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Natural Gas News - 2009
November 4, 2009
API Publishes Hydraulic Fracturing Best Practices Document
The American Petroleum Institute (API) published a document outlining current industry best practices for the proper drilling and cementing of ... more
November 3, 2009
ASTM to Develop Standards for Tunable Diode Laser Spectroscopy, Determination of Siloxanes in Methane, Natural Gas
ASTM International Committee D03 on Gaseous Fuels is developing ASTM WK24874 and ASTM WK24875 to address moisture vapor concentration and siloxanes ... more
October 27, 2009
Florida Deepwater Port for LNG Facility Approved
The construction of a deepwater port for liquefied natural gas (LNG) 28 miles southwest of Tampa Bay was approved by the Maritime Administration ... more
October 26, 2009
NIST Develops Database on Gas Hydrate Properties
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed an online collection of data on the properties of gas hydrates. ... more
August 4, 2009
Agreement Reached on Reform of Ukrainian Natural Gas Sector
The European Commission (EC) announced on July 31 that political agreement was reached with Ukraine on reform of its natural gas sector, opening ... more
July 21, 2009
EC Adopts New Rules to Handle Natural Gas Supply Crises
The European Commission (EC) adopted a new regulation on July 16 to improve security of natural gas supplies in the framework of the internal ... more
July 21, 2009
FAQ on EU Coordination to Improve Security of Natural Gas Supplies
Frequently asked questions in the context of a proposed regulation to improve security of natural gas supplies, adopted by the European Commission ... more
July 10, 2009
EC Welcomes Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline Agreement
The Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (NIA), setting out the terms and conditions under which natural gas can be exported from the Caspian ... more
July 3, 2009
Europe's Gas Coordination Group Prepares for Potential Natural Gas Supply Disruptions
Europe's Gas Coordination Group (GCG) met on July 2 to analyze the progress made by the member states of the European Union (EU) and the Energy ... more
June 1, 2009
Madrid Forum Discusses Ways to Further Europe's Natural Gas Market
Natural gas market stakeholders, regulators and others from European Union (EU) member states met in Madrid to discuss the next steps to further ... more
May 28, 2009
First Gulf of Mexico Resource-Quality Gas Hydrate Deposits Found
A drilling expedition determined that gas hydrate occurs at high saturations within reservoir-quality sands in the Gulf of Mexico, according ... more
April 5, 2009
DOE-Sponsored Research Distinguishes Between Groundwater, Water Co-Produced with Coalbed Natural Gas
Research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Oil and Natural Gas Program helped distinguish between groundwater and the water co-produced ... more
April 2, 2009
ANSI Seeks Comments on Work Item Proposals for Natural Gas Filling Stations
The International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles (IANGV) submitted two work item proposals to the International Organization for Standardization ... more
March 23, 2009
ASTM D7493 Addresses Online Test for Sulfur in Natural Gas
ASTM International approved ASTM D7493 - Test Method for Online Measurement of Sulfur Compounds in Natural Gas and Gaseous Fuels by Gas Chromatograph ... more
March 20, 2009
EU Conference to Study Modernization of Ukraine's Natural Gas Transit System
On March 23, representatives of the European Union (EU) and its member states, the Ukraine government, international financial institutions (IFIs) ... more
January 21, 2009
EU Group Meets to Evaluate Natural Gas Supply Crisis
The Gas Coordination Group of the European Union (EU) met in Brussels on Jan. 19 to evaluate the situation in affected EU member states resulting ... more
January 9, 2009
EU Gas Coordination Group Moves to Ensure Natural Gas Deliveries
The Gas Coordination Group (GCG) of the European Union (EU) met on Jan. 9 with experts from Gazprom, Naftogaz and the Ukrainian administration ... more