Taking Down Natural Gas

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Taking Down Natural Gas By Keith Kohl | Friday, July 6th, 2012 Everyone wants to be more efficient. It doesn't matter who you are or which business you're in. And nowhere is that a bigger priority today than in the energy industry. In March, we told you technology is driving our domestic oil and gas boom. We've known since the 1950s the Bakken held billions of barrels of oil. This wasn't some revelation industry experts had in 2008. But the recovery of said oil didn't take place for decades... Until the right technology (combining horizontal drilling with hydraulic fracturing) was perfected to tap this wealth of shale resources. In just four years, the entire production process has been added to, altered and, above all, improved. Nothing is out of bounds when it comes to new breakthroughs or shaving costs from the multi-million-dollar shale wells being drilled on U.S. soil — and often, it's the small changes that can make a huge difference... Advertisement The Ethanol Scam Is Over! Here are 3 ways to profit from its demise. — Click Here — Follow the Leader We saw this earlier this year with Encana, one of the largest North American gas producers. A few months back, the company reported it was going to begin powering its drilling rigs with LNG rather than diesel. Why? Well, we know a single Bakken rig uses almost 3,000 gallons of diesel per day. For those of you keeping score, that's a few million gallons of diesel being used daily to extract oil. Even with a 20% drop in crude prices over the last three months, fueling those rigs isn't cheap. But Encana implemented a new LNG strategy that allowed them to lower fuel costs by 47% in the Haynesville Shale. Of course, another added benefit to converting to nat gas is the fact that using LNG-driven rigs emits between 20% and 30% less carbon dioxide than those running on traditional diesel. After witnessing Encana's success in making the switch to natural gas, it was only a matter of time before we started seeing this strategy elsewhere... EQT Corp. announced they were doing the same thing to their rigs in the Marcellus. We can't help but wonder how many more companies will soon follow suit during the next few years — especially considering the supply glut has all but assured a low domestic prices for natural gas. It's a no-brainer for North American oil and gas drillers to take advantage of cheap North American natural gas prices. Advertisement A Confidential G20 Report has just landed in my mailbox... Through a few well-placed inside contacts, I was able to obtain a copy of a Confidential G20 Report that could change your financial future... This blueprint details how the projected pace of new infrastructure spending worldwide is about to accelerate at an astonishing pace. Click here to get the details  and find out how it could make you rich — starting today.  Growth Through Efficiency Switching to rigs that run on LNG rather than diesel is just one example of the changes taking place in the energy sector. When I mentioned this efficiency measure to my colleague Nick Hodge, he replied with a grin and said, “You want to see growth potential?” He didn't even wait for me to respond before he went on... “This breakthrough could eventually take our natural gas boom right out of the picture.” If any sector of U.S. energy production has room to grow, it's solar: Most energy investors make the mistake of only paying attention to the larger slices of the pie above: oil, coal, and natural gas. But in doing so, they're overlooking one of the biggest investment opportunities today. All it would take for solar to compete against the big energy players like coal and natural gas is to be more cost efficient. Now, I'll be honest; I've always thought solar — or any other form of renewable energy, for that matter — would have a heck of a time competing with coal or natural gas... That is, until Nick showed told me about a new development in solar technology that manages to cut costs in half while doubling output. Imagine the potential growth for solar it if were suddenly on the same economic playing field as fossil fuels... This could be the turning point for solar. I recommend reading Nick's full investment report for yourself. Until next time, Keith Kohl @KeithKohl1 on Twitter A true insider in the energy markets, Keith is one of few financial reporters to have visited the Alberta oil sands. His research has helped thousands of investors capitalize from the rapidly changing face of energy. Keith connects with hundreds of thousands of readers as the Managing Editor of Energy & Capital as well as Investment Director of Angel Publishing's Energy Investor. For years, Keith has been providing in-depth coverage of the Bakken, the Haynesville Shale, and the Marcellus natural gas formations — all ahead of the mainstream media. For more on Keith, go to his editor's page.   I liked this article | I did not like this article Follow Energy and Capital on The Bottom Line Related Articles Fracking Is Safe The Saudis' Secret Fracking Water Solar and Natural Gas Recently... Record $91.6 Billion Invested Last Year Uncovered: Japan's Secret Solar Plan Ending the Frack War Most Important Energy Event of the Decade The Optimistic Case for Oil

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