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Companies Collaborate to Reduce Flaring
“Rigzone” reports that Trident Resources, LLC and Harrison Truck Centers are joining forces to reduce the flaring of natural gas in the Bakken shale area. At the same time the project will lower fuel costs and diesel emissions for truckers. This novel approach involves the installation of small gas processing units at remote locations to… Read More
Greyrock to Build GTL Facility
“Rigzone” reports that Greystone Energy, backed by a consortium of investors led by Sterling Private Capital and Eagle Oil and Gas, will build a small gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant near Houston. The facility will be operational by the end of 2015 and will be capable of converting natural gas, or natural gas liquids (NGL) into diesel… Read More
House Passes Keystone Pipeline Bill but it Faces Senate Vote and Potential Veto
“Rigzone” reports that on Friday the U. S. House of representatives passed Representative Bill Cassidy’s (R-LA) Keystone Pipeline bill 252-161. Marie Landrieu (D-LA), the Chairman of the Senate Energy Committee is now co-sponsoring John Hoeven’s (R-ND) companion bill in the upper chamber. Given that Cassidy and Landrieu are facing each other in a run-off election… Read More
Progress in Reducing Flaring of Bakken Gas
Excessive flaring has been a persistent problem for the state of North Dakota and operators in the Bakken Shale. While everyone is working together toward a solution, success has seemed elusive. Lack of gas gathering, processing and transportation infrastructure has been a significant factor. Further, as gas processing capacity comes on line, so do additional… Read More
Ready Market for Bakken Natural Gas
Badlands NGL, LLC and its partners will invest $4 billion in a polyethylene plant in North Dakota which will use natural gas as its feedstock. Polyethylene is used in the manufacture of a number of industrial and consumer plastics and the plant will produce 3.3 billion pounds a year. The plant will also provide 500… Read More
