An adjudicatory hearing officer has recommended that Delaware River dock to serve a liquefied natural gas export terminal in New Jersey should remain as approved, Kallanish Energy reports. The report was filed last week by hearing officer John D. Kelly on the project by developer Delaware River Partners, a subsidiary of New Fortress Energy LLC. … Read more
Energy Transfer is reviewing bid proposals for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract at its proposed Lake Charles liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Louisiana, Kallanish Energy reports. The Texas-based company told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a July 14 filing that the bids are still being reviewed. An EPC tender had been … Read more
The Appalachian Basin is projected to grow economically because of its energy resources, next-generation manufacturing, and petrochemical development and expansion, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In fact, the region “is on the cusp of an energy and petrochemical renaissance,” the DOE said. The report, looking … Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Health Department both failed to protect the public health during the state’s Marcellus Shale natural gas boom, according to a scathing new report from a state grand jury. The two-year investigation “uncovered systematic failure by government agencies in overseeing the fracking industry and fulfilling their responsibility … Read more
Three companies have announced that they have demonstrated further advancement of a new cutting-edge electrochemical technology that converts carbon dioxide in raw biogas to pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG). That is a critical improvement in the science of upgrading waste emissions to RNG, said Southern California Gas (SoCalGas), Pacific Gas & Electric, and Opus 12 … Read more
Myanmar has become the newest country to start importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), as the fuel is adopted as the fastest solution to recent power shortage and increased power demand. The Asian nation received its first LNG cargo on June 6. The small-scale, 0.6 billion cubic feet (Bcf) LNG vessel arrived at the industrial port of … Read more
There is a new 1,000-megawatt power plant fueled by natural gas in western Pennsylvania, Kallanish Energy reports. The Hickory Run Energy Center in Lawrence County near New Castle, Pennsylvania, began commercial operations in mid-May. It can produce enough electricity to power 1 million homes and is being fueled with natural gas from the Marcellus and … Read more
Russia’s Sakhalin Energy, the operator of the Sakhalin-2 LNG plant, said on Thursday its oil and gas licenses have been extended for another five years, Kallanish Energy reports. The joint venture between Gazprom, Shell, Mitsui, and Mitsubishi was granted an extension on its development licenses for the Piltun-Astokhskoye and Lunkskoye fields in the Sea of … Read more
Chevron and Shell’s upstream portfolios are the most resilient at oil price at $30 a barrel and offer the highest cash margins at $70/Bbl, according to analysts at Wood Mackenzie. Tom Ellacott and the Corporate Analysis team at the consulting firm have studied the resilience of the seven oil and gas majors: BP, Shell, Chevron, … Read more
Norway has unveiled its hydrogen strategy, pitching its development as a “story of hope” for the future, Kallanish Energy reports. Oil and energy minister Tina Bru said in an industry event last week that hydrogen offers “hope for a new world with low emissions. Hope for disruptive change. Hope for new industry and new jobs … Read more
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