Natural Gas News

• FireCrystals® Called Eco-Friendly Alternative to Wood Burning by Degree of GreenTM Rating System - click here
• Vanguard Natural Resources Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Oil and Gas Properties in South Texas - click here
• Natural Gas Infrastructure Development Drives Growth in the Latin American Power Plant Services Market - click here
• El Paso Corporation Reports 83 Percent Increase in First Quarter Adjusted EPS - click here
• Swift Energy Announces First Quarter 2008 Results: - click here

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Natural Gas Research and Articles

• The Demand for Natural Gas inside China Will Hit 100 Billion Cubic Meters in 2010, While the Supply Can Reach 80 Billion Cubic Meters - click here
• Russia - Power, Manufacturing Building Natural Gas Demand, Says RNCOS - click here
• Speculative Buy Recommendation for PRIMELINE ENERGY HOLDINGS INC. (TSX-V: PEH ) with 12 month targetr price of $1.00 per share - click here
• RUSSIAN GAS ON GLOBAL MARKETS: POTENTIAL, STRATEGIES AND OUTLOOK - click here
• RNCOS Releases Report on Global LNG Market - click here

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• TRP adds $500M to financing (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:00:52 GMT)  

  The third and presumably final stage of financing the $2.8-billion purchase by TransCanada Corp.

• APL names Eng president (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:58:16 GMT)  

  Neptune Orient Lines announced the appointment of Eng Aik Meng, a former APL executive, as the shipping line's new president.

• Regulators tighten water controls for drillers in Marcellus Shale (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:48:00 GMT)  

  The federal commission that regulates water use in most of Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale said Friday that it is tightening requirements on natural gas drilling in the play on concerns that this could damage ...

• Microorganisms That Convert Hydrocarbons To Natural Gas Isolated - Science Daily (press release) (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:00:01 GMT)  

  Microorganisms That Convert Hydrocarbons To Natural Gas Isolated Science Daily (press release) - 11 hours ago The OU researchers found that they can use their organisms to convert hydrocarbons in oil reservoirs to natural gas. “Because two-thirds of US oil is still ...

• Plenty of Pipeline Options. All Bad - Washington Post (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:41:36 GMT)  

  Wall Street Journal Blogs

  Plenty of Pipeline Options. All Bad Washington Post, United States - 15 hours ago The reason: The United States has been simultaneously trying to keep Iran, the world's other major holder of natural gas reserves, out of world markets and ... Gas Master Forbes Oil, natural gas helped fuel war in Georgia Concord Monitor Using energy to gain power Chicago Tribune BusinessWeek - Globe and Mail all 363 news articles

• Natural gas meeting attracts hundreds - Tunkhannock New Age Examiner (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:42:36 GMT)  

  Natural gas meeting attracts hundreds Tunkhannock New Age Examiner, PA - 6 hours ago BY JOSH MROZINSKI, Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - Bob Mirabelli hasn't signed a lease with a natural gas company because he said he still has ...

Natural Gas News and Research Resources

• America's Oil and Gas Produces
• Calgary Herald - Local news & news & articles on Canada oil/gas industry http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/index.html
• Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance (CNGVA) http://www.ngvcanada.org/
• Naturalgas.org is presented as an educational website covering a variety of topics related to the natural gas industry. The purpose of this website is to provide visitors with a comprehensive information source for topics related to natural gas, and present an unbiased learning tool for students, teachers, industry, media, and government. This site has been developed and is maintained by the Natural Gas Supply Association.
• Energy Business Reports - Research Products in the Global Energy Industry
• EnergySTOX.com is an information provider to the energy investment community that provides spot and futures energy quotes, stock data, market commentary, the latest industry news and hosts a database of over 700 public companies with operations/development in oil, gas, coal bed methane, pipelines, industry services and renewable energy.
• International Natural Gas Information
• LNG Express http://www.lngexpress.com/index.asp
• LNG Journal Magazine http://www.lngjournal.com/news/news_index2.htm
• Natural Gas Intelligence http://intelligencepress.com/  
• First Enercast Financial is a comprehensive information portal for insight into the Natural Gas markets and industry.
• Energy and Environment - Natural Gas Utilities - A comprehensive business directory for unlimited access to products, services and global information.
• How do energy markets evolve over the short, medium, and long term? Ask ESAI. There's simply no research company in the world that has a better understanding of energy markets.
• Unique Energy Industry Reports
• Mcdep.comm - Kurt Wulff's Energy Investment Research with Sell and Buy Recommendations 
• The Energy Resources Progam - http://energy.usgs.gov/
• Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) FAQ
• Natural Gas Facts
• Natural Gas Prices
• Coalbed Methane Links
• Energy Links
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• Come and see our oil and gas auctions at Triple E
• LNG Journal
  In-depth LNG technology review and analysis
  www.lngjournal.com
• Oil and Gas Investing
  How to Safely Invest in Oil and Gas
  www.oilandgasinvesting.com
• Oil and Gas Online
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  www.oilandgasonline.com
• Petroleum News http://www.petroleumnews.com/
• Natural Gas.com - find the latest information about natural gas http://www.naturalgas.com/
• Oil and Gas Investor http://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/
• Bloomberg Energy News - http://www.bloomberg.com/energy/

