Category Archives: Natural Gas

The Four Key Steps to Understanding Utility Rates

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Enerdynamics

  by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Perhaps the most important factor in the gas and electric utility business is the setting of rates.  This determines what customers pay for their services and establishes the utility’s opportunity to … Continue reading →

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What Does High Supply, Low Prices Mean for Natural Gas Business in 2016?

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Enerdynamics

  by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Despite low prices and falling drilling rates, natural gas production is expected to grow more in 2016 due to increased drilling efficiency, price-hedged production, and producers who either physically or financially … Continue reading →

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New Edition of ‘Understanding Today’s Natural Gas Business’ Now Available

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Enerdynamics

Looking to brush up on natural gas trends in 2016 or just starting in the energy industry and need a solid overview of how the natural gas business operates?  Enerdynamics recently released its 2015 edition of Understanding Today’s Natural Gas Business, a … Continue reading →

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Southstream Pipeline: Will Economics Triumph over Politics?

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor Late last month Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet after it allegedly flew into Turkish airspace. As the world waited for the Russian Federation’s response to what its President Vladimir Putin called “a stab … Continue reading →

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What is a Reasonable Rate of Return on Utility Infrastructure?

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and CEO “..the process of setting an allowed ROE has consistently proven to be the most contentious and subjective part of a rate case proceeding.”[1] Much of the key natural gas and electricity infrastructure in the … Continue reading →

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Gas Pipeline Proposals Abound in the European Market

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor Last April as Europe was reeling from the political instability of the Ukraine and annexation of Crimea to Russia, we wrote in a blog post that “gas pipeline projects are already responding to the events in … Continue reading →

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A Visual Look at the Electric and Natural Gas Delivery Systems

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Enerdynamics

Natural gas and electricity take long and complex journeys from their original sources to their final end-use consumers. Understanding the various stages of each journey — commonly known as the delivery system — is important for those who work in the … Continue reading →

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Southern Company/AGL Merger Reflects Trends in the Utility Business

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor On August 24, 2015, Southern Company and AGL Resources announced a planned merger whereby AGL will become a new wholly owned subsidiary of Southern. The merger, if approved by regulators, will create … Continue reading →

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Recent EPA Study Examines Fracking’s Potential Impacts on Water Supplies

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor, and Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor On June 3, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its draft “Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking … Continue reading →

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Will the U.S. Shale Gas Supply Peak Sooner Than Predicted?

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Less than 10 years ago, the industry consensus was that natural gas was becoming scarce in the United States. Based on this belief, gas and oil majors spent billions building liquefied natural … Continue reading →

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