By Tom ZillerPublished Feb 12, 2018 04:53:24It’s been a roller coaster of emotions for the people of South Carolina and, more specifically, for its natural gas industry.As the South Carolina Gas & Electric (SCGE) announced the first of three pipeline expansions planned in the next few months, a number of stakeholders including residents and businesses, […]
Barcharts Natural Gas Company is the subject of a federal investigation into natural gas emissions, according to a report published Thursday by The Washington Post.The Post’s Mark Berman reports that Barchars’ CEO and co-founder, William Barras, was asked by the Energy Department to resign.Barras, who has not been charged with any crime, has not yet […]
BP said it expects gas demand to remain strong in the coming years, as natural gas investment grows and supply grows.The oil giant said on Wednesday that it expects U.S. natural gas production to rise 1.4 million barrels per day in 2020, or roughly 6 percent per year.The increase in production, the second largest increase […]
In Chile, natural gas electricity is sold to utility companies through the public utility, and customers pay a fixed rate.The rate varies depending on how much natural gas is being used, and how much electricity the utility wants to provide.In 2018, the Chilean electricity utility, CEC, received nearly $12 billion in energy sales to the […]
Natural gas is the fuel that powers the world.It’s one of the most important products to be used by consumers.But it’s also one of its most volatile, and it can have a profound impact on the environment.The U.S. is currently the world’s biggest producer of natural gas.We’re the only country that’s used all its natural […]
As the gas industry’s fortunes tanked, the nation’s largest energy company, BP, announced it was pulling out of fracking. But the oil and gas industry says that as oil prices rise, its future depends on a booming natural gas industry that, unlike oil, is not dependent on drilling for natural gas. BP said the decision to stop […]