Is Natural Gas the Answer for Electric Utilities? Electric utilities have turned to natural gas for electricity generation because of its low prices and because of onerous regulations affecting coal plants from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Natural gas emits about half the carbon dioxide emissions that coal emits and is dispatchable, which means it … Continue reading Is Natural Gas the Answer for #Electric_Utilities?
Utica shale may hold 20 times more natural gas than previously thought University researchers and government agencies are pumping up the Utica shale play. It turns out that the natural-gas heavy underground formation that’s led to millions of dollars in investment in eastern Ohio probably holds more gas than initially estimated. “(The Utica) is much … Continue reading Utica shale may hold 20 times more natural gas than previously thought
Energy Companies to Merge in $15.8 Billion Deal A partnership controlled by Marathon Petroleum Corp., a refinery and pipeline company, will buy MarkWest Energy Partners LP for $15.8 billion in one of the biggest oil-patch deals since crude prices began to slump last summer. The deal will marry Marathon’s oil pipeline network with MarkWest’s business … Continue reading Energy Companies to Merge in $15.8 Billion Deal
Natural gas touted as the next alternative fuel in San Diego “I’m not proud of it, but I’m a reformed diesel guy,” said Andrew Douglas, senior VP of sales and marketing at Agility Fuel Systems of Santa Ana, California. Douglas was among the dozens of attendees at the L-NGV2015 conference in San Diego last week, … Continue reading Natural gas touted as the next alternative fuel in San Diego
Should Nuclear Energy Try To Fight The Natural Gas Craze? The nuclear power industry is trying to get ahead of national energy curve — producing a study in advance of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan to cut carbon emissions. The sector’s report sets out to quantify the fuel’s current economic and environmental contributions. At … Continue reading Should Nuclear Energy Try To Fight The Natural Gas Craze?
Lower gas prices edge coal out of SPP market Argus takes a look at the generation mix in the SPP market and finds falling natural gas prices are already edging coal out – and that’s before new carbon regulations come into play, likely forcing a significant restructuring. According to Argus, coal generation in the Southwestern … Continue reading Lower gas prices edge coal out of SPP market
Pipeline Giant Williams Rejects $64 A Share Takeover Bid From Energy Transfer Pipeline giant The Williams Companies on Sunday rejected a $64 a share all-stock takeover offer from competitor Energy Transfer. The move comes as Williams works to reconfigure its operations amid pressure from shareholders, and during a consolidation wave among pipeline operators in North … Continue reading Pipeline Giant #Williams Rejects $64 A Share Takeover Bid From #Energy_Transfer
Natural gas usage share in ERCOT falls, but maintains lead: grid operator The natural gas share in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ generation mix fell for the second straight month, yet remains the lead fuel source despite coal making some gains, ERCOT said in its monthly report released Wednesday. Natural gas-fired usage dropped to … Continue reading Natural gas usage share in ERCOT falls, but maintains lead: grid operator
The good, the bad and the ugly when oil giants shift to natural gas Six large European oil and gas companies recently announced a commitment to engage on climate policy, calling for a price on carbon. The now-emerging picture of their coordinated corporate talking points, however, leaves no doubt that promotion of natural gas is … Continue reading The good, the bad and the ugly when oil giants shift to natural gas
PJM gas capacity exceeds coal for first time Washington, 2 June (Argus) — Natural gas has edged out coal as the fuel with the most installed generating capacity in the PJM Interconnection for the first time. The installed capacity from gas generators in PJM totaled 54,600MW in May, about 7pc more than the 50,900MW of … Continue reading PJM gas capacity exceeds coal for first time
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