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Natural gas industry struggles to keep promises
America's plan to use more natural gas to run power plants, make chemicals, drive vehicles and heat homes may not go as smoothly as expected. There's plenty of natural gas in the ground, everyone seems to agree. But the harsh weather this winter shows there are obstacles to producing it, and more pipelines have to be built. The bitter temperatures boosted demand for natural gas to heat homes ...
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NGV Industry Loses ‘Pioneer’ Bill Calvert
William Jesse “Bill” Calvert, Jr., 80, of Louisville, KY died on December 23, 2020 at Sam Swope Care Center – Masonic Homes of Kentucky in Louisville. Bill spent decades in the natural gas vehicle industry, beginning in 1982 as National Sales Manager of Advance Fuel Systems. He later co-founded Bachman NGV (later BAF Technologies) in ...
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New Assessment Shows Rapid Expansion of U.S. Renewable Natural Gas Industry
Energy Vision and Argonne National Laboratory have released a new joint assessment of the U.S. renewable natural gas industry. The assessment reviews current and projected RNG projects. According to Energy Vision, the number of U.S. RNG projects has risen by 42% from early 2019 through 2020. Current operating capacity is over 59 million MMBtu or the equivalent of over 459 million diesel ...
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API: Misguided Vermont legislature ignores energy demand, need for jobs and government revenue
API’s Senior Director of State Government Relations Rolf Hanson said that the decision by the Vermont legislature to issue a statewide ban on the use of hydraulic fracturing is shortsighted and uninformed. "The decision by the Vermont legislature to pass a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing follows an irresponsible path that ignores three major needs: jobs, government revenue and energy ...
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Natural Gas Act Offers Clear Pathway to American Energy Abundance
As Congress revisits energy policy at the start of a new decade, the American Gas Association highlights the substantial contributions made possible by interstate natural gas infrastructure and the Natural Gas Act. “The Natural Gas Act has provided the framework on which our energy abundance has been able to thrive,” said American Gas Association President and CEO Karen Harbert. ...
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Guild Associates Joins Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas
Effective July 1, 2021, Guild Associates has joined the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas . The RNG Coalition serves as the public policy advocate and education platform for the Renewable Natural Gas industry in North America. Guild Associates joins the other major developers, financers, and equipment suppliers to advocate for and influence the future of renewable energy in the United States. ...
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Black & Veatch: Low prices, security concerns push natural gas industry to look inward
Emerging global markets, liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and increased coal plant retirements represent growing opportunities for the natural gas industry even as low-price conditions hinder capital investments. This outlook, found in Black & Veatch’s just-released 2016 Strategic Directions: Natural Gas Industry Report, reflects widely varying market outlooks for the upstream, ...
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ZeaChem Adds Nancy Buese as Third Independent Board Member and Audit Chair
ZeaChem Inc., a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of renewable biomass into sustainable fuels and chemicals, has added Nancy Buese as the third independent board member and audit chair on its Board of Directors. Buese brings 20 years of financial leadership to the ZeaChem Board. She currently serves as senior vice president and chief financial officer of ...
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AGA Statement on Don Santa Retirement
The American Gas Association (AGA) commends the leadership of Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) President and CEO Don Santa and wishes him well on the announcement of his retirement. “Don Santa has been a very effective leader for an instrumental segment of our nation’s energy backbone. He is the consummate colleague in every respect and I have valued his ...
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ConocoPhillips statement on House passage of American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
ConocoPhillips is fully committed to the prompt enactment of national legislation in the United States to address the growth of greenhouse gas emissions while ensuring the availability of secure, affordable and reliable energy. We commend the House of Representatives leadership and members for their efforts to advance federal climate legislation. While the American Clean Energy and Security Act ...
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NGVAmerica Honors Recipients of the 2016 NGV Achievement Awards
NGVAmerica today presented the 2016 NGV Achievement Awards as part of the 2016 NGVAmerica Annual Meeting and Industry Summit being held at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. The presentation of awards took place throughout the day and was attended by industry leaders from across the country that gathered to honor this year’s recipients. The NGV Achievement Awards ...
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IPAA Submits Comments on Proposed BLM Venting and Flaring Rule
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), representing America’s thousands of independent oil and natural gas companies and the service and supply industries that support their efforts, submitted formal comments today on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed waste prevention and resource conservation rule on venting and flaring gas. Joining IPAA in its comments ...
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Infocast`s Optimizing Shale Oil & Gas Wells Conference
Infocast brings the first ever Optimizing Shale Oil & Gas Wells conference from June 27-29, 2011 to the Renaissance Denver Hotel in Denver, CO. This groundbreaking meeting will feature nine real world case studies of cutting-edge completion strategies from today's hottest plays -- Bakken, Eagle Ford and Marcellus. This meeting is essential for all players who want to boost their current ...
By Infocast
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NGVAmerica applauds collaborative approach of new study that identifies opportunities for improving on emission benefits of NGVs
NGVAmerica today commended the release of a new study by scientists from West Virginia University’s Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions (“CAFEE”). The study published online by Environmental Science & Technology was supported by the Environmental Defense Fund and numerous organizations from the natural gas industry, including a variety of NGVAmerica members. ...
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Coskata, Inc. Elects Natural Gas Executives John A. Crum and Christopher A. Helms to Board of Directors
Coskata, Inc., a technology leader in the production of alternative fuels and chemicals, today announced that John A. Crum and Christopher A. Helms have been elected to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. These appointments come on the heels of the company’s recent shift in strategy to utilize America’s abundant and ...
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Obama Administration’s Offshore Rule Reduces Safety, Hurts Offshore Energy Production
The Obama Administration’s final offshore well control rule could reduce offshore worker safety and hurt future U.S. offshore energy development, according to Dan Naatz, Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Political Affairs for the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA). “Offshore producers share the government’s goal of enhancing offshore safety and ...
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NGVAmerica Applauds Adoption of DGE Standard for Natural Gas Motor Fuel Sales
Earlier this week, the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) at its annual meeting voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) standard as a legally authorized method of sale for natural gas that is sold as motor fuel. The DGE standard allows for the ready comparison of natural gas with diesel fuel, the dominant fuel used in today’s trucks applications. The DGE ...
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Baker Hughes Converts Fleet of Hydraulic Fracturing Units to Bifuel
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI), through its subsidiary Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, has converted a fleet of its Rhino™ hydraulic fracturing units to bifuel pumps as a way to improve operational efficiency, lower costs, and reduce health, safety and environmental impacts. The new pumps use a mixture of natural gas and diesel, reducing diesel use by up to 65 percent with no loss ...
By Baker Hughes
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New caterpillar.com designed to elevate enterprise messages and company image
Caterpillar Inc. has launched a new corporate website, caterpillar.com, designed to elevate the company's image online as an enterprise that exhibits global leadership and applies innovative thinking as it helps build a more sustainable world. The new caterpillar.com brings a fresh look and feel and increased functionality to the web. In addition, enhanced editorial content tells the stories of ...
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GE Oil & Gas Technology Used in First-Ever Large-Scale Production of LNG from Coal Seam Gas for Queensland Curtis LNG
GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) has played a pivotal role in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry with its systems used in the first-ever large-scale production of LNG from coal seam gas (CSG) at BG Group’s Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) plant on Curtis Island. GE technology of gas turbines, centrifugal compressors and generators are integral parts of the QCLNG facility that has ...
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