Domestic natural gas abundance – safely developed with modern hydraulic fracturing and high-tech horizontal drilling – has benefitted consumers and the economy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping make our air cleaner. Sustaining and growing those benefits largely depends on market growth for natural gas – to add production that production must have new and/or growing markets… Keep reading →
Three years ago, a blowout at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility forced thousands of nearby families to evacuate their homes and leaked over 100,000 tons of methane and other harmful pollutants into the atmosphere. The facility’s operator, Southern California Gas, wasn’t prepared for the scope or scale of the disaster that unfolded over four months.… Keep reading →
The fight over the historical concept of the “Rule of Capture” as applied to gas rights in Pennsylvania continued recently as the appellees in the matter of Briggs v Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.
An importer of natural gas from Canada filed suit on February 23, 2018, alleging that U.S. Customs and Border Protection unlawfully denied preferential treatment for its imports under NAFTA.
The country’s continuing political and commercial challenges, including limited export possibilities, are hampering development of its Eastern Mediterranean natural gas. The development of Israel’s offshore natural gas resources, once seen as a wonderful economic blessing, has slowed to a painful crawl in recent months. On December 13, the government announced that it was awarding licenses… Keep reading →
On September 1, 2017, the Department of Energy issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to revise its regulations to expedite the application and approval process for small-scale exports of natural gas.
New York is a national leader on energy and climate. The state’s Clean Energy Standard provides that half its electricity will come from renewables by 2030. The state has also committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 2005 levels by 2050. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s new plan to reduce methane pollution directs state agencies to develop policies… Keep reading →
Is a gas lease perpetuated by production from the second gas well?
The British oil giant continues to expand its presence in natural gas announcing Friday three different deals which will provide the company with natural gas resources. Two of the deals are based off islands on the northern coast of South America.
President Trump undeniably has an unorthodox approach to solving economic problems. During his campaign for President he made a point of declaring that America was getting the short end of trade deals across the globe and advocated policies which some people described as protectionist. China was no exception to this and when he came into office President Trump vowed to remedy what he described as a major trade deficit. Last week he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping struck a deal that will see China receive more U.S. natural gas as well as food imports.
