Category Archives: Natural Gas

Is the World Entering the Age of Long-term Natural Gas Prosperity?

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Sometimes in life, we find out that what we thought we knew to be true actually isn’t.  Saturday’s Wall Street Journal ran a review of Mario Livio’s book titled Brilliant Blunders.  The … Continue reading

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Gas Utilities Caught Between Safety Upgrades and Rate Cases

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In the wake of recent tragic natural gas pipeline incidents, federal safety regulators have pushed gas distribution utilities and pipelines to thoroughly survey their systems to identify infrastructure that should be overhauled.  And given … Continue reading

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Is the U.S. Ready for National Greenhouse Gas Regulation?

 by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Flash back eight years ago to 2005.  U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from energy consumption were increasing annually with emissions having grown by almost 20% since 1990. The Bush Administration announced in 2001 … Continue reading

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Will Low Natural Gas Prices Stall the Shale Gas Boom?

by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor  The U.S. natural gas market is on the verge of a decades-long growth period due to the robust development of shale gas. While optimism about U.S. gas supplies is not new – it has been a … Continue reading

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What Can the Energy Industry Do About Hackers and Cyberspies?

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor It seems you can’t turn on the news lately without hearing the latest report about hacking and cyberspies.  And sadly, digging beyond the news makes it appear that the issue isn’t just … Continue reading

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LNG Rail, Trucking, and Shipping Soon to Be Common?

by  Bob Shively, Enerdynamics’ President and Lead Instructor Low North American natural gas prices continue to fundamentally change the future of energy.  In Enerdynamics’ blog, we’ve already talked about the shift to gas-fired electricity generation[1], development of Compressed Natural Gas … Continue reading

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Natural Gas Pipeline Safety: A Crisis or a Manageable Issue?

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor San Bruno, Calif.; Allentown, Pa.; Sissonville, W.V.; Cleburne, Texas. Listening to the media coverage on towns impacted by natural gas disasters, it seems believable that the 230,000 miles of gathering lines, 300,000 … Continue reading

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Will the United States’ Romance with Natural Gas Continue in 2013? Part II

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In last week’s post we discussed natural gas supply and demand as well as pricing, all factors that must be considered when examining whether natural gas will continue the popularity it enjoyed … Continue reading

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Will the United States’ Romance with Natural Gas Continue in 2013? Part I

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Last year — 2012 — was the year that the U.S. fell back in love with natural gas. Prices stayed below a very reasonable $4/MMBtu even as demand grew.  Power  producers switched … Continue reading

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Enerdynamics Announces 2013 Schedule of Public Seminars for Energy Professionals

Enerdynamics is proud to announce its line-up  of 2013 public seminars aimed at helping energy industry professionals enhance  their knowledge of the business aspects of electricity and natural gas. Our  skilled instructors – each a subject matter expert in the … Continue reading

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