Natural gas production from shale, coal bed methane and tight sands is expected to generate significant job creation, economic growth, and revenue for federal, state and local treasuries throughout the U.S. in gas "producing" and "non-producing" states alike, according to a new IHS Global Insight study.
Solid Energy is refocusing its coal seam gas development work to Taranaki after successfully proving the technology in New Zealand conditions at its Huntly coal seam gas demonstration plant in the Waikato.
Australia Pacific LNG as secured US8.5 billion in loans to underpin the development of its CSG to LNG project.
The third annual report by the China GreenTech Initiative notes that Shale Gas and Coalbed Methane could meet China’s booming domestic energy demand.
A New South Wales legislative committee has rejected calls for a moratorium on coal seam gas exploration.
Gladstone LNG, the coal seam gas to LNG project led by Santos, has signed an agreement with Origin Energy to supply feed gas for liquefaction into LNG.
Japanese company acquires 32.5% royalty interest in natural gas production from Encana fee lands.
Exoma Energy Ltd, an Australian oil and gas exploration company, has announced plans for an extensive drilling exploration campaign in 2012 that will target, among others, coalbed methane (CBM).
With the rapid rise in demand for LNG from Asia, the Australian coalbed methane (CBM) industry is booming. But could competition from US and Chinese shale gas frustrate Australian ambition?
Energy Drilling Australia (EDA), a subsidiary of mineral drilling services company, Ausdrill, looks to expand further into Australia’s coalbed methane (CBM) industry after taking delivery of a second drilling rig and ordering a third.
Underground coal gasification (UCG) developer, Wildhorse Energy, is close to completing its drilling and analysis at its Mecsek Hills project in Hungary, with multiple UCG-suitable coal seams indentified.
Reliance Industries and Reliance Power have entered into preliminary discussions to jointly develop CBM assets in Madhya Pradesh.
Essar Oil Ltd. a subsidiary of Essar Energy, has announced a significant increase in proven and probable reserves and best estimate contingent gas resources at its Raniganj coalbed methane (CBM) exploration block in West Bengal.
The first CBM exploration core well in the Kutai West Coalbed Methane Production Sharing Contract (Kutai West CBM PSC) was spud on 12 December 2011. The well is the first step in delineating the CBM resource and commercial potential of the Kutai West CBM PSC. A neighbouring CBM PSC is already in commercial production.
Battalion Resources Holding has acquired coalbed methane (CBM) assets in the Powder River Basin (PRB) from J.M. Huber Corp.