A History Of The Natural Gas Industry

Author : Charles Blanchard
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780822987772

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The Extraction State by Charles Blanchard Pdf

The history of the United States of America is also the history of the energy sector. Natural gas provides the fuel that allows us to heat our homes in winter and cool them in summer with the touch of a button or turn of a dial—when the industry runs smoothly. From the oil crisis of the 1970s to the fall of Enron and the California electricity crisis at the turn of the century to contemporary issues of hydraulic fracking, poorly conceived government policies have sometimes left us shivering, stranded, or with significantly lighter wallets. In this expansive narrative, Charles Blanchard traces the rise of natural gas and the regulatory missteps that nearly ruined the market. Beginning in the 1880s, The Extraction State explains how the New Deal regulatory compact came together in the 1920s, even before the Great Depression, and how it fell apart in the 1970s. From there, the book dissects the policies that affect us today, and explores where we might be headed in the near future.

Author : David A. Waples
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114197119

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The Natural Gas Industry in Appalachia by David A. Waples Pdf

The large scale, practical uses of natural gas were initially introduced by innovators Joseph Pew and George Westinghouse for the steel and glass industries in Pittsburgh, and local gas companies evolved from individual wells to an interstate supply network acquired by Rockefeller's Standard Oil interests. Natural gas is now a prevalent part of American markets and is filling the critical void left by a lack of new coal, oil, and nuclear power facilities. This vital American enterprise began in the Appalachian states as an accidental and underestimated by-product of the oil rush of 1859. This book explores the evolution and significance of the natural gas industry. Early chapters discuss the first natural gas discoveries in the 1800s, the ways in which entrepreneurs used the fuel, the consequent displacement of the manufactured gas industry, and the expansion of the Appalachian natural gas network-largely initiated by Standard Oil interests-into major regional markets. Later chapters discuss the growth of the Appalachian drilling industry, the first wooden and metal pipelines, the development of gas compressor engines, the pioneering of gas storage fields, and the genesis of gas marketing for lighting, heating, cooking, and industrial use. The concluding chapter describes the growth of the Appalachian natural gas industry since its major source of supply shifted from local wells in the 1950s to new discoveries of natural gas in the southwestern United States and the Gulf of Mexico. The conclusion also describes the impact of gas shortages and the government regulation that affects the industry to the present day.

Author : J. Craig,F. Gerali,F. MacAulauy,R. Sorkhabi
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786203632

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History of the European Oil and Gas Industry by J. Craig,F. Gerali,F. MacAulauy,R. Sorkhabi Pdf

The history of the European oil and gas industry reflects local as well as global political events, economic constraints and the personal endeavours of individual petroleum geoscientists as much as it does the development of technologies and the underlying geology of the region. The first commercial oil wells in Europe were drilled in Poland in 1853, Romania in 1857, Germany in 1859 and Italy in 1860. The 23 papers in this volume focus on the history and heritage of the oil and gas industry in the key European oil-producing countries from the earliest onshore drilling to its development into the modern industry that we know today. The contributors chronicle the main events and some of the major players that shaped the industry in Europe. The volume also marks several important anniversaries, including 150 years of oil exploration in Poland and Romania, the centenary of the drilling of the first oil well in the UK and 50 years of oil production from onshore Spain.

Author : Castaneda
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1999-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0805798315

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A History of the Natural Gas Industry by Castaneda Pdf

Author : James Anthony Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Gas manufacture and works
ISBN : UCAL:B4125038

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The Chronological History of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries by James Anthony Clark Pdf

Author : Trevor Illtyd Williams
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015019758625

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A History of the British Gas Industry by Trevor Illtyd Williams Pdf

Author : Alan J. MacFadyen,Gordon Campbell Watkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 155238540X

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Petropolitics by Alan J. MacFadyen,Gordon Campbell Watkins Pdf

Winner of the 2014 Book of the Year Award from the Petroleum History Society!The importance of energy to the functioning of any economy has meant that energy industries are amongst the most regulated of industries. What might appear to be purely private decisions are made within a complex and evolving web of government regulations. Petropolitics: Petroleum Development, Markets and Regulations, Alberta as an Illustrative History provides an economic history of the petroleum industry in Alberta as well as a detailed analysis of the operation of the markets for Alberta oil and natural gas, and the main governmental regulations (apart from environmental regulations) faced by the industry. The tools used within this study are applicable to oil and gas industries throughout the world.

