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    largest producer of natural gas in United States. The company invented horizontal drilling and proved to be an expert of unconventional drilling. Having the drive and commitment to achieve great accomplishments Chesapeake managed to set operation efficiency standard in the industry with their core values of integrity, trust and transparency. Although having financial issues with acquiring more debt and less liquid capital, the company managed to survive fluctuations of natural gas price and managed

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    Factors Affecting Price of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Introduction Over the last few years, the prices of crude oil and natural gas have depicted turbulent rising and falling trend. Changes in these prices are largely determined by supply and demand factors in the global market. The recent financial crisis that occurred in 2008 and 2009 displays poor economic conditions that have led to reduced demand of oil due to poor economic activities among many countries. Presently, the world economy is experiencing

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    Natural gas is a rapidly growing section of the economy. With a recent boom in production, more people are putting a focus on the resource. Although it has been around for centuries, it is relatively new in terms of mass production and shipment, especially in mainstream American attention. 2008 saw a rapid growth in both production and price, which expanded the economy in many small towns throughout the United States. But, only a few years later, the price dropped while production did not, and

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    September 18, 2014 Subject: Information about Oil and Natural Gas Extraction Industry This Report requested by the principal financial investor, Dr. Maria D. Davidson, includes information required to make an informed decision on whether or not to diversify into the Oil and Natural Gas Extraction industry. The Oil and Natural Gas Extraction industry is involved in the processes required to find and extract crude oil and natural gas. The Oil and Natural Gas industry has performed well in recent years despite

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    energy and environmental issues for Rolling Stone magazine once stated, “Nobody disputes that cheap natural gas would be a good thing for the economy. The question is, is this a sustainable new development that can be counted on for decades to come, or simply a 'bubble ' brought on by a land grab and drilling frenzy?” (“Jeff Goodell Quote”, 2013). Goodell states the undeniable truth about natural gas. This is that the federal government regulating the fracking industry will exponentially increase

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    Executive Summary In this paper, energy price volatility with regards natural gas will be expounded on the essentials of market requisites. The report explains a number of factors that lead to price differences in the market and price volatility implications to oil and gas companies and industry. Supply and demand factors play a major role in shaping natural gas prices but factors such as war, environment and OPEC contribute to price differentials. Value-at-Risk (VaR) evaluates and quantifies risk

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    CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Research Topic The initial part of this thesis provides, through selective reference to some of the literature, a clearer understanding of the question of what Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG hereinafter) is and how its transportation system works from the production plants to consumers all over the world. The aforementioned analysis will constitute the basis of understanding the main international technical and geostrategic changes taking place in the LNG

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    Natural gas transmission pipeline network system. Introduction One of the most widely used source of energy in world is natural gas (NG) and is due to its environment friendly characteristics. The distance between the resources and the place where it is needed is usually far apart. It is more economical to transport natural gas by pipeline compared to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for short distance. In transmission pipeline network system (TPNS), gas flow through various devices such as regulators

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    Natural gas is a pillar in Canada’s energy resources landscape. Industry reports (IBISWorld) indicate that the oil and gas industries (e.g., gas extraction, gas field services, natural gas distribution) in Canada are expected to generate revenues of over $56.4bn in 2015. The Canadian Energy Research Institute projects Western Canada’s natural gas sector to add $2.3tn to Canada’s GDP between 2015 and 2035. While, sales are projected to generate $1.4tn in sales and $400bn in taxes, as well as attract

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    international petroleum and natural gas exploration/production companies in the world. The main focus of the company is energy, involving the exploration and production of crude oil/natural gas, manufacturing of petroleum products and the transportation/sales of these said products. The company includes hundreds of affiliates which divides its business units into three main areas; upstream, downstream and chemical. The upstream section focuses on conventional oil, heavy oil, shale gas, deepwater, liquefied

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