GLG News by Oil and Gas Refining Experts (North America)

Singapore's Energy Market Authority has gone out for bids for an exclusive LNG supplier for 3 million tonnes per year (0.384 bcfd).  The successful bidder will, besides the LNG supply, also provide the regasification terminal facilties.  Australian's Woodside Petroleum Ltd.is the favorite...

    New Jersey vs. EPA was filed by several states and environmentalists against the EPA’s removal of power plants from the list of mercury sources subject to a Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standard and that mercury cannot be regulated by a cap and trade system under...

On 14 March 2008 Statoil delivered the first LNG delivery from the new Arctic Hammerfest liquefaction plant, located on the Melkoya island, to Gas de France to their Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal in Brittany.  154,500 cu m of LNG were delivered from the 4.1 mta LNG liquefaction plant (0.535 bcfd)....

The cited Blomberg article blames mainly speculators for the dramatic rise of oil and gas prices within one year.  Oil rose according to Blomberg 90% and gas 48%, both referenced to the New York Mercantile Exchange.  Of course the speculators are investing in oil and gas as long as the dollar...

    The Citigroup reports states U.S. coal supply is ample and coal plant inventory levels are adequate such that the higher coal prices of the last several weeks will not hold.  The discussion in the commentary section addresses U.S. coal supply and coal plant inventory and...

The Shell article is at http://www.ogj.com/articles/article_display.cfm?ARTICLE_ID=321508&p=120&section=ARTCL&subsection=none&c=GenIn&page=1&x=y and outlines a robust 12 point energy plan presented by John D. Hofmeister, president of Shell Oil Company.  The plan calls...

Fuel efficient diesel engines have the potential to restructure the US auto industry.  Current US refinery capacity for diesel is tight during seasonal heating oil demand peaks.  For diesels to realize their potential share of the US auto market increased fuel capacity must be secure...

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The cited Herald Tribune article should be of interest to all green power investors and proponents.  While the alternative energy bubble has grown to $148 billion since ...

Producing ethanol from corn is an unsustainable and economically unviable long term proposition.  Future shifts to switchgrass or other cellulosic ethanol crop sources makes more sense but does not help today.  Diesel remains a logical choice for immediate impact in fuel economy...