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Switch to NatGas Delivers Lowest CO2 Emissions from Electricity Generation Since 1993

May 16, 2016

Natural Gas: the environmental movement’s strongest asset Double benefits of gas-fired power plants: NatGas emits less carbon dioxide per unit of electricity generation and consumes less fuel per unit of generation It shouldn’t be very long before the environmental movement is rallying kayakers to hold celebrations to thank U.S. E&P companies for their hard work and massive investments to find and

Cheniere Hires Power Generation CEO Jack Fusco

May 13, 2016

The Cheniere Energy (ticker: LNG) board of directors has appointed Jack Fusco as the company’s new CEO. Fusco came to Cheniere from Houston-based Calpine Corporation (ticker: CPN), whose website describes it as America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources–84 power plants in operation or under construction (only 3 aren’t natgas), 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity, customers

Several stalled or presumed dead energy projects are back in the driver’s seat in 2017,

A Climate Win for Natural Gas: U.S. Carbon Dioxide Output Plummets

May 9, 2016

Thanks largely to the move by power generators from coal to gas, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions sink to 12% below 2005’s levels: EIA The natural gas industry along with its electric power generation customers have scored a big win for climate change – in the category of carbon emissions reduction. Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions have fallen to a level 12% below 2005’s levels, the EIA

Wind v. Natural Gas

April 29, 2016

Wind v. natural gas. Is it a race? To create electricity you need fuel. So you have to harvest naturally occurring resources—either the ones that exist above ground or the ones that exist underground. The underground resources—the legacy ‘go-to’ fuels that generate the U.S.’s cheap baseload electricity are coal, natural gas and uranium. The three fuels are responsible for about

Longtime Questar Executives Chosen to Head Dominion Questar

April 27, 2016

RICHMOND, Va., April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Dominion (NYSE: D) has chosen longtime Questar Corp. (NYSE: STR) executive Craig C. Wagstaff to lead its western U.S. natural gas operations once the previously announced combination of Dominion and Questar is completed. Wagstaff, currently president of Questar Gas Co., will become president of Dominion Questar. He will be responsible for all current Questar

Dominion’s Newest Gas Power Plant Begins Generating Electricity – Good for Up to 1,358 Megawatts

April 26, 2016

– Station’s 1,358 megawatts can power 325,000 homes – During construction more than $824 million in economic benefits was generated – Station uses efficient technology and clean natural gas RICHMOND, Va., April 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The newest member of Dominion Virginia Power’s generation fleet, the 1,358 megawatt, environmentally clean Brunswick Power Station began producing electricity for the company’s

Colorado: Weld County Just Created its Own Oil & Gas Department Oil & Gas 360

Join the University of Colorado Denver Business School for an Open House April 14th

April 13, 2016

Global Energy Management Open House for Energy Professionals on April 14th The University of Colorado Denver Business School’s Global Energy Management (GEM) program is set to launch its 16th new class, which it calls “cohorts,” in July. In advance of that, tomorrow evening, April 14th, the University of Colorado Denver Business School is hosting a free open house for energy professionals.

Energy Master’s Program Prepares Energy Professionals for Company Leadership Roles - Oil & Gas 360

Energy Master’s Program Prepares Professionals for Company Leadership Roles

April 6, 2016

Hybrid Online Master’s Program Appeals to Industry Professionals Worldwide – Open House April 14th The University of Colorado Denver Business School’s Global Energy Management (GEM) program is set to launch its 16th new class, which it calls “cohorts,” in July. The 18-month Master of Science program is focused 100% on the business side of the energy industry, and the program

More Proof that Natural Gas has Overtaken Coal

April 5, 2016

New data from the EIA confirms the upswing of natural gas as the number one fuel for electricity generation in the U.S. “Last year marked the first time on record that the average capacity factor of natural gas combined-cycle plants exceeded that of coal steam plants,” the EIA reported yesterday. The capacity factor of the U.S. natural gas combined-cycle fleet

Natural Gas: Cheap Fuel with Low Carbon Emissions

March 3, 2016

And the U.S. Has an Abundance of It Here’s another bit of energy upside, and it’s something for the shale gas producers to cheer about. The EIA released its 2015 power generation fuel data and natural gas was behind coal again—but just barely. At a horse race, 2015’s coal vs. natural gas race would be deemed a photo finish. But in 2016, natural gas is

Coal 2016: Knock, Knock, Knocking on Heaven’s Door

January 15, 2016

First a warning, then executive actions through the EPA, now a halt to coal mining leases on federal land Government policy can be used as a powerful industry killer. Ask the coal miners in Appalachia. In a 2008 speech candidate Obama warned that “if somebody wants to build a coal power plant it will bankrupt them because they’re going to be

What do the Most Successful Energy Companies Have in Common?

December 10, 2015

ANSWER: Smart people, strong leadership, and a relentless drive to create success. Peek behind the front doors of the companies finding, producing, transporting and transforming energy. While oil and gas companies across the planet are battling a commodities price environment in which a barrel of oil fetches 70% less than it did 18 months ago, Whiting Petroleum (ticker: WLL) has found and implemented

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