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Geotimes
November 2004
Timothy S. Collett |
Gas Hydrates as a Future Energy Resource With higher natural gas prices and forecasts of tight supply, new projects are pushing forward to better understand the geologic, engineering and economic factors controlling the ultimate energy resource potential of gas hydrates.   |
Geotimes
November 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Detecting Marine Gas Hydrates To better find large enough deposits to extract, scientists are working to improve seismic profiling techniques and other tools for better mapping of gas hydrates. |
Geotimes
November 2004
Dickens & Pinsker |
Methane Hydrate and Abrupt Climate Change Conceivably, we live in a world with an enormous amount of gas hydrate and free gas that affects climate and global systems over time |
Chemistry World
August 23, 2006
Tom Westgate |
Frozen Fuel Find Rewrites Rule Book Earth scientists are revising their ideas about natural gas hydrates after discovering that large deposits of the water and methane mixture can form at surprisingly shallow depths below the sea floor. |
Chemistry World
November 1, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
Pilot Seeks to Thaw Methane Hydrate Promise The question of whether natural gas locked in ice, known as methane hydrates, can help the world keep pace with its growing demand for energy will soon become clearer. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2006
Barbara Maynard |
Fire in Ice Natural gas locked up in methane hydrates could be the world's next great energy source -- if engineers can figure out how to extract it safely. |
Geotimes
June 2003
Lisa M. Pinsker |
Raining hydrocarbons in the Gulf Below the Gulf of Mexico, hydrocarbons flow upward through an intricate network of conduits and reservoirs. They start in thin layers of source rock and, from there, buoyantly rise to the surface. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2010
Travis Hoium |
Hold the Applause for End of Drilling Ban Ending the moratorium lifts drilling shares, but there are new rules to follow. |
Geotimes
April 2003
Scott W. Tinker |
Oil and Gas Research at a Critical Juncture Energy efficiency, environmental well-being, economic stability, health of the future energy workforce, supply distribution, U.S. and global security and mitigation of an energy crises are all reasons that U.S. policies should support a "decarbonization" of global energy. |
BusinessWeek
September 18, 2006
Mark Morrison |
Plenty Of Oil--Just Drill Deeper The discovery of reserves in the Gulf of Mexico means supply isn't topping out. |
Geotimes
March 2003
Lisa M. Pinsker |
No lockup on gas in the West On federal lands in the Rocky Mountain region, the story is gas -- natural gas and lots of it. And most of the area's natural gas is available with minimal leasing restrictions, according to a government survey released in January. |
Chemistry World
October 8, 2009
Hayley Birch |
Molecular Snapshots Show Hydrate Growth US researchers have gleaned new insights into the formation of methane-rich hydrates found in the deep ocean. |
Geotimes
March 2004
Sara Pratt |
A Fresh Angle on Oil Drilling Now, horizontal drilling seems more relevant than ever. With the ongoing debate about opening up more of Alaska's North Slope to oil exploration, the discussion often turns to new technologies that may have the potential to make oil extraction more efficient, more cost effective and more environmentally sound. |
Geotimes
April 2006
Megan Sever |
Undersea Methane Not to Blame New research is indicating that for at least three abrupt warming periods over the past 40,000 years, the warming was accompanied by, but not caused by, an increase in methane, and the methane increase was from the land, not the sea. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Life in the Fast Layne The water and mineral drilling company Layne Christensen has an interesting play on coalbed methane. Investors need to drill into the company for themselves to see whether it all makes sense. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Why "Drill Baby, Drill!" Is a Stupid Motto Increased drilling in the U.S. would have a minimal impact on oil and gasoline prices. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Baker Hughes Not Half-Baked Strong energy prices mean strong drilling activity. Strong drilling activity means growth for the No. 3 player in oil and gas services. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2011
Aimee Duffy |
This Natural Gas Stock Is Quickly Purging Assets Encana sells its North Texas assets. |
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Offshore Drillers Get Back to Work After Storm Scare After a weekend of weather scares, oil platforms and rigs are headed back to work. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2006
Matt Koppenheffer |
Drill Deeper Than Big Oil The Gulf find could jack up profits for oil rig equipment manufacturers. Investors, take note. |
Wired
December 2005 |
As Prices Rise, Technologies Emerge Energy innovations that once seemed off-the-charts expensive are becoming potentially profitable alternatives. The reason: rising long-term oil prices, which make these methods more cost-effective by comparison. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Ready for the Hurricanes? A look at what hurricane season means for investors in the oil patch. |
Geotimes
August 2004
Megan Sever |
The Missing Methane Link Researchers working in Azerbaijan have quantified one of the missing methane emitters -- mud volcanoes. |
Geotimes
April 2006
Margaret Anne Baker |
Energy Efforts on Tap Developing gas hydrates as a key domestic energy source remains a long-term plan, compared to near-term return on oil shales and the estimated recoverable oil in ANWR. But with politics in the mix, who knows? Maybe the hydrates will come to market before oil flows from ANWR after all. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Small Cap Drills Differently Gas producer Petroleum Development has a different operating structure, but it seems to be working. Investors must do their own due diligence, of course. |
