Where does natural gas come from? Over 99% of the natural gas used in the U.S. comes from domestic or other North American sources. However, increasing demand for natural gas will require new supplies from non-North American countries, increasing our…
Natural gas, called “the prince of hydrocarbons” by some, is an increasingly important fuel source in the world energy system. Easy to transport, easy to use, cheap and relatively clean, it is an excellent way to improve our energy system…
I have just picked up this news on a new natural gas discovery off the coast of Western Australia. The idea is for the gas to be cooled in order to liquefy it. They do not state the volume…
Since the IEA presented its World Energy Outlook report of 2012, the world’s press has spread the news that the USA can become a larger oil producer than Saudi Arabia. They have also reported on increased production of shale gas.…
On Friday I boarded the aircraft in New York to travel back to Stockholm from (among other things) the ASPO-USA conference. When I did so, I picked up two newspapers, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and the Financial Times (FT).…
Publication date: 2007-04-01 First Published in: Energy Policy Authors: R. Chedid et al Abstract: Crude oil (CO) and natural gas (NG) play an important role in the world economy. The Arab countries (ACs) share 64% of the total oil reserves…
Publication date: 1998-06-01 First Published in: Natural Resources Research Authors: D.J. Santini Abstract: This paper examines three issues related to both the U.S. and world oil supply: (1) the nature of the long-term, post-peak production profile for the U.S. and,…
Publication date: 2004-08-16 First published in: Oil and Gas Journal Authors: A. Imam et al. Abstract: A new, multicyclic approach to modeling future global production of natural gas reaffirms an outlook for growing dependence of Western nations on the Middle…
The era of cheap gas is coming to an end, Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told ministers from the world’s major gas-exporting countries. The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) meeting in Moscow has agreed a charter and plans for…