Wolf Richter   www.testosteronepit.com   www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter It was announced Friday afternoon, when no one was supposed to pay attention: after years of controversy, heated rhetoric, intense lobbying, and stiff oppo

This low-cost producer with a leading position in the Marcellus shale stands to benefit from a recovery in natural gas prices.

With President Obama recently signaling his support for US exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), more export projects look likely.

If the Islamic Republic has anything to say about it, Americans could wind up paying even more for gas than we already do.

Shale gas is a game changer.We are in the very early innings of this process and investors still have ample opportunity to position their portfolio to capitalize on the phenomenon.Stocks poised to benefit have already made strong moves, but substanti

(Corrects number of unconventional gas blocks offered, removes references to coalbed methane blocks.)

A natural-gas trade group is planning a campaign to show compressed natural gas can be an effective fuel for passenger cars to encourage wider use of the fuel in transportation.

The Obama administration cleared the way for broader natural-gas exports by approving a $10 billion facility in Texas, a milestone in the U.S. transition into a major supplier of energy for world markets.

By Tom Lydon: Oil and gas exploration and production shares and exchange traded funds have been rallying as investors bet on a shale boom. Recent data released from the International Energy Agency is supporting the profitability of major oil service

* Futures end higher, nearly erasing Thursday's steep slide * Moderate weather not seen stirring much demand By Joe Silha NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures ended up sharply on Friday, backed by a late flood of buying ahead of the

Questar Corporation (STR)May 16, 2013 12:00 am ETExecutivesAnthony R. Ivins - Director of Investor Relations and TreasurerRonald W. Jibson - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Executive Officer of Questar Gas Company, Chief Executive

May 17 (Reuters) - An activist hedge fund has urged Swedish oil and gas company Petrogrand AB to drop exploration activities in Russia, explore strategic alternatives and replace its chief executive,...

May 17 (Reuters) - An activist hedge fund has urged Swedish oil and gas company Petrogrand AB to drop exploration activities in Russia, explore strategic alternatives and replace its chief executive, according to a letter from the fund to the company

Fitch Ratings downgraded the debt of Brazil's OGX Petroleo e Gas SA on Friday after the company agreed to spend about $540 million to buy and develop 13 Brazilian oil and gas exploration blocks that it picked up at a government auction on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The Obama administration opened the door to a new era of U.S. energy exports on Friday, approving the first natural gas project since the start of a heated debate over how best to benefit from the shale energy boom

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The Obama administrationopened the door to a new era of U.S. energy exports on Friday,approving the first natural gas project since the start of aheated debate over...

In a sign the United States shale gas boom is making global waves, two Japanese conglomerates and a big French energy player signed agreements on Friday to invest up to $7 billion in a liquefied natural gas project in Louisiana.

In a report released Friday, Bank of America analyst Gabe Moreen upgraded TC Pipelines (NYSE: TCP) from Neutral to Buy and maintained a price target of $51.00 after the company announced plans to acquire additional equity interests in Gas Transmissio

* Gas-directed rig count climbs slightly from 18-year low * Horizontal rigs fall for first time in three weeks * Oil rig count drops after three straight weekly gains NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the Uni

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday approved a second U.S. terminal to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement countries, further expanding the nation's role in international gas trade.

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday approved a second U.S. terminal to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement countries, further expanding the nation's role in international gas trade.

China Natural Gas, Inc. (CHNG.PK)Q1 2013 Earnings CallMay 17, 2013 09:00 AM ETExecutivesJackie Shi - Director of IRShuwen Kang - CEOFang Zhang - Corporate SecretaryZhaoyang Qiao - CFOAnalystsPresentationOperatorGood morning and welcome to the China N

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Energy Department on Friday said it approved Freeport LNG Expansion LP and FLNG Liquefaction LCC to export domestic liquefied natural gas to countries without a free trade agreement with the U.S. A host of companies

In a report published on Friday, Cowen Securities analyst Nicholas Pope raised the price target on EPL Oil & Gas (NYSE: EPL) from $30.00 to $40.00 and maintained a Buy rating.

