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Europe a growing LNG market for USA, Australia – IEA

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Asian LNG demand softens, market growth now uncertain Europe’s LNG imports are set to roughly double  between 2014 and 2020 and that spells a big opportunity for the United States and Australia, according to an International Energy Agency report released Thursday. The  2015 Medium-Term Gas Market Report predicts that Europe is set to become an important outlet for suring LNG supplies over […]

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Alberta Clipper pipeline target of ‘Tar Sands Resistance March’

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Alberta Clipper pipeline not only target. Activists also oppose Sandpiper, Line 3 replacement Minnesota eco-activists have organized the “Tar Sands Resistance March” to protest shipping Canadian crude oil through an expanded Alberta Clipper pipeline. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will decide whether the separate Sandpiper pipeline from the North Dakota oilfields is needed. Meanwhile, American Indian tribes that feel shut

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Natural gas poised to replace oil for heavy duty truck fleets – study

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Natural gas as transportation fuel may have higher value for producers Natural gas could displace as much as 1.5 million barrels of day of oil for use as a transportation fuel by 2030, according to a new study by consultancy IHS. The study, LNG in Transportation: Challenging Oil’s Grip, forecasts significant growth and value in the market

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Power generation for Dummies: How to compare costs for renewables, fossil fuels

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Power generation cost projections suggest natural gas will grow rapidly, followed by wind America is debating what power generation should look like in the future and that discussion involves costs, primarily LCOE and LACE, according to the US Energy Information Administration. LCOE (levelized cost of electricity) and LACE (levelized avoided cost of electricity) are widely used to

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9 miles of Keystone pipeline opens door to more Houston refineries

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2 million barrels a day of Houston area refining capacity now open to Keystone customers A short addition connecting the Keystone pipeline to a Houston area hub will expose shippers to an additional two million barrels a day of refining capacity, according to TransCanada and Magellan Midstream Partners. The companies have entered into a joint development agreement to

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American chemicals industry enjoying good year, poised for growth

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American chemicals manufacturers benefitting from competitively priced hydrocarbon feedstocks The American Chemistry Council has released its mid-year report and things are looking up for the American chemicals industry, thanks in large part to cheaper feedstocks from natural gas. The first quarter of 2015 was a bit soft, according to the Mid-Year 2015 Chemical Industry Situation and Outlook,

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OPEC beaten by American shale producers? Not even close

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US shale producers innovating, driving down costs vs. Saudi marginal cost of $10 per barrel Who’s winning the heavyweight bout for international oil markets? One American analysts is arguing for a US shale victory, but don’t count out OPEC just yet. An American Thinker piece by Chriss Street entitled, “OPEC accepts defeat in anti-fracking war with US”

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Activists protest Shell Arctic oil drilling ship in BC waters

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Shell Arctic oil drilling ship moving through Inside Passage A group of environmentalists and First Nations opposed to Shell Arctic oil exploration are protesting the company’s movements through BC’s Inside Passage. International environmental organization Greenpeace says Royal Dutch Shell is transporting its oil-spill-containment vessel, the Arctic Challenger, up B.C.’s coastline to the Aleutian Peninsula in

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