Tag Archives: Hydraulic fracturing

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 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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Natural Gas Liquids and the Shale Gas Boom

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor  There’s a lot of industry talk and media coverage about the shale gas boom in the United States. But barely mentioned in the discussion is the fact that Natural Gas Liquids, or NGLs, are key … Continue reading →

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Fundamentals Rule Natural Gas Pricing, Part II

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Belinda Petty, Enerdynamics Instructor Last week’s blog post discussed how and why fundamentals rule natural gas pricing. Following up on that discussion, here are a few examples of events or scenarios that in recent years have been game-changing on both … Continue reading →

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Update on Natural Gas Fracking

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Enerdynamics

In August 2011, Enerdynamics wrote an Energy Insider article on the issue of natural gas fracking[1].  There we described what fracking is, what it had done for gas reserves as of 2011, and some of the concerns relative to fracking. … Continue reading →

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Will Europe Walk Away from Its Shale Gas Reserves? Part II

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Enerdynamics

by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor In last week’s post I discussed the state of Europe’s natural gas markets and cited some reasons why, despite a growing need for natural gas, many European markets are electing to dismiss the potential of … Continue reading →

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Will Europe Walk Away from Its Shale Gas Reserves? Part I

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Enerdynamics

by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor U.S. producers have enjoyed great success using hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract natural gas from shale formations. Fracking is a game changer that has swelled domestic gas supplies and sent U.S. gas prices falling even … Continue reading →

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Natural Gas Wellhead: What It Does and How It Works

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Enerdynamics

As part of our “What in the World Wednesday” contest on our Facebook page, we posted this photo and asked our followers to tell us what it is. Below is the answer as well as a quick summary of what … Continue reading →

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U.S. Chemical Companies Benefit from Low Natural Gas Prices

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Enerdynamics

by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor As natural gas and coal companies watch their stock prices sink due to low natural gas prices, U.S. chemical companies are experiencing a boom and watching their stocks rise.  Companies such as Dow Chemical Company … Continue reading →

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