Natural gas organizations are starting to integrate cybersecurity with other programs or applications as opposed to ad hoc or bolt-on fixes, according to Black & Veatch’s 2014 Strategic Directions: U.S. Natural Gas Industry report. The renewed focus on both physical and cyber security can be understood, in part, as a function of the continued rise… Keep reading →
Efforts to streamline the regulatory process for natural gas utilities are enabling those organizations to more efficiently address distribution system needs, along with a lowering of administrative costs due, in large part, to a less litigious and time-consuming regulatory and ratemaking process. Together with the increased acceptance of revenue decoupling and other similar ratemaking mechanisms,… Keep reading →
Given the number of LNG export licenses issued to projects that are likely to proceed, Black & Veatch has now raised its forecast for LNG exports by 2020 from the U.S. and Canada to 10 to 14 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). “Tens of billions of dollars in capital are targeted for the seven… Keep reading →
