Category: Natural Gas
The analysis published under this category are as follows.Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Can Domestic Natural Gas Cut the U.S. Budget Deficit? / Commodities / Natural Gas
The prospect of significant U.S. natural gas production may not be powerful enough to overcome the hot air coming from government quarters, but ShadowStats Editor John Williams identifies it as one bright spot in his otherwise dark outlook for the U.S. economy. As Williams tells The Energy Report in this exclusive interview, increased domestic shale production may not save the U.S. dollar from extinction but it just might have a major positive impact on the GDP, the trade deficit and employment.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Earthquakes and Natural Gas Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) Link Confirmed / Commodities / Natural Gas
On 5 November an earthquake measuring 5.6 rattled Oklahoma and was felt as far away as Illinois.
Until two years ago Oklahoma typically had about 50 earthquakes a year, but in 2010, 1,047 quakes shook the state.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Double Your Profits in the New Age of Natural Gas / Commodities / Natural Gas
Dr. Kent Moors writes: I recently got an e-mail from one of my Oil & Energy Investor subscribers, who posed a very interesting question. Take a look:
I bought a nice position in Cheniere Energy Partners LP (AMEX: CQP). It is not clear to me if they are in a position to benefit earnings-wise from future expansions of the business. Is a future dividend increase in the cards?
- Harry M.
Monday, November 07, 2011
Natural Gas Storage a Tough Business – For Now / Companies / Natural Gas
Jack Barnes writes: Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC (NYSE: NKA) at one time was a great way for investors to play the natural gas market.
The company is designed to pay back a high percentage of its cash flow, as its stock pays a $1.40 dividend that equates to a whopping 12% yield.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
U.S. Natural Gas Find off Vietnam Could Raise Tensions with China / Politics / Natural Gas
First, the good news...
U.S. oil company ExxonMobil is reporting a "potentially significant" gas discovery off the coast of Vietnam, stating in a press release, "We can confirm ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Vietnam Limited drilled its second exploration well offshore Danang in August 2011 and encountered hydrocarbons."
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Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Turkey and Russia Spar Over Natural Gas Prices / Politics / Natural Gas
While few people in the world have warm feelings for energy companies beyond perhaps their stockholders, Russia’s state-owned natural gas monopoly Gazprom has shown an unrivalled and unique capacity to alienate is customers over the past two decades since the collapse of the USSR.
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
The Polish Natural Gas Energy Revolution Begins / Commodities / Natural Gas
Dr. Kent Moors writes: Poland has formally embarked on a new energy course - one whose impact will be felt throughout Europe and beyond.
Visiting the first advanced drilling site in eastern Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk last week committed the country to extracting shale gas beginning in 2014. This will fundamentally transform the nation's energy prospects.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
America the Saudi Arabia of Natural Gas Shifts to Export Role / Commodities / Natural Gas
With America "the Saudi Arabia of natural gas," as Stansberry & Associates Investment Research Founder Porter Stansberry puts it, U.S. energy independence is no longer a pipe dream. It's evolved from political posturing to promise based on practical factors that he shares in this Energy Report exclusive. Porter's "incredibly bullish" outlook stems in part from technological efficiencies that will help bring enormous amounts of new U.S. production online. Exploiting these technologies, he states, presents the "greatest opportunity the energy complex has over the next several decades."
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Ukraine to Cut Gazprom's Umbilical Cord? / Politics / Natural Gas
Sometimes it's not easy being Russia's neighbor - just ask Ukraine. Ever since the 1991 implosion of the USSR, Ukraine's relations with Russia have appeared between coldly formal and outright hostility, with a major irritant being the increasingly high prices Gazprom charges for natural gas.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Iran's Dream for a Middle East Gas Pipeline / Politics / Natural Gas
Nothing gets oilmen more excited than the idea of building pipelines from exotic, hard to reach places to seaports where the product of their endeavors can be shipped to lucrative foreign markets.
