With landowners literally asking thousands of questions every day, it’s important to know where to find the answers. For landowners a great resource is Pennsylvania’s chapter of NARO (National Association of Royalty Owners) which encourages and promotes exploration and production of minerals in the United States while preserving, protecting,…
What is a natural gas vehicle?A natural gas vehicle (NGV) is designed to be environmentally and economically friendly. These vehicles can be powered by two forms of natural gas: compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquid natural gas (LNG). Vehicles can either be dedicated to run on natural gas only, or…
We are in an age of natural gas that has never been witnessed before.As most articles nowadays try to do, this Patriot-News op-ed begins by putting the production of Pennsylvania into perspective: Production topped 895 billion cubic feet of natural gas for the first six months of 2012, pushing the total production over…
So okay, 345 Bcf sounds like a lot but what could you do with that much natural gas? Well for starters, you could take a massive road trip.The 345 Bcf that Cabot has produced is enough to power 30.5 MILLION vehicles running on natural gas (CNG) for a trip from Boston to…
Today’s post contributed by Brittany Thomas – Coordinator, External AffairsAt the end of last week hundreds of individuals from around the natural gas industry gathered at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia for a series of expert panels, powerhouse speakers and amazing exhibit booths. Shale Gas Insight 2012 built upon…
A recent study of air quality revealed that carbon dioxide emissions in the United States have fallen to their lowest levels in 20 years – and that much of the reduction is due to natural gas.For example, power plants have begun switching their fuel source from coal to natural gas,…