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Archive for July, 2008

Lake Of Ethane Found On Saturn’s Moon, Titan

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

It's the stuff of dreams that could have speculators drooling at the possibility and engineers drooling at the challenge. Imagine a world where liquid hydrocarbons including ethane and methane form a ... Read more..

Sempra Energy To Expand Presence With $510MM Acquisition

Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

In a $510-million cash deal, Sempra Energy is acquiring Mobile, Ala.-based EnergySouth Inc. that will held expand its presence across the southeastern U.S. As part of the deal, Sempra Energy will ... Read more..

FERC Gives OK To Midcontinent Express Gas Pipeline

Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given the green light for the construction and operation of the $1.27 billion, 506-mile Midcontinent Express gas pipeline. A joint venture between Kinder Morgan Partners ... Read more..

USGS Survey: Arctic Could Be Energy Industry’s Final Frontier

Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

A long-awaited survey by the U.S. Geological Survey shows that the Arctic may contain up to more than a fifth of the world's undiscovered oil and gas. This could make ... Read more..

Alaska House Says OK For Gas Line License For TransCanada

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The Alaska State House of Representatives have dealt TransCanada a winning hand by approving a license for the company to begin the start of a gas pipeline project that supporters ... Read more..

Fact Check: The Chinese Aren’t Drilling Off The Coast Of Cuba

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

In early June, Vice President Dick Cheney gave a speech to U.S.Chamber of Commerce and he told the audience that Chinese companies were drilling 60 miles off the coast of ... Read more..

LNG Developers Shift Plans From Shore To Bay

Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

It might just be a case of going from the frying pan into the fire. Faced with a ever-increasing array of obstacles in developing an LNG receiving terminal in Fall River, ... Read more..

Industry Analyst: 2009 May Be Good Year For U.S. LNG Industry

Thursday, July 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

According to Houston-based Waterborne Energy, 2009 is shaping up to be a banner year for the LNG industry. Waterborne specializes in monitoring and analyzing the LNG industry. “Surprisingly, few industry observers ... Read more..

Deadline Nearing For Vote On Alaskan Pipeline

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

According to some insiders in Alaskan politics, Gov. Sarah Palin has the votes in the Senate to back her picking of TransCanada to build a super gas pipeline that will ... Read more..

Florida Commission OKs Nuke Plan; Gas Still Major Player

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

In a state that won't allow drilling off its shores because of the possibility of an accident, Florida took a bit of an unusual step this week. The Florida Public ... Read more..