US gas pipeline shortage may drive energy diversity

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
South Texas ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North West ◽  
Natural Gas Pipeline ◽  
North East ◽  
The North

Subject The effects of natural gas pipeline supply constraints in the US North-east. Significance The shale 'revolution' has caused a sharp rise in US natural gas production, but it has been located in areas without gas infrastructure. Production has been concentrated along the Gulf Coast, and the pipeline network is oriented from that region to the North-east and Pacific North-west. Newer areas of energy production, such as Bakken in North Dakota, Eagle Ford in South Texas, and Marcellus in Appalachia, have poor connections to major markets, and constraints have led to pricing spikes in the North-east. Impacts The majority of proposed pipelines for the next several years target areas in the upper Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and South-east markets. Manufacturers in the North-east will face competitive disadvantage from paying the highest energy costs in North America. Pipeline constraints will not dampen enthusiasm for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, especially out of West Coast ports.

German-Russian ties should survive Navalny attack

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North West ◽  
Natural Gas Pipeline ◽  
The North ◽  
Intelligence Services ◽  
Nord Stream ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Eu

Significance Leading politicians have called for the cancellation for the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, while NATO and the EU are considering fresh sanctions on Russian individuals in the military and intelligence services. Impacts Germany will likely increase its capacity for importing US LNG, focusing on the Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuettel terminals in the north-west. Russia's questioning of Germany's investigation of the poisoning will make Berlin more vigilant over Russian disinformation efforts. Continuing to 'work' with Russia could undermine German credibility in Poland, the Baltic states and Ukraine.

Nigeria's security chiefs may not ease north-east woes

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North West ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
General Elections

Significance Although many recent jihadist attacks have occurred in border regions with Niger (to the north of Borno State) or Cameroon (to the east of Borno and neighbouring Adamawa State), the Maiduguri attack underscores that security in Borno’s major towns is tenuous. Impacts Already faltering efforts to resettle displaced persons could be further complicated if the security situation degrades in Maiduguri. The new service chiefs’ attention will be overstretched as they also attempt to respond to worsening insecurity in the north-west. With general elections in 2023, there is no immediate political outlet for public frustration with authorities’ poor handling of security.

Distribution and estimates of Australia's identified energy commodity resources

2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Barry E. Bradshaw ◽  
Meredith L. Orr ◽  
Tom Bernecker
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Energy Provider

Australia is endowed with abundant, high-quality energy commodity resources, which provide reliable energy for domestic use and underpin our status as a major global energy provider. Australia has the world’s largest economic uranium resources, the third largest coal resources and substantial conventional and unconventional natural gas resources. Since 2015, Australia’s gas production has grown rapidly. This growth has been driven by a series of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects on the North West Shelf, together with established coal seam gas projects in Queensland. Results from Geoscience Australia’s 2021 edition of Australia’s energy commodity resources assessment highlight Australia’s endowment with abundant and widely distributed energy commodity resources. Knowledge of Australia’s existing and untapped energy resource potential provides industry and policy makers with a trusted source of data to compare and understand the value of these key energy commodities to domestic and world markets. A key component of Australia’s low emissions future will be the development of a hydrogen industry, with hydrogen being produced either through electrolysis of water using renewable energy resources (‘green’ hydrogen), or manufactured from natural gas or coal gasification, with carbon capture and storage of the co-produced carbon dioxide (‘blue’ hydrogen). Australia’s endowment with abundant natural gas resources will be a key enabler for our transition to a low emissions future through providing economically competitive feedstock for ‘blue’ hydrogen.

TurkStream as Russia’s Last Step in Diversification: A Win-Win Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (Winter 2021) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramazan Erdağ
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
International Politics ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The South ◽  
Natural Gas Pipeline ◽  
The North ◽  
South Stream ◽  
The Eu

This article discusses why Russia replaced the South Stream project with the TurkStream by changing its route and name, and why Turkey is involved in a project on the North-South line although it plays a vital role in the Trans-Anatolia Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project in the southern gas corridor. The article first examines the Russia-Ukraine natural gas crisis. It then moves to analyze the reasons behind Russia’s changing of the name and the route of the South Stream project. After exploring Turkey’s involvement in the project, the article concludes by arguing that both countries adopted a win-win approach toward the project that Russia has gained a significant tariff advantage and freedom from the EU third-party-access rule. The article claims that although both Russia and Turkey have different perspectives on some issues in international politics, they can develop their cooperation with a win-win approach in the TurkStream project.

