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Gulf of Mexico – Energy Infrastructure

November 15th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

The Energy Information Administration has an interactive map that displays energy infrastructure features in the Gulf of Mexico region. It includes power plants, transmission lines, LNG terminals, natural gas hubs, pipelines, oil ports, refineries, active platforms and more.

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TransCanada Gas: Overland to USA or LNG to Asia?

November 2nd, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

The CEO of TransCanada Corporation says that the company is still focused upon delivering their natural gas overland to the United States rather than shipping it as LNG to Asia – but Asia is an option.

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Alaska Natural Gas to Asian Markets?

October 31st, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Alaska has an abundance of natural gas and there is a proposal in the state legislature for building a pipeline to the southcentral Alaska port where the gas would be condensed and shipped to Asian markets as LNG .

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Shale Gas and U.S. National Security

July 22nd, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

The Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University has published a report titled: “Shale Gas and U.S. National Security”.

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Running Trash Trucks on Trash Gas

July 10th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Many landfill companies produce methane gas from their trash and some of them are using the gas to power their trash collection vehicles . Waste Management now has 1000 trucks running on landfill gas.

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The Largest Fleet of LNG Trucks

April 13th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Heckman Water Resources will become the operator of the largest fleet of LNG trucks in North America as they purchase 200 Peterbilt vehicles that will be used to haul water for Encana’s Haynesville Shale drilling operations. Encana will provide the LNG from a mobile refueling station.

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The World’s Largest LNG Producer

February 22nd, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Shell and Qatar Petroleum ’s Qatargas joint venture has shipped its first cargoes of LNG from Qatar to Gujarat in northern India . Qatargas has now become the world’s largest LNG producer.

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LNG Import Terminal Projects Abandoned

September 4th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Several LNG, liquefied natural gas, import terminals in the United States have gone from being highly promoted to abandoned. The killer for these projects is the recent development of shale gas resources in several parts of the country.

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What is LNG – Liquefied Natural Gas?

August 11th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

LNG or liquefied natural gas is natural gas that has been temporarily converted into a liquid. This article explores the uses, production transport and geography of LNG.

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LNG Regasification Plant for Jamaica

June 23rd, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Jamaica has been considering an LNG regasification plant since 2001. Now abundant natural gas from shale and other sources appears to present a future with reliable supplies of low-cost natural gas.

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