European railway has had a history of steady decline – apart from a couple of superstar routes. But the European railway network is also historically super developed. That might be a boon for LNG distribution. One of the big drawbacks…
For the speck of human history I have personally witnessed, it was an uncomfortable truth (and an unshakeable one) that the so-called developed world depended for its energy needs on some countries that may wish them no good. September 11…
About two years ago I was speaking at an event in London. I was asked on my opinion about the infamous Nabucco pipeline and if I believed if it would ever be built. I had just left EconGas, an OMV…
An offhand remark on my last post made me think a little more about how significant methane (let’s really do away with Natural Gas and use the correct word instead) will become over the next decades and what will end…
While the world was having a beauty sleep, an earth-moving event sent ripples through the Barents Sea – and made the infantile dreams of the classical energy monopolist in Europe (trust me – they are still an abundant species but…
Those going for LNG as a fuel were always on the exotic side of life in Europe. Not only were they grappling with infrastructure problems, but they also had to assume a much higher cost of purchasing new gear. EURO…
With the end of the Cold War, Fukuyama famously predicted the end of history. It was one of the bigger blunders in the predicting business as things not only have not gotten less exciting – it even got significantly more…
It’s a thorny question. And not one with a clear-cut answer possible. But I have been exposed to both and will jump into the snakepit for you. LNG or Emulsion Fuels? Those who have gone through my LinkedIn profile (and…
LNG regasification has been a no-business for pretty much all of its history. The terminal owners/operators are pretty happy with this state of affairs as their life has been really simple. Don’t move and take in guaranteed returns – that…
Methane Hydrates are known to the world as burning ice. It is an oddity to the energy industry and easily shrugged off but they are more imminent than many executives like to think. The LNG projects under construction today will…