Tag Archives: Fracking

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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Will the Party for Natural Gas Consumers Continue?

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor  They say a picture, or in this case a graph, is worth a thousand words. Take a look at the change in U.S. natural gas reserves: Source: EIA.gov Without looking at it, it … Continue reading →

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Initial Research Shows Fracking Well Contamination Is Due To Poor Completion Techniques

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor  A major concern of the United States’ current fracking boom is if and how fracking is negatively impacting the environment[1].  One key concern is that fracking may contaminate drinking water since elevated levels … Continue reading →

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Supply, Demand, and the Weather: More Reasons for Low Natural Gas Prices

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor Our last post explored the unexpectedly robust increase in natural gas storage inventories after the severe winter of 2013-2014 and aggressive restoration’s roll in tamping down on the forward prices for natural gas. However, the higher-than-expected … Continue reading →

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EPA to Begin Regulation of Fracking

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Enerdynamics

Image via Wikipedia by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics’ President and Lead Instructor As we’ve discussed in previous blog posts including The Natural Gas Fracking Debate: What Is Fracking and Why Does It Matter? Part II, the potential benefits of natural gas … Continue reading →

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Why Solving the Natural Gas Fracking Conundrum Matters – A LOT!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In our earlier blog posts, The Natural Gas Fracking Debate: What Is Fracking and Why Does It Matter?, we discussed the environmental issues involved with fracking. Our discussion examined why it is unclear … Continue reading →

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