GLG News by Natural Gas Experts (North America)

    All of the various regulations being discussed in the U.S. Congress to slow, stabilize, and then reduce CO2 emissions nationally include some type of cap and trade system.  Each of these programs have a portion of the CO2 emissions allowances being allocated for free to...

    The biggest driver for orders of coal railcars will be the new coal plants coming on line the next few years.  The commentary section below discusses the number of new coal plants presented by FreightCar America on its Q1 2008 conference call versus an updated analysis by...

Recent hikes in coal prices in international market have caused significant worries among people. They believe that coal will follow oil and become another very expensive commodity. Such worry is unnecessary.

Even if you're one of the less than 3% of people that does not get TWC (The Weather Channel) on one of the average household's multiple TV sets blaring away at any hour of the day or night, TWC is the favored channel at airport screens and even in bars.  And of course the TWC is in many other languages...

Energy effeciency is laudable. But for the most part, manufacturers' financial objectives are so high for return and so short in time as to rarely justify the expenditures need for capital improvements.  Additionally, their time spans of market life is many times shorter than what they imagine...

 BP and CoP seem to be making an early commitment to build the Arctic Gas Line.  However,  when all of the underlying issues and politics are analyzed, the impartial observer has to ask if this is a "real" alternative to the other options that have been put forward or is it competitive...

    The BNSF and other railroads charge in new coal transportation tariffs and contracts a fuel surcharge to recover the cost of fuel.  Other freight moves also come under fuel surcharges.  The commentary that follows discusses by the numbers the BNSF’s fuel surcharge on...

    The EPA is currently being challenged in the courts by both the states and industry over various aspects of the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR).  The outcome of the case could provide an opportunity for those trading SO2 allowances.

    SO2 allowances are traded daily in the broker and private party markets.  The value of these credits are down, affecting both the cost to generate electricity on coal and the realized sales price received by coal suppliers.

    The Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) requires a further reduction in NOx from coal-fired power plants starting in 2009.  This reduction in NOx will add to the dispatch cost from coal-fired generation.