Changing Perceptions of Industrial Development in the North

1975 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
Bruce Cox
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Canadian Government ◽  
Natural Gas Pipeline ◽  
The North ◽  
River Region

This is a brief discussion of the issues at stake in the industrial development of the Mackenzie River region of Canada's North. In particular the essay focuses on the growing controversy surrounding a proposed natural gas pipeline from Alaska to Chicago via the Mackenzie and Northern Yukon. Native organizations in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories have begun to formulate their own policies toward industrial development—including pipelines—in their region. As might be expected, native views on the future of the North differ in important respects from policies formulated by the Canadian government or by international petroleum corporations. Recent court cases in the Northwest Territories and elsewhere will be examined in detail, with some consideration of their historical and social background, for evidence of changing native perceptions of northern development.

Stalemate may persist despite Nigerian jihadist unrest

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Type ◽  
North West ◽  
North East ◽  
The North

Significance ISWAP appears intent upon asserting its dominance among Nigeria’s jihadists, but Shekau has survived reports of his death before, and ISWAP still faces challenges in resolving its own internal feuds, let alone appropriating Shekau’s organisation. Impacts Tensions will rise in Maiduguri as residents and authorities await ISWAP’s next move. Jihadist influence outside the north-east is difficult to assess, but Shekau’s death could help ISWAP win allies in the north-west. That it is ISWAP and not the Nigerian military that appears to have killed Shekau may damage frontline soldiers’ already low morale.

Environmental analysis for the selection of long-distance natural gas pipeline routes using MACBETH

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahime Lotfian Delouyi ◽  
Seyed Hassan Ghodsypour ◽  
Maryam Ashrafi ◽  
Amirali Saifoddin
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Environmental Analysis ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Natural Gas Pipeline ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Linear Projects

PurposeReliable operation of natural gas pipeline (NGP) is a critical factor in Iran’s economic development. NGP projects go through different ecosystems and considerably affect the environment. Environmental analysis is an essential step toward sustainable development. Tackling the challenges, this paper aims to develop a framework to systematically assess the environmental impact of NGPs.Design/methodology/approachThis study proposes a comprehensive framework for environmental impact analysis of NGPs using Measuring Attractiveness by a Categorical-Based Evaluation Technique (MACBETH). MACBETH protocol is used to calculate the overall environmental scores of projects.FindingsThe results indicate that the impact of implementing NGPs on protected areas is of the highest priority, while the impact on vegetation covers is of least priority for assessing the environmental impact of NGP.Practical implicationsThe practicality and validity of the model in the case of three candidate routes for the Polkale-Neizar project in Iran are examined. According to the results, the third alternative is selected based on its non-interference in protected areas and less environmental impacts. The proposed model can be modified and applied to perform environment appraisal of other linear projects such as energy, road and railway networks.Originality/valueThis model addresses a range of environmental impacts of implementing NGPs at two levels, with the second level being non-additive. The novelty of this study translates into considering the qualitative and quantitative features of each evaluation criterion applied to linear projects simultaneously using a multi-criteria value measurement.

‘Back to the Future' A review of Australian reservation and other natural gas export control policies

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 505
Author(s):  
James Plumb
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Export Market ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of ◽  
Gas Market ◽  
The Government ◽  
Regulatory Controls ◽  
Land Reserve

Despite record levels of domestic production, forecasters are predicting that the east coast Australian gas market will remain tight in 2019. The introduction of the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM) by the Federal Government in 2017, and the proposal announced by the Australian Labour Party (ALP) to bolster the mechanism, have again thrust the issue of political intervention in the export gas market into sharp focus. This paper provides an overview of the current regulatory intervention at the state and federal level, and looks back at the history of controls imposed upon the Australian gas export market. The paper is divided into two parts: Part 1, which looks at current regulatory controls engaged by various State and Federal governments: (a) the development and implementation of the ADGSM; (b) the development and implementation of the Queensland Government’s Prospective Gas Production Land Reserve policy (PGPLR); and (c) the Government of Western Australia’s (WA Government) domestic gas policy. The paper also reviews policy announcements made by the ALP in the lead up to the 2019 Federal election. Part 2 provides a broad overview of the history of controls on gas exports in Australia, from the embargo on exports from the North West Shelf between 1973 and 1977, through the increasing liberalisation of Australian energy policy during the 1980s and 1990s (and the associated conflict with state concerns of ensuring sufficiency of the domestic supply of gas), up to the removal of federal controls on resources exports (including liquefied natural gas) in 1997.

Azeri gas export plans still based on one field

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Domestic Consumption ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Fall ◽  
Natural Gas Pipeline ◽  
The Government ◽  
Offshore Field ◽  
European Markets

Significance Azerbaijan will start exporting gas to Turkey via the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) at the end of June and onward to European markets from 2020. TANAP is a key link in the Southern Gas Corridor, which requires expanded production at the large Shah Deniz offshore field. Impacts The Southern Gas Corridor will bind Turkey and Azerbaijan even closer together. Azerbaijan will continue importing Russian gas to top up domestic consumption. The government will encourage new exploration as it cannot afford a significant fall in hydrocarbon revenues.

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