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Vol. 19, No. 31 Week of August 03, 2014
Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industry


Cheap gas fuels big dreams

Using natural gas to power transportation sector has sputtered and backfired, held back by capital costs, still-evolving technology

Gary Park

For Petroleum News

The prospect of using abundant supplies of natural gas as a transportation fuel has attracted a swarm of admirers and eager promoters over several decades. But progress toward their big dreams has been marked by fits and starts. Companies such as Shell, Chesapeake, Encana and South Africa’s Sasol ha....

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Lack of fueling infrastructure

Shell suspends development

Retrofitting costs high

Handful of undertakings


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