This morning, UMichigan Consumer Sentiment hit its highest level since the summer of 2007. That can be explained in 3 charts. First, the stock market is at its highest level ever. Meanwhile, the year-over-year change in gas prices is decidedly negat

* Front month still well below recent 21-month high * Nuclear power plant outages remain above normal * Coming Up: Baker Hughes gas drilling rig data Friday By Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures edged higher early o

* Front month still well below recent 21-month high * Weather forecasts mixed throughout the nation * Nuclear power plant outages remain above normal * Coming Up: Baker Hughes gas drilling rig data Friday By Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters)

May 17 (Reuters) - Privately held U.S. generating company Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) said the 800-megawatt (MW) Sentinel natural gas-fired power plant in Southern California has entered service...

May 17 (Reuters) - Privately held U.S. generating company Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) said the 800-megawatt (MW) Sentinel natural gas-fired power plant in Southern California has entered service ahead of schedule and on budget.

A variety of factors make natural gas vehicle technology an exciting prospect for the U.S., and yet we’ve barely gotten started on its deployment. Opportunity? Sure looks like it.

JAKARTA, May 17 (Reuters) - Indonesia opened a rights tender for 21 oil and gas exploration blocks on Friday, four of which are for unconventional gas concessions on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, as Southeast Asia's largest economy moves to shor

Three Japanese groups and GDF Suez of France take stakes in a $10bn LNG export facility in Louisiana

EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. (EPL)May 16, 20139:00 am ETExecutivesGary C. Hanna - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Member of Environmental, Health and Safety CommitteeTiffany J. Thom - Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice PresidentW. Mac Je

French industrial gas provider Air Liquide SA (AI.FR) Friday said it bought a 73.3% stake in Australia's Healthy Sleep Solutions as part of a strategy to diversify in health care servicing.

The legend of bond investing god Jeff Gundlach continues to grow. After making a name for himself by accurately predicting the trajectory of interest rates, Gundlach also made successful calls on natural gas, Japanese stocks, and Apple. After getting

Petronas Gas plans $2.69 bln capex for next 5 years-Business Times

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U.S. hopes for a new shale oil bonanza in Ohio, joining the prolific Bakken and Eagle Ford plays that have raised production to 20-year highs, were shattered on Thursday by the first hard evidence that the Utica formation was primarily gas-prone.

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he saw a good opportunity for progress towards ending the division of Cyprus, a move that could further the exploitation of natural gas and oil in the eastern Medit

Questar Corporation (STR)May 16, 2013 12:20 pm ETExecutivesAnthony R. Ivins - Director of Investor Relations and TreasurerRonald W. Jibson - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Executive Officer of Questar Gas Company, Chief Executive

Soaring production of natural gas from horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracking has pushed supplies to record highs...

UK-listed, India-focused Vedanta Resources PLC (VED.LN) has a grand vision of raising its stake in majority-owned oil and gas company Cairn India Ltd (532792.BY) by an additional 10% but first it will focus on reducing net debt further, the company's

Low commodity prices pushed down earnings from its mining units in every category bar aluminium, leaving it reliant on $2.4bn in oil and gas ebita

Cardinal Gas Storage Partners LLC announced today that two of its wholly-owned interstate natural gas storage subsidiaries, Cadeville Gas Storage LLC (Cadeville) and Perryville Gas Storage LLC (Perryville) have commenced service as of May 1, 2013. Ca

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is proposing a rule that would require companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to publicly...

May 17 (Reuters) - Mitsui & Co Ltd, Mitsubishi Corp and Nippon Yusen KK will reach an agreement with U.S. energy company Sempra Energy for an about 33 percent interest in a liquefied natural gas...

May 17 (Reuters) - Mitsui & Co Ltd, Mitsubishi Corp and Nippon Yusen KK will reach an agreement with U.S. energy company Sempra Energy for an about 33 percent interest in a liquefied natural gas project in the state of Louisiana, the Nikkei business