These reveries have been most pronounced with the opening since 1991 the riches of the Caspian Sea basin.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Merger Mania Returns to Natural Gas Sector / Stock-Markets / Natural Gas
Kent Moors writes: Today we're going out into the Moroccan desert to evaluate shale gas fields here. It's early morning, and I am now awaiting my "ride."
They tell me his name is Saad, which means "happiness" in Arabic. Seems a strange name for what I'm still hoping is a Jeep.
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Monday, June 27, 2011
How Shale Gas Might Transform the Energy Markets / Commodities / Natural Gas
Marin Katusa, Casey Energy Report writes: In the midst of roller-coaster oil prices and a global reassessment of nuclear power, in early April a key development in the natural gas arena slipped by mostly unnoticed: a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) about global shale gas potential.
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Friday, June 24, 2011
Get Ready for a Natural Gas Boom / Commodities / Natural Gas
Schachter Asset Management Analyst and Investment Advisor Josef Schachter, who provides oil and gas research to Maison Placement Canada clients, is recommending a group of Canadian companies that are maintaining the delicate balance between oil, on which he is bearish, and natural gas, which he believes will soon enrich both producers and investors. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Josef shares some value-priced names he feels are poised for big gains, along with natural gas' rising price.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
The Outlook for Natural Gas: The Stocks With Upside Around the Corner / Commodities / Natural Gas
Dear OGIB reader,
Timing is everything in the market and being able to spot trends is critical for locking in attractive returns.
Natural gas producers have taken a beating over the past three years but there are encouraging signs that natural gas might be ready for a break to the upside.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Flash Crash Takes a Bite of Natural Gas / Commodities / Natural Gas
After infecting the stock market last May and hit the precious metals market, silver in particular, primarily due to raised margin requirement, flash crash has now taken a bite of the natural gas market as well.
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Sunday, June 12, 2011
Natural Gas to Rule the World of the Future / Commodities / Natural Gas
The consumption of natural gas will be growing during the upcoming two decades. By 2035, the gas consumption will double in comparison with the current year. A report from the International Energy Agency said that the global demand on natural gas in 2035 will make up 5.1 trillion cubic meters vs. the current level of 1.8 trillion cubic meters. China will be the world's largest consumer of this fuel. The Celestial Empire will consume as much gas as the entire European Union does today.
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Wednesday, June 08, 2011
A Natural Gas Company Floating in Profits / Companies / Natural Gas
David Fessler writes: Australia, like America, is awash in natural gas. But Australia's gas isn't conveniently located under terra firma, near existing pipelines. We have that luxury and advantage.
Most of the gas Down Under is in giant underwater deposits, located more than 100 miles from Australia's shores. Developing some of its largest fields, far from any landmass, has been a problem without a solution... until now.
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Sunday, June 05, 2011
LNG Export: A U.S. Natural Gas Game Changer? / Commodities / Natural Gas
Unlike crude oil, which is traded globally via tankers and pipelines, natural gas trading remain primarily isolated within the producing regions and lacks the infrastructure to be a true global commodity.
In the past few years, increased LNG (liquefied natural gas) trade is gradually transforming the global natural gas market. However, bustling U.S. shale gas production and weak demand due to recession have created a significant supply glut as the U.S., depsite nine LNG import terminals, has near zero LNG export capacity.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Natural Gas Fracking Controversy / Commodities / Natural Gas
Marin Katusa, Casey Research writes: Blackstone Group LP (BX), the world’s largest private equity firm, is set to invest $1 billion in unconventional oil and gas projects in North America through a joint venture with Alta Resources, which has cemented a spotlight on fracking.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The Joy of Natural Gas, It's Here Aplenty / Commodities / Natural Gas
Tired of high gasoline pump prices? Wondering why, with our fearsome energy hunger, all the energy seems to be in the Middle East?That was yesterday's story.
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