Author : David A. Waples
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786491544

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The Natural Gas Industry in Appalachia by David A. Waples Pdf

The large scale, practical uses of natural gas were initially introduced by innovators Joseph Pew and George Westinghouse for the steel and glass industries in Pittsburgh, and local gas companies evolved from individual wells to an interstate supply network acquired by Rockefeller's Standard Oil interests. Natural gas is now a prevalent part of American markets and with the production from the Marcellus shale is filling the critical void left by a lack of new coal, oil, and nuclear power facilities. This vital American enterprise began in the Appalachian states as an accidental and underestimated byproduct of the oil rush of 1859. This book explores the evolution and significance of the natural gas industry to the present day.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1021639931

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Natural Gas Industry; Volume 16 by Anonymous Pdf

This book provides an overview of the natural gas industry, including its history, operations, and current state. It covers topics such as exploration and production, transportation, and regulation of the industry. This book is a valuable resource for those interested in the history and economic impact of natural gas production and consumption. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Havard Devold
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Gas fields
ISBN : 9781105538643

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Oil and Gas Production Handbook: An Introduction to Oil and Gas Production by Havard Devold Pdf

Author : P. Högselius
Publisher : Springer
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137286154

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Red Gas by P. Högselius Pdf

This book applies a systems and risk perspective on international energy relations, author Per Högselius investigates how and why governments, businesses, engineers and other actors sought to promote – and oppose– the establishment of an extensive East-West natural gas regime that seemed to overthrow the fundamental logic of the Cold War.

Author : Ebbe Almqvist
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461501978

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History of Industrial Gases by Ebbe Almqvist Pdf

Starting at the dawn of science, History of Industrial Gases traces the development of gas theory from its Aristotelian roots to its modern achievements as a global industry. Dr. Almqvist explores how environmental protection, geographical areas, and the drive for higher purity and efficiency affected development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and how they will influence the future of this rapidly expanding industry. The roles of major contributing companies are also discussed to provide an informative and thought-provoking treatise valuable to anyone who studies or works in this fascinating field.

Author : David Breen
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0888642458

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Alberta's Petroleum Industry and the Conservation Board by David Breen Pdf

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board, created by the Alberta government in 1938, ensured that the province's petroleum resources were utilized in a manner that protected the long-term public interest.

Author : Christopher James Castaneda
Publisher : Ohio State University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Gas industry
ISBN : 9780814205907

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Regulated Enterprise by Christopher James Castaneda Pdf

"Christopher Castaneda's study of the construction of the pipelines that transported southwestern gas to the Northeast traces the ways in which the federal regulatory process fostered competitive growth in the natural gas industry." "In 1938, the Natural Gas Act granted the Federal Power Commission jurisdiction over the interstate transmission and sale of natural gas. The FPC used its new powers to guide, shape, and manage an intensely competitive period in the industry. As Castaneda shows, aggressive and politically astute entrepreneurs based in the Southwest took advantage of economic opportunity and a regulatory environment conducive to industry growth. They financed and built the nation's longest gas pipelines to connect the massive southwestern reserves with the major northern energy markets. The coal industry, which supplied the raw product for manufactured gas, and the railroad industry, which transported the coal, adamantly but unsuccessfully opposed the action and attempted to halt the introduction of natural gas into their northeastern markets. First, during the war years, emergency regulatory agencies directed the expansion of the industry into Appalachia. Then, in the ensuing peacetime, market forces prompted entrepreneurs to compete vigorously for regulatory approval to build pipelines to sell natural gas in the Northeast." "While previous studies have examined the development of the natural gas industry after 1954, when the Supreme Court's Phillips decision established the FPC as a regulator of price control rather than as a manager of industrial growth, Castaneda's is the first to examine this earlier entrepreneurial era. Based on exhaustive research in corporate records and government documents, Regulated Enterprise offers a case study of government-business relations during a period of rapid industrial expansion and suggests a new way of looking at federal regulation and competitive growth."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Linda Herkenhoff
Publisher : Business Expert Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781606495018

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A Profile of the Oil and Gas Industry by Linda Herkenhoff Pdf

Oil and gas are important to every aspect of our economy, yet the oil and gas industry is distinguished by its combination of increasing demands and decreasing discovery volumes--and it is an industry shrouded in an environment of extremely volatile pricing. Although the profits enjoyed by the oil and gas industry are enormous, the industry remains one of the most capital-intensive in a world where rising expenses continue to threaten to squeeze profit margins. Geopolitics may continue to be the most important variable in maintaining existing assets and in successfully achieving new discoveries and carrying out their subsequent development. But finding new oil and gas reserves is becoming more challenging and the places where hydrocarbons are being found are more remote. Thus technology advances are also a key variable to enable exploration, drilling and development to become economically feasible in some of these more difficult operating environments. For the last century oil and gas additions have exceeded demand but has this industry now reached a "peak oil" situation? Some experts argue we are on the cusp of maximum oil production while others suggest we are still about a decade away. Natural gas demand however, is rising at a slightly faster rate than oil. Natural gas may be the immediate replacement fuel for oil as a source of clean and efficient electric power generation. Three out of the top ten Fortune 500 companies were oil/gas companies in 2011. This short introduction to the oil and gas industry will focus on history, operations, major companies, outside market forces, regulation and the current challenges the industry faces. Such factors as finite natural resources, the environment, economics, geopolitics, and technology will all come into play in the narrative. The book will demonstrate how the leaders of this industry, former champions of progress, are now coming under scrutiny and being depicted as the biggest culprits of environmental degradation. Yet the industry is likely to continue to grow until some form of alternate fuels is developed. The oil and gas industry will continue to have an enormous impact on life on the planet.