natural gas

Gazprom's Cooperation With Iran Gives It Access To Nabucco

admin_huliq — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:00:27 -0500

The Iranian authorities announced yesterday their decision to join the Nabucco pipeline project. The project is intended to pump 20-30 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually from Central Asia under the Caspian Sea, then through Azerbaijan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria.

Halting methane squanderlust

harminka — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:01:32 -0500

The pipes that rise from oil fields, topped with burning flames of natural gas, waste fossil fuels and dump carbon dioxide into the air. In new work, researchers have identified the structure of a catalytic material that can turn methane into a safe and easy-to-transport liquid. The insight lays the foundation for converting excess methane into a variety of useful fuels and chemicals.

Debates about creating California Institute for Climate Solutions

seher — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:50:31 -0500

California electricity and natural gas customers will be charged $600 million over the next 10 years to fund a green think tank, the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted on Thursday.

Russia, Bulgaria sign South Stream gas pipeline deal

seher — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:30:18 -0600

Russia and Bulgaria signed a $15 billion deal on Friday to build the South Stream natural gas pipeline, which is set to give Russia greater control over supplies to southern Europe.

Unconventional natural gas reservoir in Pennsylvania to increase US Production

harminka — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:50:26 -0600

Natural gas distributed throughout the Marcellus black shale in northern Appalachia could conservatively boost proven U.S. reserves by trillions of cubic feet if gas production companies employ horizontal drilling techniques, according to a Penn State and State University of New York, Fredonia, team.

Armenia Supports Iran-Armenia Gas Pipeline Extension To EU

admin_huliq — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:07:08 -0600

Armenia is not ruling out extending the Iran-Armenia natural gas pipeline to Europe to supply gas to European Union countries, the Armenian energy minister said on Monday.

Transeuro Energy Near Finding Natural Gas in Armenia

admin_huliq — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:03:54 -0600

According to Transeuro Energy's recent drilling update on Armenia, which explores natural gas in Armenia, "a potential hydrocarbon gas zone was encountered between 950m and 1,150m with elevated values of methane, ethane, propane and butane identified on the mud log."

Ukraine, Russia to talk gas tariffs after Turkmen price hike

Dinka — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:23:44 -0600

Ukraine's acting fuel and energy minister said on Wednesday that talks with Russia on natural gas deliveries would resume shortly following a price hike for Turkmen gas.

Portugal makes deal with Venezuela on natural gas

Dinka — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:42:41 -0600

Galp Energia, a Portuguese oil and gas company, said that it planned to bay natural gas from Venezuela and to help building a liquefaction plant there.

Increased domestic production won't make US self-sufficient in natural gas

harminka — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:40:31 -0600

A new report by the Energy Forum at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy finds that the United States will continue to rely on imported natural gas even if areas that are currently restricted are opened up to drilling.

Finland wants environmental study of Nord Stream gas pipeline

Dinka — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:08:44 -0600

Finland supports the Nord Stream pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea to pump Russian natural gas to Germany but will study its environmental consequences, the Finnish ambassador to Moscow said.

Ukraine pays 2007 debt for Russian gas in full

Dinka — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:03:33 -0500

Ukraine has paid for Russian natural gas supplies in 2007 in full, RosUkrEnergo, the sole gas supplier to the former Soviet republic, said in a statement on Wednesday.