Category: Natural gas

Iran Grapples With Winter Gas Shortages Despite Having World’s Second Largest Gas Reserves

For the past month, Iranian officials have been struggling with gas shortages and outages in the north and other parts of the country, where demand for energy is at high records due to unusually cold weather. Iran, which has the world’s second-largest natural gas reserves, is struggling to meet domestic demand, especially in winter months…


Behind California’s Skyrocketing Natural Gas Bills

Californians are expecting skyrocketing natural gas bills this month, but this can’t all be blamed on the weather, according to industry insiders. Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), which serves about 5.9 million households and businesses, warned customers to expect “shockingly high” January bills that could be 128 percent higher compared to December. Those who typically…


What’s Behind California’s Skyrocketing Natural Gas Bills: Insiders

Californians are expecting skyrocketing natural gas bills this month, but this can’t all be blamed on the weather, according to industry insiders. Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), which serves about 5.9 million households and businesses, warned customers to expect “shockingly high” January bills that could be 128 percent higher compared to December. Those who typically…


Controversial Study Doesn’t Assume ‘Causal Relationship’ Between Gas Stoves and Asthma: Think Tank

A group that commissioned a study that linked natural gas stoves to childhood asthma that was cited by a number of media outlets this week revealed that it “does not assume or estimate a causal relationship” between gas stoves and asthma. The study, commissioned by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) think tank, linked 12.7 percent of…


Federal Utility to Build Gas Plant in Tennessee Despite EPA and Biden’s Concerns

The largest public utility in the United States signed a plan this week to move forward with building a natural gas plant to replace a coal-burning plant in Tennessee, a move that has drawn concern from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and President Biden’s clean energy goals. “Following a multi-year, transparent, and public process, TVA…


Federal Agency May Ban Gas Stoves Across US Over Health Hazards

A federal agency may implement a nationwide ban on natural gas stoves over concerns they cause health and respiratory problems, an official said. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will have public comment about gas stoves in the winter of 2023 and could set standards on emissions—even possibly banning them, CPSC head Richard Trumka Jr. told…


‘Shockingly High’ Gas Bills Coming to Southern California in January: SoCalGas

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) customers could pay more than double the monthly price for natural gas this month, the company warned. “There’s no easy way to put this: January bills are likely to be shockingly high,” the company said in a statement Dec. 29. Customers will pay about 128 percent higher in January compared…


San Diego Gas & Electric Raises Rates

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced new gas and electricity rates which began on Jan. 1, showing consumer prices have more than doubled compared to last year. The cost per unit of natural gas increased from $2.36 last January to $5.11 this year, the county’s main utility provider announced in a Jan. 3 statement….


$100 Crude in 2023? Oil and Gas Prices Expected to Have Another Bullish Year

Crude oil prices have ended 2022 close to where they started the year, despite a broad array of factors that disrupted global energy markets over the last 12 months. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil rose 4.5 percent, to about $79 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange in 2022. Brent, the international benchmark…


Texas Governor Wants Answers Over Energy Company ‘Failure’ on Winter Planning

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called on the state attorney general and the railroad commissioner to investigate Atmos Energy’s lack of preparation for the recent severe winter weather. Abbott sent letters to Attorney General Ken Paxton and Railroad Commission Chairman Christi Craddick on Dec. 28 asking their agencies to investigate the energy company’s failure to…