Natural Gas Industry Associations

• NaturalGasStocks.com Industry Links A extensive list of natural gas associations.
• Natural Gas Facts
• NorthWest Gas Association
• American Gas Association

Natural Gas Stocks Indices

• The Natural Gas Index (XNG) is designed to measure the performance of highly capitalized companies in the natural gas industry involved primarily in natural gas exploration and production and natural gas pipeline transportation and transmission. http://www.nasdaq.com/options/option_index_xng.stm
• S&P Sector Indices Brochure

Additional Natural Gas News

• Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Agreement to Acquire Appalachian Basin Natural Gas Producer Columbia Natural Resources, LLC for $2.2 Billion in Cash - Oct 03, 2005
  Company Will Acquire Production of 125 Mmcfe Per Day and Internally Estimated Reserves of 2.5 Tcfe, Consisting of 1.1 Tcfe of Proved Reserves and 1.4 Tcfe of Probable and Possible Reserves
  Columbia Is the Fourth Largest Natural Gas Producer in the Appalachian Basin and Largest Leaseholder, Owning 4.1 Million Net Acres on Which Chesapeake Has Identified 9,435 Drilling Locations
  Pro Forma for the Transaction, Chesapeake's Projected December 2005 Production Rate Increases to 1,460 Mmcfe Per Day, Proved Reserves Reach 7.1 Tcfe, Proved and Unproved Reserves Reach 13.5 Tcfe and Leasehold Inventory Doubles to 8.2 Million Net Acres
  OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 3 Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK ) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Columbia Natural Resources, LLC and certain affiliated entities (CNR) from Triana Energy Holdings LLC (Triana) for $2.2 billion in cash, the assumption of an estimated $75 million working capital deficit and liabilities related to CNR's prepaid sales agreement and hedging positions. Click here
• The Exploration Company Completes $80 Million Asset Divestiture; Retires Debt, Redeems Preferred Shares, Announces Change in Board of Directors Click Here

Audio Interviews and Exclusive Articles

 Audio Interviews

• Perspectives from Chesapeake Energy, and Petrol Oil and Gas on Long Term Positioning and Strategies for Success within the Natural Gas Arena online interviews with Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK); Paul Branagan, CEO of Petrol Oil & Gas Inc. (OTCBB: POIG) and Philip McPherson, Director of Research, C.K. Cooper & Company. As participants work to meet the growing demands for natural gas; consolidation, acquisitions, increased capital investments and the building of strong teams are strategies helping companies to raise exploration and production levels in the natural gas industry. click here
• Interview with Petrol Oil & Gas CEO Paul Branagan Mr. Branagan is a physicist with over 30 years experience in oil and gas applied to commercial and technical R&D projects, specifically focussed on evaluating and modeling complex petroleum reservoirs and large scale field projects, as well as developing enhancement methods to improve production from such fields. click here

 Exclusive Articles

• Lagging Natural Gas Play May Outshine in 2007 - While many North American natural gas plays are flat for 2006 following a very volatile twelve months, shareholders of Denver-based Cimarex Energy won’t even manage to break even this year. click here
• Hurricane Season Sparks Concerns Over Oil and Natural Gas Supply Disruptions and Higher Energy Prices - a look at speculation surrounding the 2006 hurricane season in terms of potential impacts on oil and natural gas supplies and prices. With the oil and gas sector, and in particular the Gulf region, still recovering from the devastation caused by Katrina, a damaging 2006 storm season could escalate industry pressures through additional disruptions and shut-ins, leading to higher energy prices. Industry participants Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK), Eden Energy Corp (OTCBB: EDNE), Petrol Oil and Gas (OTCBB: POIG) and Goodrich Petroleum (NYSE: GDP) forge ahead with their pursuit of increased exploration, development and production levels, with a close eye on Gulf coast weather activities. click here
• Clean Energy Solutions Surrounding Clean Coal, Renewable Energy and Natural Gas - The overall direction of the energy industry is moving towards safer and cleaner methods of producing electricity and improving manufacturing processes. Perspectives are provided by Puda Coal, Inc (OTCBB: PUDC), American Electric Power Co. Inc (NYSE: AEP), XsunX, Inc., (OTCBB: XSNX), Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENER), and Petrol Oil and Gas (OTCBB: POIG). click here
• China Energy Sector— Opportunities and Challenges Coexist – a report on China’s heated energy market, with oil, coal and electricity sectors on the top of the list. Far East Energy Corporation (OTCBB: FEEC) CFO Bruce Huff, Royal Dutch/Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) External Affair Director Nick Wood, and BP plc. (NYSE: BP) press officer David Nicholas provide insights on the current and future of the market and their experience to success. click here
• Compensating for Disruptions in the Oil and Gas Industry. Reporting on energy prices, supply strains and high demand within the oil and natural gas arena as a result of Hurricane Katrina and Rita. Anticipated impacts are evaluated by Philip McPherson, Director of Research, C.K. Cooper & Company and the Natural Gas Supply Association. Sector perspectives are revealed from industry participants Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK); Petrol Oil & Gas Inc. (POIG); Bontan Corporation, Inc. (BNTNF) and Cascade Natural Gas Corporation (CGC). click here

