Arushi Sharma AGA Stays On Top of the Natural Gas Resource Development Discussion

Today, AGA’s President and CEO Dave McCurdy commented on DOE’s Natural Gas Subcommittee final report on safety and environmental recommendations for the shale gas production industry. McCurdy commended the subcommittee for providing recommendations that embrace sustainable environmental practices, energy security and economic opportunity as key considerations in developing our nation’s abundant shale gas resources.

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Dan Gibson The 2012 Green Car of the Year runs on natural gas

Guess what? The greenest car around…yep…runs on natural gas. In a press conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show last week, the natural gas Honda Civic was announced as the winner of the 2012 Green Car of the Year award. The award is presented annually by the Green Car Journal.

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Juanita Spence Executive Leadership Safety Summit

On November 7th and 8th, AGA hosted more than 140 guests at our 5th annual Executive Leadership Safety Summit.  This year’s event took place in Washington, D.C. and its theme was “Promoting Safety & Operational Excellence.”  Attendees heard from more than 20 speakers from both industry and government and had the opportunity to participate in roundtable discussions on various safety-related issues.

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Chris McGill Natural Gas Market Indicators

A cold week in early November especially for the South, Northeast and West has put the country on notice for the coming winter heating season. With that said, the general mood is very positive for reliability and pricing this winter heating season: natural gas dry production is at record levels, even though more drilling resources are being directed toward oil; storage levels entering the winter heating season will likely peak at more than 3.8 Tcf in 2011 – settling at or above record levels; and yes, while pipeline imports and LNG sendout are down year-over-year, sufficient available capacity remains to meet a weather-driven spike in demand (constraints on transportation infrastructure notwithstanding).

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