Natural Gas
Paris summit unlocks cash for clean cooking in Africa, side-stepping concerns over gas
The gathering raised $2.2 billion for clean cooking in Africa, where four in five people still use polluting energy like charcoal – but some say LPG should not be promoted as a transition fuel
UK fracking furore will fizzle out says shale chief
INTERVIEW: Protests are the norm with onshore energy projects – but let industry address ‘fears and myths’ to prove benefits, says top natural gas lobbyist
Is Russia moving towards a fracking future?
NEWS: US fracking has challenged the Kremlin’s hold on the global gas market and Russia is keen to regain its share, say analysts
Global natural gas demand and output growth falter – IEA
NEWS: Global energy analysts say natural gas faces growing competition with coal and renewables
US – Mexico gas exports to double in next five years says EIA
NEWS: Doubling of US natural gas exports may undermine Mexican wind as well as coal and fuel oil
EU to step up fracking and efficiency in response to Ukraine crisis
NEWS: Draft European Commission briefing note shows jitters over dependence on Russian gas
Rising US gas price supports “significant” return to coal burning
NEWS: Gas plants lose out to more polluting coal as prices rise, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch report
Methane leakage from Utah gas rigs higher than EPA estimates
The 6-10% leakage rate of methane at a US gas field means that burning natural gas could warm the planet more than coal