Fracking concerns remain, but development speeds along.
Glasgow engineering firm Weir Group has entered the U.S. shale market through an acquisition of a U.S. shale services company.
A progress report on the much-anticipated EPA study of fracking, which will determine the risk factors in the drilling process, was released last week.
Despite a much-debated ban on fracking, New York state has created 44,000 jobs related to unconventional oil and gas development this year.
As natural gas becomes the most appealing source of electricity generation, fuel cells are gaining popularity, too.
The United States has been wildly successful with unconventional natural gas development... can the UK follow in its footsteps to success?
Under a 20-year agreement, Total (NYSE: TOT) will purchase a train of LNG for Cheniere Energy's (NYSE: CQP) Louisiana export facility.
Williams Cos. (NYSE: WMB) is entering a pipeline partnership after Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) pulled out earlier this year.
While parts of the nation paid upwards of $5 a gallon this year to fill their gas tanks, we've had an abundance of cheap fuel just waiting to be used.
After much deliberation, the U.K. has decided to allow the fracking process, opening its shale reserves to oil and gas companies.
The new natural gas storage system comes pre-assembled and is easy to integrate into a vehicle.
I think the real natural gas "milestone" in 2013 will be what the U.S. collectively decides to do with its newfound gas wealth.
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