Wired
August 21, 2007
Amanda Griscom Little |
Pumped Up: Chevron Drills Down 30,000 Feet to Tap Oil-Rich Gulf of Mexico A recent discovery by Chevron has signaled that soon there may be vastly more oil gushing out of the ultradeep seabeds -- more than even the optimists were predicting four years ago. But there are still big questions to be answered before Jack starts filling gas tanks. |
The Motley Fool
April 1, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Another Unworkable Presidential Energy Policy We can't quickly color our imported crude replacement policy green. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2010
James Early |
Got Oil Stocks? Get Out of the Gulf! (Fool TV) The lead advisor of Motley Fool Income Investor believes that any oil and gas company drilling in the Gulf of Mexico should be girding for a sea change in its operations, and investors should take heed. He explains why in this video. |
Popular Mechanics
May 21, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
U.S. Natural Gas Boom: The Race to Tap Shale's Potential Chesapeake Energy had only four rigs tapping into the Haynesville shale natural gas deposit in northwest Louisiana and east Texas. Now, the company has 24. |
Chemistry World
November 24, 2014
Hepeng Jia |
China looks to alternative hydrocarbons to fuel its future China is quickening its efforts to explore alternative energy sources ranging from 'flammable ice' to shale gas, although technological bottlenecks and environmental concerns are hampering efforts to commercialize them. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009 |
Methane Maps Step One for Energy Prospectors A recent discovery indicates there may be more of the gas being released and from deeper areas of the Arctic seabed than expected. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2011
Isac Simon |
Hercules Offshore Looks Like a Long-Term Winner Growth in exploration and production activities will fuel higher demand for drilling equipment and services. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2011
Isac Simon |
Why ATP Oil & Gas Is a Buy Right Now With new assets acquired offshore Israel and a massive opportunity sitting in the Gulf, the future looks very promising for ATP. |
BusinessWeek
December 5, 2005
Assif Shameen |
SembMarine: Cleaning Up After Katrina Singapore oil rig builder SembMarine has a pile of post-hurricane contracts. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2011
Amitabha Chakraborty |
Anadarko Finds New Source of Reserves Gulf of Mexico find is good news for Anadarko. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2010
Toby Shute |
A Deep Discovery in the Shallow Gulf of Mexico McMoRan's geologists think outside the box, and bring home the bacon. |
Popular Mechanics
May 1, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
Ice Sculptures for Science: Chain Saws, Pickaxes, Methane Hydrates and Climate Change One of the greatest unknowns regarding the future pace of climate change involves a source of greenhouse gases we can't even see, let alone control. |
Geotimes
November 2004
Megan Sever |
Beneath the Bermuda Triangle Since at least the time of Shakespeare, people have been talking about the Bermuda Triangle, where an anomalously high number of ships and planes have reportedly gone missing. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Drilling Will Get Going in the Gulf Thirteen companies get the OK to return to their Gulf of Mexico toils. |
BusinessWeek
December 19, 2005
Robert Barker |
Hot Bets In The Cold North Development of coalbed methane reserves could hardly be hotter right now, particularly in Canada, where unconventional sources still produce less than 10% of gas output, vs. about one-third south of the border. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Shell's Looking Strong Shell might be on the verge of initiating new activity in three separate and promising oil and gas venues. |
Geotimes
December 2004
Rasoul Sorkhabi |
Deepwater: Petroleum's Third Wave A new wave of discovery is in full swing, with petroleum exploration reaching offshore environments deeper than ever before. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2011
Isac Simon |
A Company Just Revolutionized the Natural Gas Business With a game-changing floating facility to be build, Shell will look to capitalize in natural gas production. |
National Defense
May 2009
Frodl & Manoyan |
Natural Gas: Safer Cleaner Energy That Pays For Itself Along with clean coal, natural gas is perhaps the most practical energy option for the United States to decrease its dependence on foreign oil and reduce its vulnerability to outside threats. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Environmentalists vs. Oil Explorers Environmentalists sue the Obama administration over deepwater drilling plans, and the battle lines are drawn. |
Geotimes
October 2005
Lisa M. Pinsker |
Feuding Over the Origins of Fossil Fuels The so-called inorganic or abiogenic oil idea has been getting more attention lately. With oil more expensive than ever and many people citing future shortages, understanding the origins of petroleum is increasingly relevant. |
Geotimes
December 2004
Lisa M. Pinsker |
A Passive Approach to Healthy Oil Production A technology first used to help with mine safety has evolved into a tool for the oil and gas industry, with potential in application for sequestering carbon. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Chesapeake Resumes Fracking After Marcellus Mishap Scientists at Duke University have completed a Marcellus shale study that they maintain demonstrates that natural gas drilling can permit methane to migrate into a portion of the nearby water wells. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2010
Toby Shute |
Obama Says Drill, Baby, Drill! Let's see what this energy plan actually entails. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2010
Nate Weisshaar |
BP Is History; Oil Is the Future Where oil is going and what it means for your portfolio. |
