Industry News

San Jose moves to ban natural gas in new residential buildings

The U.S.’s 10th most populous U.S. city Tuesday moved to ban natural gas in most new residential buildings, beginning next year, Kallanish Energy reports. The 10-member San Jose, California, city council and Mayor Sam Liccardo voted unanimously to make San Jose the largest U.S. city so far to seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by

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CEA, EDF, Westinghouse to explore SMR cooperation

CEA, EDF and Westinghouse Electric Co. have signed a framework agreement to explore potential cooperation on small modular reactor (SMR) development, Kallanish Energy reports. Worldwide demand for low carbon- electricity generation in the 300- to 400-megawatt range is an important market segment the companies believe their experience in nuclear fuel, reactor design and operation can

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Eco-Energy buys gathering/processing/terminal assets

Tennessee-based biofuel company Eco-Energy has acquired the Stone Mountain gathering pipeline system, Stone Mountain processing facility and the Stone Mountain rail terminal from Continuum Energy Services for an undisclosed price. The Stone Mountain gathering system is made of up over 600 miles of gathering pipelines that span Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, Kallanish Energy learns. The

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NaturalGasNOW Wants You! For Our Nation, Economy and Environment!

Tom ShepstoneNatural Gas NOW … …  NaturalGasNOW wants your help. It takes much effort to do what we do and we want your help to get it done “for our nation, our economy and our environment.” Yes, just like Uncle Sam, we want you! We want you as a guest blogger. We want your comments.

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Texas Wind Power Not So Reliable, As It Turns Out

 ... … … Texas wind energy has been touted as a big success, but several years of growth in the wind energy supply have blown away electricity expense budgets. Texas has the most wind capacity of any state, generating about 16 percent of its electricity from wind. In August, as temperatures rose to over 100 degrees and

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Report: US gas supply 20% higher than previously believed

Earlier this month, the Potential Gas Committee released the highest assessment it ever has on the amount of producible natural gas in the United States, according to E&E News. The group of industry experts announced the amount of producible natural gas is up roughly 20% since its last assessment two years ago. The increase of

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New Report Shows No Link Between Fracking and Health Problems

A scientific review of more than two dozen studies aimed at linking oil and natural gas development to poor health found no direct association between fracking and illnesses, dealing another blow to activists trying to link the two together. The new report by the Health Effects Institute’s (HEI) Energy Research Committee examined 25 studies published

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US natural gas production sets two records in August

Despite declining prices, two U.S. natural gas production records were set in August, according to Kallanish Energy. A new daily production record was set on August 19, when production reached 92.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), according to estimates from IHS Markit, the Energy Information Administration reports. A new monthly record was also set

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Methane emissions see 15% decrease since 1990 in US

Although natural gas production has increased by more than 50% in the United States since 1990, methane emissions have dropped 15 percent over the same period, according to The Hill. Methane is a primary component of natural gas and a greenhouse gas that’s more potent than carbon dioxide. Methane emissions count for 10% of total greenhouse

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Natural gas price slump impacts Pa. landowners

Low natural gas prices have left Pennsylvania property owners with diminished royalty checks, despite record amounts of gas being pulled from the commonwealth’s shale plays, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The low prices, driven by a supply that has outpaced demand, have angered shareholders and forced shale companies to slow new development. Meanwhile, royalty owners

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Latest Facts and Figures on Ohio River Valley Real Estate

We are seeing values of Ohio River front property trading in the range of ~$10,000/acre to highs of $150,000/acre and in rare instances values are above $150,000/acre (higher values are based upon “clean” brownfields and useable acreage. Properties commanding top dollar are range in size from 25 – 50 acres with active rail and barge

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GoExpedi, Ensign Energy Partner To Innovate Drilling Supply Chain Process

Houston-based e-commerce platform GoExpedi has collaborated with Ensign, a Canada-based drilling company, to provide Ensign’s fleet of drilling rigs with an innovative new technology tool that will significantly enhance its supply chain capability to support their drilling operations. Ensign has identified GoExpedi as a partner within the e-commerce, supply chain and logistics space.  “We see

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Dem. Presidential Candidates’ Anti-Gas Platforms Leave Grid Questions Unanswered

Ahead of tonight’s third Democratic presidential debate in Houston, the energy capital of the world, EID is taking a deeper dive into several candidates’ climate plans and their potential impacts on America’s power grid. Top tier contenders including Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Kamala Harris have laid out plans to achieve a net-zero

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