Securing the future of Turkish Stream
Making use of the abandoned South Stream’s route is a shrewd move for its successor project, but Gazprom’s new plans still face multiple hurdles.
10 February 2015Russian and Turkey agree Turkish Stream plans
Plans for the Turkish Stream pipeline – Gazprom’s replacement for its cancelled South Stream project – are moving forward, with the selection of a subsea route to deliver gas to Turkey announced this week
28 January 2015Repsol seeks options for Canaport
The effects of the shale production boom, declining Canadian gas exports to the United States, and the drop in crude oil prices are likely to increase pressure on Repsol and Irving Oil to change their strategy for Canaport LNG.
4 December 2014EIA ranks top shale gas producing states
US shale gas production reached record highs in 2013, thanks largely to Texas, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Arkansas, which together accounted for nearly 80% of the country's 2013 shale gas output.
2 December 2014
Eastern Canada LNG projects look to Marcellus
LNG projects in Eastern Canada need to source their gas supply carefully if they are to be viable, with five projects all vying for supply through new pipelines.
14 November 2014British Columbia approves $4 billion Coastal GasLink
British Columbia gave environmental approval to the $4 billion Coastal GasLink pipeline this week. The project will deliver gas from the Montney reserves to the planned Shell-led LNG export project near Kitimat.
28 October 2014BC LNG export projects offered competitive tax incentives
The Canadian province of British Columbia offered lower-than-expected tax incentives on Tuesday to appeal to the 18 export projects planned for the country’s west coast to deliver LNG into Asian markets.
22 October 2014Kogas chairman elected IGU president
The International Gas Union has elected Seok-hyo Jang, chief executive and president of Kogas, as its next president.
17 October 2014Encana continues its gas sell-off strategy
Encana may no longer be Canada’s largest gas producer as the company continued to divest its gas assets with a $605 million sale of its Clearwater, Alberta CBM acreage this week to Ember Resources – a Canadian CBM producer.
10 October 2014LNG policy needed in the Philippines
Until the Philippines government commits to a gas master plan, the country’s LNG projects are on hold.
8 October 2014FERC approves Cove Point export project
Dominion Resources has approval from the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to construct the Cove Point LNG export facility – the first such facility on the US East Coast to receive clearance.
30 September 2014Waterless fracking could reduce environmental impact
A new waterless drilling technology may offer a more environmentally friendly alternative to using millions of gallons of water to frack shale plays.
19 September 2014DOE finds no water pollution from Pennsylvania fracking sites
A United States Department of Energy study released this week said there is no evidence chemicals or brine from fracking have contaminated drinking water wells it monitored in western Pennsylvania.
18 September 2014New England’s $3 billion capacity expansion plans
Pipeline operators Spectra Energy and Northeast Utilities announced plans this week to invest $3 billion in the Access Northeast project. The scheme would increase the capacity of two major pipelines and deliver an additional 1 billion cubic feet (28 million cubic metres) of gas per day into the six New England states.
17 September 2014Canadian LNG projects campaign for change in tax status
Four Canadian LNG project holders have asked the British Columbia government to change their tax status to gain concessions on their multi-billion dollar export projects.
16 September 2014North Dakota meets first flaring target
North Dakota flared 26% of the gas it produced in July, according to the North Dakota Mineral Resources agency, reaching the first target of its flaring reduction programme.
16 September 2014Cameron and Carib Energy receive DOE export approval
Cameron LNG and Carib Energy received LNG export permits from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday.
11 September 2014Dispute over New England gas plan
Plans to expand gas deliveries in New England’s six states have resulted in disputes between energy companies and environmentalists.
10 September 2014US power capacity additions lead with gas, solar and wind
Gas accounted for more than half of generating capacity additions in the United States in the first half of 2014, the Energy Information Administration reported on Tuesday.
10 September 2014Alaska LNG project due 2025 in latest FERC submission
The planned three-train Alaska LNG facility has taken a step forward, with its operators submitting a pre-filing to FERC as part of the project’s $500 million pre-FEED phase.
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