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 Featured Articles By Industry Participants

• Killer Coalbed Methane Gas Powers Chinese Taxis - The Chinese are now excited about natural gas. Coalbed methane gas (CBM) now supplies more than 80,000 households and 1,000 taxis in China's Fuxin City. One cubic meter of compressed CBM is the equivalent of 1.13 liters of gasoline, but retails for less than one-half the price of gasoline. click here
• China: A Blessing for CBM Exploration Companies - Warmer temperatures ahead for most of the United States this coming winter could spell doom and gloom for many speculative coalbed methane (CBM) companies. According to a recent forecast by the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration, "Natural gas prices this winter are expected to be significantly lower than last winter. Not only are there unlikely to be any hurricane-induced production losses, but the very high levels of natural gas in storage is expected to put downward pressure on natural gas prices this season." They believe the Henry Hub natural gas spot price should average $5.40 mcf in October and might average $7.53 for 2007. click here
• Will China's CBM Help Make the Next Energy Billionaire? - Even the enemies of Randeep S. Grewal admire his business savvy. Few might be surprised if the CEO of Green Dragon shows up some day on the Forbes magazine list of billionaires. His company's recent share offering on the London Stock Exchange's AIM, commencing with a market capitalization of US$525 million, was quite the bold stroke, raising a few eyebrows. Green Dragon placed a bit more than 4.5 million shares, less than 5 percent of the company's outstanding shares, to raise $25 million. Randeep Grewal kept the remaining 95.2 percent of Green Dragon for himself. click here
• Beyond China's Coal Fields: Expanding Its Gas Resources - In the first half of 2006, China's total power consumption reached 1.3 trillion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 12.89 per cent over the same period a year ago. But the country only generated 1.23 trillion kilowatt-hours during the first six months of this year - a shortfall of 700 million kilowatt-hours. According to China Electricity Council Secretary-General Wang Yonggan, power shortages will continue to plague China, but he hopes they will somewhat ease.  click here
• Sprott Analyst Has Zero Doubt on Higher Natural Gas Prices - Introduction: We talked with Sprott Asset Management Research Analyst Eric Nuttall about the natural gas situation in Canada and the fate of many CBM gas producers and developers. Since our last conversation spot natural gas prices have dropped by 15 percent. Natural gas storage levels are about 2.5 trillion cubic feet, some 423 billion cubic feet higher than a year ago. click here

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Natural Gas News Sources

• RenewableEnergyStocks.com
• Yahoo Energy News
• Sierra Times - Oil and Gas News Feed
• Pars Times - Oil News
• Natural Gas Week- All the coverage you need to stay informed on the North American natural gas market.

Energy Stocks Blogs

• The Energy Stock Blog - News and analysis of energy stocks
• The Oil Drum - A Community Discussion About Peak Oil

Natural Gas Analysts and Experts

• DOE Experts answer energy questions: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/ask/asknexpert.asp Natural gas: http://www.eia.doe.gov/contacts/natgas.htm
• Frost & Sullivan: As the dedicated portal of the Energy & Power Group of Frost & Sullivan, we are able to offer you unrivalled experience in the field of market analysis in all sectors of the global energy and power industry. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/vp.pag/energy-power
• Joseph Magner, E&P Analyst, Petrie Parkman & Co. (http://www.petrieparkman.com/)
• Philip McPherson, Director of Research C.K. Cooper & Company (http://ckcooper.com/)
• The National Association of Petroleum Investment Analysts (NAPIA) is a professional organization of about 300 members representing financial institutions such as investment dealers and brokers, investment banks, mutual funds, credit rating agencies, pension funds, investment advisors, trusts, banks, insurance companies, and other institutional investment entities. Each of our members specializes in the study and analysis of the petroleum industry and the securities of its component companies. The membership represents a large portion of the invested capital in the major financial markets of the world, and they play an important part in allocating capital to the worldwide petroleum industry. http://www.napia.org/

Natural Gas Funds and Venture Capital Investing

• United States Natural Gas Fund (AMEX: UNG) The trust will invest in futures contracts on natural gas traded on the NYMEX that is the near month contract to expire.
• ICON Energy Fund (ICENX) – Invests in the Energy sector in areas such as Integrated Oil & Gas, Oil & Gas Drilling, Oil & Gas Equipment & Services, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, and Oil & Gas Refining, Marketing & Transportation.