All of that oil field activity in South Texas is adding up to lots of new wells.In the last four quarters, operators have drilled 4,092 new wells in the Eagle Ford Shale, […]
New wells proliferate across the Eagle Ford Shale
Natural gas continues to lose market share to coal year-over-year due to price gains
For most of 2012, natural gas gained market share against coal for U.S. power generation. However, in recent months natural gas has given some gains back, due mostly to higher nat gas […]
Is the Typical NDIC Bakken Tight Oil Well a Sales Pitch?
In this post I present the results from dynamic simulations using the typical tight oil well for the Bakken as recently presented by the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC), together with the […]
Verizon’s $100M Fuel Cell and Solar Power Play : Greentech Media
Verizon has just pledged $100 million to the premise that solar power and fuel cells can pay for themselves over time. On Tuesday, the telecommunications giant said it would invest $100 million […]
Fuel Cells 2013: Bloom Energy’s Reality Distortion Field : Greentech Media
First, here’s an updated list of the top three profitable, publicly held fuel cell firms: 1. 2. 3. How do you assess the health of an industry? Is it whether it’s growing? […]
What are natural gas liquids and how are they used?
Natural gas liquids (NGLs) are hydrocarbons—in the same family of molecules as natural gas and crude oil, composed exclusively of carbon and hydrogen. Ethane, propane, butane, isobutane, and pentane are all NGLs […]
Shale Gas May Upset the World Order
Shale gas reserves around the world are distributed much more evenly than oil deposits. In fact, the most notable thing about shale reserves is that they are plentiful in the two biggest […]
2012 Brief: Average wholesale natural gas prices fell 31% in 2012
Average wholesale (spot) prices for natural gas fell significantly throughout the United States in 2012 compared to 2011. The average wholesale price for natural gas at Henry Hub in Erath, Louisiana, a […]
Driven by Oil Shale Economics, Natural Gas Prices Primed for Slow and Steady Rise
Much has been written about the Marcellus shales, the largest shale gas field in the US. The rapid drilling program has been responsible for a supply glut, which drove spot prices down […]
LNG and Gas Exports
Natural gas exports? What seemed impossible a mere five years ago is becoming a reality. The shale gas revolution has blessed us with burgeoning domestic supply and historically low prices for gas […]
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