Midstream Business Magazine - September 2019
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Natural gas has always has been something of the stepchild of the industry, according to editor-at-large Paul Hart. The federal government compounded the gas problem for years by mandating prices that remained artificially low, always just behind what the market would willingly pay for the fuel. Producers ignored it, and, to no surprise, gas reserves dwindled. This issue of Midstream Business lights up the topic of natural gas.
Also in this issue:
- The Permian Basin’s close proximity to key markets continues to attract midstream energy companies.
- The global gas trade impacts domestic natural gas markets now more than ever.
- The Canadian oil and gas industry has entered a phase of re-evaluation and retrenchment. Pipelines are in the middle of it all.
- Increased North Slope drilling and production could further boost U.S. export volumes.
Cover Story
The Ins And Outs Of Gas
Problem: the need for sufficient gas pipeline capacity.
Opportunity: new customers beyond power generation and petrochemicals.
Editor's Note
Editor's Note: Commercial Evolution Of Natural Gas
Gas proved more trouble than it was worth—literally. The answer for years proved easy: Flare it. Get rid of it.
Feature
An Alaskan Oil Renaissance?
Increased North Slope drilling and production could further boost U.S. export volumes.
Bigger Market, Tougher Forecast
The global gas trade impacts domestic natural gas markets now more than ever.
Canada’s Search For Solutions
The Canadian oil and gas industry has entered a phase of re-evaluation and retrenchment. Pipelines are in the middle of it all.
Freeze!
Producing super-cold LNG requires additional natural gas pretreatment and contaminant removal.
The Pipelines
The continent’s outstanding interstate gas transmission grid sustains its growing role as the world’s preeminent gas producer.