GLG News by Natural Gas Experts (North America)

Energy companies are using weather intelligence in more ways today than ever before, especially as climate change appears to be becoming more volatile.  In most of the larger and successful energy firms, as well as those investment firms that trade a substantial amount in energy, weather forecasts...

    As a quick background, a “paper barrier” is a provision contained in an agreement when a Class I Railroad sells a line segment to a Class III Railroad preventing or limiting the acquiring Class III Railroad from interchanging traffic with a connecting railroad other than the...

Liquefaction and pipelines in Alaska address the local desires to keep revenues and jobs in Alaska. Building a pipeline to somewhere in the south, like Valdez is very possible. ROW (Rights of Way, pipeline corridor) are already permitted and mostly available, and the access is available. Knocking...

Let’s put Gore aside for a second. There lies a potentially very valid and logical theorem of the A=B, and B=C, then A=C type. A). Extreme weather causes environmental degradation. B). Disarray and disruption on an environmental scale causes conflict. C). Therefore abrupt events associated with climate...

In Goldman Sachs’ most recent energy report, it says that if the fall into early winter is chillier than usual (by just 10% below normal temps) then that impact could push raise oil an additional $8 to over $93/bbl (granted, their forecast came out when crude was at $85). But that is not necessarily...

    Coal prices delivered into Europe are currently above $100/tonne (metric ton) as measured by the API 2 Index. This is up approximately 50% from prices being quoted for this same period at the beginning of 2007.     The commentary that follows evaluates the...

    Current delivered coal prices into Europe have crossed over the $100/tonne (metric ton) threshold as measured by the API 2 Index into Northern Europe. That is up ~50% from prices for this period quoted at the beginning of 2007.     The commentary discusses...

    The upgrade by Stifel Nicolaus & Co. of Massey Energy is representative of the bullishness in the U.S. coal sector. The commentary section discusses the positives in the coal sector.

Consol Energy’s acquisition of Tri-River Fleeting Harbor Services and Ti-River Marine towboat fleet continues its shrewd investment of Ohio River and Monongahela River assets. This follows Consol Energy’s 2006 acquisition of the Guttman Group Mon River and J.A.R. towboat and barge assets.

The investment community faces indecision on how the Alberta Government will react to an independent committee's recommendation to increase the amount of royalties charged. Mr Klein, the former Premier of the Province, who traditionally has been very tuned-in politically, has come down hard on...