers in the United States are bullish about the North American market, with costs falling and multiple new plays being exploited.

11 November 2014

US can cope with higher LNG exports – EIA

The United States can cope with exporting 340 MMcm/d of LNG, according to a new report from the Energy Information Administration.

3 November 2014

EIA acts to close a 40% gap in gas US production stats

The US produces some of the world’s most in-depth field data, but the recent surge in production has exposed gaps in its data collection processes.

27 October 2014

Yukos case no bar to Energy Charter for Russia

Russia would find the advantages of being part of the Energy Charter Treaty process would outweigh the disadvantages – even after the $50 billion arbitration decision against Moscow in the Yukos Oil case, according to Urban Rusnák, secretary general of the Energy Charter Secretariat.

24 October 2014