Tag: Natural gas

Natural gas cranks up push into transportation sector

Natural gas cranks up push into transportation sector

| February 18, 2013

Courtesy of The Globe and Mail, by Nathan Vanderklippe:The dream of replacing fuels such as diesel has long been a tantalizing one. But industry is now taking its first steps toward realizing it, as western Canada becomes a test-bed for a new way to power the economy – and fertile ground for deeply optimistic ambitions. […]

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Natural gas puts oil in crosshairs as transport fuel of choice

Natural gas puts oil in crosshairs as transport fuel of choice

| January 27, 2013

  From Reuters, London, Andrew Callus:  Crude oil’s supremacy in motor fuels is pricing it out of power and industry, leaving it stuck in low-growth transport and vulnerable to a revolution that could favour natural gas. International oil company BP PLC predicts worldwide oil demand growth of just 0.8 per cent a year up to […]

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Sales of NG Trucks, Buses to Top 180,000 by 2019

Sales of NG Trucks, Buses to Top 180,000 by 2019

| October 11, 2012 | Reply

As many governments and businesses seek ways to reduce the fuel costs and emissions of their fleets of trucks and buses, diesel and natural gas have become more appealing options , according to report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant’s Energy Practice, which forecasts steady growth for natural gas truck and bus sales. Annual […]

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