natural gas

Gas Transport to Europe to Resume After Deal

Michael Santo — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:22:00 -0600

Natural gas may soon start to flow from Russia to Europe: the prime ministers of Russia and the Ukraine have agreed to a deal after a marathon series of talks.

Russia, EU close to solution in gas transit dispute - Putin

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:36:20 -0600

Russia and its European customers are close to a solution to the natural gas transit dispute that led to a cutoff of supplies to the EU via Ukraine, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

Russia says Ukraine again blocking gas to Europe

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:41:01 -0600

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin informed European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso on Tuesday that Ukraine was blocking the transit of Russian natural gas to Europe.

Russia and Ukraine: Deal Or No Deal?

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:29:32 -0600

An EU-brokered accord to resolve a gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine has been thrown into doubt. Moscow accused Kyiv of altering the agreement and declared it null and void, but the latest reports indicate the deal may still be salvaged after all.

Particulate emission from natural gas burning home appliances

harminka — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:56:01 -0600

Natural gas, believed to be among the cleanest forms of fuel, does emit ultrafine airborne particulate matter when burned in home appliances such as stove tops and water heaters, according to a report in the December 2008 issue (Volume 25, Number 10) of Environmental Engineering Science journal, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Russia cuts off gas to Ukraine, ups European supply

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:12:31 -0600

Russia cut off natural gas supplies to Ukraine on Thursday after last-ditch talks on a 2009 contract failed late on Wednesday, but increased shipments to other European states, gas monopoly Gazprom said.

Europe May Remain Without Natural Gas In January

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:04:49 -0600

Ukraine's Naftogaz said Wednesday it could start confiscating Russian natural gas meant for European consumers after January 1 if no new contract is agreed for 2009.

Gazprom's Cooperation With Iran Gives It Access To Nabucco

Armen Hareyan — 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.