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The strategic case for natural gas exports

Stephan Burklin | May 7, 2013, 5:32 pm

Only a few years ago, the commentariat made ominous predictions about Peak Oil while editorial pages were filled with daily jeremiads about American energy dependency. But at the same time obituaries for the hydrocarbon era were being drafted, a silent … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

Natural gas: The free agent of energy sources?

Andrew Rugg | April 23, 2013, 12:50 pm

Energy sources can easily be divided into teams. You have your up-and-coming alternative sources: Wind, solar, etc. You also have your old and dirty veterans: Oil and gas. Then there is natural gas. People have a hard time determining which … read more >

Carpe Diem

Energy updates, including a new estimate that the US has a 110-year supply of natural gas

Mark J. Perry | April 9, 2013, 9:20 pm

1. John Authers of the Financial Times reports that one considerable reason for optimism in the US is the revolution in the supply of natural gas, which has changed the dynamics of many industries. 2. Take the National Geographic’s “Coal … read more >

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Natural gas is 80% cheaper than oil on an energy-equivalent basis, and can save commercial truck fleets a bundle

Mark J. Perry | March 21, 2013, 9:44 pm

The chart above is an update of one I’ve featured before showing the percentage price difference between natural gas on an energy equivalent basis from January 1994 to February 2013. To compare oil (priced in dollars per barrel) and natural gas (priced in dollars … read more >

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The miracle of the price system automatically orchestrates the shift between drilling for oil and drilling for gas

Mark J. Perry | March 17, 2013, 12:56 am

Almost a year ago on April 19 last year, the abundance of natural gas in the US drove natural gas futures prices down to $1.91 per million BTUs, which was the lowest price since March of 1999, more than a decade ago. Prices for natural gas … read more >

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We already export a lot of energy, so why restrict nat gas exports when we have a world of demand at our fingertips?

Mark J. Perry | March 16, 2013, 11:25 pm

From The Motley Fool: “Over the past decade, the emergence of shale fracking has unlocked a natural gas bonanza in the United States. Production has exploded, and prices have fallen so low that natural gas fuel, chemical production, and even … read more >

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Gas-guzzling companies seek to restrict natural gas exports

Mark J. Perry | March 11, 2013, 11:49 pm

A major energy controversy in Washington right now is whether the federal government should allow US energy companies to sell some of their natural gas bonanza to eager buyers overseas, and if so, whether those gas exports should be restricted … read more >

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Former Sen. Bennett Johnston (D-La.): Allow the free market to allocate the nation’s newfound energy bounty

Mark J. Perry | March 5, 2013, 10:48 pm

From today’s WSJ, an op-ed by J. Bennett Johnston, former Democratic senator from Louisiana and chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources from 1986-94: On Feb. 12, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy … read more >

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USDA Secretary supports wheat exports, can we expect the same support from the Energy Secretary on nat gas?

Mark J. Perry | March 1, 2013, 3:28 pm

From US Wheat Associates: In 2008, the two national US wheat organizations urged the US government to resist requests to restrict wheat exports to ensure supplies would be available to the world’s consumers. In response, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Ed … read more >

Carpe Diem

New era of energy abundance: Nat gas production set a record last year, bringing inflation-adjusted prices to a 17-year low

Mark J. Perry | February 28, 2013, 10:56 pm

The Energy Information Administration released updated data today on natural gas production and prices through the end of 2012. The chart above displays annual data from 1995 to 2012 for: a) total US natural gas production (gross withdrawals, see red line) and … read more >

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