The World Shale Gas Conference & Exhibition is this year’s most expected event for the development of shale gas plays in North America and around the world and will take place in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas from November 3 to November 5, 2010. Co-organized by the International Gas Union (IGU) and the American Gas Association (AGA), [...]
It’s getting tougher to make the list of the 10 biggest “monster” wells in the Barnett Shale natural gas field in North Texas. To join that select group, a well’s output must average more than 8 million cubic feet of gas per day during its peak month. Fewer than 1 in 1,000 Barnett wells has [...]
Study reports “direct use” of natural gas saves energy costs and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. The American Gas Association (AGA) today called attention to a recent study by the Gas Technology Institute that reports the increased “direct use” of natural gas in businesses and homes will reduce national CO2 emissions, energy consumption and consumer energy costs. Direct [...]
Industry Makeup An excellent source for statistics and information on the natural gas industry and its various sectors is the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA was created in 1977 as the statistical arm of the Department of Energy, charged with developing energy data and analyses that help to enhance the understanding of the energy [...]
