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A broader natural gas perspective of the Ukraine crisis
Massive outstanding debts for Ukrainian natural gas imports from Russia, the Ukraine’s approchement to the EU, followed by Russia’s annexation of the Crimea and support of separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, have…
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The Bakken – below 1 million Bbl/d?
The explosive growth in North Dakota oil production, mainly driven by exploration in the Bakken and underlying Three Forks shales structures, has driven a resurgence in US energy supply confidence. In parallel,…
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70 $/MMBtu for shale gas in the US – you must surely be joking?
Yet that was the situation on some key locations on 5 February 2014, and typical prices were well above the magical crude oil parity of 15 $/MMBtu. LNG vessels sharply changed course…
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The shale well factory coming of age
While international E&P costs have increased strongly in recent years, new data from US oil and gas companies show 30-50% gains in efficiency and yield of shale oil and gas operations just…
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Pennsylvania’s Act 13 – Towards public acceptance of Marcellus and shale gas
The images of burning water and the resulting environmental discussions in the past two years have faded and natural gas production from the Marcellus shale is growing strongly. It is already the largest…
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Whitepaper released: US LNG Exports – Cumulative Market Impact Assessment
Energy Perspectives is pleased to release a whitepaper on coming US LNG exports. The US gas price fall in 2011 and international demand growth has created global interest in accessing both US and…
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Even US and Canadian LNG Will Take Time
Ok, North America has developed into a natural gas Eldorado in the past five years. However, the giant but “land-locked” North American gas market has not been enough to comfortably absorb shale…
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The important new CNPC-Novatek LNG agreement
The announcement of a Heads of Agreement between CNPC and Novatek for a minimum annual delivery of 3mt of LNG to China is highly significant, far beyond the fact that this is…
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Shale gas development in the UK
At the end of June, the UK Department of Commerce and Climate Change and the British Geological Survey released a revised, but still early assessment of domestic shale gas potential. For the…
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The (r)evolutionary new Oil and Gas Factory – study excerpt
Oil and gas exploration and production in the US has always been different from the rest of the world, not least because of the sheer number of wells and the required underlying supply infrastructure. …
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Energy Perspectives – World Energy Balances and Outlook to 2031
We forecast that the world’s primary energy consumption will rise by 14.2% to year 2031 compared to 2011. Associated CO2 emissions increase by 7%. These numbers reflect slower population growth, the complexity of realizing new…
