Category: Natural Gas

Natural Gas Prices Drop on Warmer Weather

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 25, 2012

As the weather remains relatively warm for the start of fall, natural gas prices will drop amid weakened demand...

Alaska Considers LNG Exports to Asia

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 24, 2012

Alaska's North Slope, which has reserves of roughly 35 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, would be ideal for Asian exports...

T. Boone Pickens Believes in Natural Gas Vehicles

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 23, 2012

Even if Honda's (NYSE: HMC) Civic Natural Gas is currently the only CNG vehicle available to consumers, T. Boone Pickens believes this will change...

Exxon (NYSE: XOM) Buys Bakken Stake

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 23, 2012

Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) aims to increase slowing oil and gas production, and its Bakken purchase will help it achieve this...

Japan Eyes North American LNG Imports

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 18, 2012

As Japan attempts to cut back on nuclear power, it eyes cheap North American shale gas...

Natural Gas Could Reach $4 This Year

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 18, 2012

As companies pare back natural gas exploration, prices are set to inch upward...

Researchers Discover Way to Reduce Fracking Wastewater

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted September 17, 2012

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a way to break down the chemicals in fracking wastewater, and now they're working with two companies to develop this on a larger scale...

New Mexico Shale Development

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted September 16, 2012

New Mexico's San Juan Basin slumped when natural gas prices dropped, but the development of its underlying liquids-rich shale could turn things around...

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) Interested in Chinese Shale Gas

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 12, 2012

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is watching China's shale plans as the nations will begin to auction off shale gas blocks...

Pipeline for Shale Gas Exports

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 11, 2012

The Asian market offers promise for North American shale developers, and two companies will soon be taking advantage of this...

South Africa to Allow Fracking

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 9, 2012

South Africa's Karoo region could have 485 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable shale gas, and the nation has decided to allow exploration...

Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) Asset Sales on Track

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted September 9, 2012

After struggling under investigations and low natural gas prices, Chesapeake Energy is maintaining its stake in the Mississippian Lime.