Gas Industries

Until relatively recently, natural gas-rich shale formations throughout the United States were not considered to have significant resource value be...

The federal government has been extensively involved in the production, storage, and use of helium since the early part of the twentieth century. T...

The oil industry in the United States has been the subject of innumerable histories. But books on the development of the natural gas industry and t...

This book describes how Saudi Arabia''s oil, gas and mineral resources were discovered, and looks at key stages in the development of the oil and g...

In 2009, the New Brunswick provincial government leased over a million hectares of land to Texas-based Southwestern Energy for the purposes of natu...

Within the next five years, the United States may become a large exporter of natural gas for the first time in decades. Increased development of U....

The future of oil and natural gas production in Mexico is of importance for both Mexico''''s economic growth, as well as for U.S. energy security, ...

Almost four decades ago, in response to the Arab oil embargo and recession it triggered, Congress passed legislation restricting crude oil exports ...

What should a country do if it suddenly discovers oil and gas? How should it spend the subsequent cash windfall? How can it protect against corrupt...

Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to free oil and natural gas trapped underground in low-permeability rock formations by injecting a fluid u...