Shell Bets Big on Natural Gas
LONDON — As Big Oil increasingly becomes Big Gas, no major petroleum player may have more at stake in the shift than Royal Dutch Shell. More than any of its rivals, Royal Dutch Shell, which ... Read more
Tag Archives: Natural Gas
Natural Gas Use in Long-Haul Trucks Expected to Rise
The natural gas boom has already upended the American power industry, displacing coal and bringing consumers cheaper electricity. Now the trucking industry, with its millions of 18-wheelers moving ... Read more
E.P.A. to Delay Emissions Rule at New Power Plants
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that it would delay issuance of a new rule limiting emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from new power plants after the ... Read more
Russia Skips Hybrids in Push for Natural Gas Cars
MOSCOW — Igor A. Samarsky of the southern Russian city of Krasnodar gets fuel economy on his 1998 Lada sedan that would make a Prius owner green with environmental envy. For all of 120 ... Read more
New Solar Process Gets More Out of Natural Gas
WASHINGTON — The Energy Department is preparing to test a new way for solar power to make electricity: using the sun’s heat to increase the energy content of natural gas. Researchers ... Read more
In Texas, Montana Vista Is Set to Fight Power Plant
When Ralph Carrasco was considering adding a chimney to his new home in far east El Paso County’s Montana Vista subdivision in November, he got some startling news from his builder, and it was not about ... Read more
Rumors of a Cheap-Energy Jobs Boom Remain Just That
These are good times for Libbey, a 125-year-old American glassmaker that nearly went bankrupt four years ago. The company’s shares have risen to almost $20 from below $1, sales of its tableware are at a ... Read more
Israel Turns On Natural Gas Flow at Offshore Site
JERUSALEM — Israel moved closer to its goal of energy independence on Sunday as natural gas from a large offshore field began flowing into the country, a harbinger of important change that will benefit ... Read more
Dairy Finds Way to Let Cows Power Trucks
FAIR OAKS, Ind. — Here at one of the largest dairy farms in the country, electricity generated using an endless supply of manure runs the equipment to milk around 30,000 cows three times a day. ... Read more
Loppersum Journal: More Earthquakes in Loppersum, the Netherlands
LOPPERSUM, the Netherlands — Jannes Kadyk’s modest brick home suffered more than $5,000 in damage. Bert de Jong’s more stately home will need about $500,000 to get back into shape. ... Read more