BLIZZARD TRIGGERS A 60-FOLD SURGE IN PRICES FOR U.S. NATURAL GAS

Other major trading hubs in New York and New England saw prices exceed 100, according to a person familiar with those markets... READ MORE›

UK FRACKERS ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME

The UK's shale gas industry is in a race against time to establish itself before climate change regulations shut it down... READ MORE›

MINISTRY RIGHT TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

As a result, some coal-burning boilers and coal-burning stoves in some villagers' homes have been demolished before natural gas has been supplied... READ MORE›

LIQUEFIED GAS PROVING TO BE A NATURAL FOR ENERGY FIRMS

Many countries are looking to LNG as a more secure source of natural gas imports than pipelines, said Rice University's Hartley... READ MORE›

BEIJING ORDERS REGIONS TO 'REGULATE' GAS MARKET AS PRICES SOAR

The eight regions include top natural gas producing regions Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Sichuan and major gas consuming regions such as Hebei, Jiangsu, Liaoning and Beijing, he said... READ MORE›

200 BCM OF GAS PIPED TO CHINA FROM CENTRAL ASIA

The project creates a win-win situation while benefiting over 300 million Chinese, it has also created nearly 10,000 jobs in Central Asia... READ MORE›

DOZENS OF HOMES FLOODED AFTER THREE RIVERS BURST THEIR BANKS

Dozens of homes have been flooded in a Co Laois town after three rivers burst their banks... READ MORE›

NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS WILL BLOW EUROPE'S CARBON BUDGET AT CURRENT LEVELS

Extracting and burning natural gas produces substantial quantities of methane and carbon dioxide which warm the climate in different ways, Broderick said... READ MORE›

NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS WILL BLOW EUROPE'S CARBON BUDGET AT CURRENT LEVELS

Extracting and burning natural gas produces substantial quantities of methane and carbon dioxide which warm the climate in different ways, Broderick said... READ MORE›

NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS WILL BLOW EUROPE'S CARBON BUDGET AT CURRENT LEVELS

Extracting and burning natural gas produces substantial quantities of methane and carbon dioxide which warm the climate in different ways, Broderick said... READ MORE›

NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS WILL BLOW EUROPE'S CARBON BUDGET AT CURRENT LEVELS

Extracting and burning natural gas produces substantial quantities of methane and carbon dioxide which warm the climate in different ways, Broderick said... READ MORE›

JAILS IN SCOTLAND LESS VIOLENT THAN IN ENGLAND AND WALES, FIGURES SHOW

Scottish prisons are significantly less violent than jails in England and Wales, with lower rates of inmate aggression, according to statistics released by the Scottish parliament... READ MORE›

EUROPCAR 'REPAIR CHARGES SCANDAL' MAY HAVE SPREAD ACROSS THE WORLD

Europcar'sA repair charges scandal may have spread across the world and ripped-off millions of British holidaymakers, it has emerged... READ MORE›

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GOVERNMENT MAKES 'OUTRAGEOUS' U-TURN OVER FRACKING IN PRECIOUS WILDLIFE SITES

Government makes 'outrageous' U-turn over fracking in precious wildlife sites... READ MORE›

FRACKING APPLICATION REJECTED BY LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Anti-fracking campaigners visibly delighted as councillors reject Cuadrillas application to drill for shale gas at Preston New Road... READ MORE›

ENERGY GIANT UNVEILS SHALE GAS PLAN

Ineos is currently building Europe's largest shale gas import facility to feed its petrochemicals plant at Grangemouth... READ MORE›

FRACKING WILL BE ALLOWED UNDER NATIONAL PARKS, UK DECIDES

Labour's shadow energy minister Tom Greatrex said allowing fracking under protected areas could lead them to be ringed by shale gas operators... READ MORE›

FRACKING SET TO BE BANNED FROM 40% OF ENGLAND'S SHALE AREAS

Guardian analysis reveals new rules agreed by government would make huge swath of protected areas off limits for shale gas exploration... READ MORE›

TORIES FORCED INTO U-TURN ON FAST-TRACK FRACKING AFTER ACCEPTING LABOUR PLANS

Donna Hume, from Friends of the Earth, said Public opinion and increasing concern from MPs has forced the government into retreat on fracking... READ MORE›

HOW A CANADIAN TIMBER COMPANY IS USING U.S. RACKETEERING LAW TO GO AFTER GREENPEACE

For several years, Greenpeace has been mounting a multimedia campaign against Canada's Resolute Forest Products, one of the largest timber-and-paper companies in the world... READ MORE›

HOW ELON MUSK AND CHEAP OIL DOOMED PUSH FOR NATURAL GAS CARS

Clean Energy Fuels is also seeking a way to expand its reach by using natural gas extracted from landfills and farms to supply filling stations... READ MORE›

EATING DISORDERS: WHAT IS TREATMENT LIKE WHERE YOU LIVE?

NHS Digital figures show that hospital admissions for eating disorders in England are increasing... READ MORE›

LABOUR'S PLEDGE TO BAN FRACKING IN THE UK IS 'MADNESS', SAYS GMB

The Welsh government opposes fracking and has instructed local authorities to turn down applications... READ MORE›

EXOMARS MISSION LIFTS OFF TO EXPLORE

During the joint mission by the European and Russian space agencies, the probe will circle Mars and measure tiny amounts of gases, such as methane... READ MORE›

SHALE GAS BAN 'WOULD CEMENT DECLINE OF UK MANUFACTURING'

Ratcliffe said Grangemouth, near Edinburgh, had been on its knees before Ineos decided to spend ?450m on converting the plant to accept shale gas imports... READ MORE›

RUSSIA TO BUILD CONTROVERSIAL ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS IN ARCTIC FOR GAS INDUSTRY

In 2014, Novatek received the right to export LNG from the Gydan peninsula in the Kara Sea... READ MORE›

THE WELSH HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUNDS OF VISITORS

Country diary Cadair Idris, Gwynedd This diverse aural geography perhaps reflects the transformation of the Welsh hills from a rural landscape into a recreational one... READ MORE›

AMERICA'S BECOMING A WORLD ENERGY LEADER - EVEN AS IT LEADS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

All this amid rising emissions in the rest of world, notes Fatih Birol, of the International Energy Agency... READ MORE›

GREECE'S ENERGEAN SIGNS FIRST DEAL TO SUPPLY GAS TO ISRAEL

Greece's Energean will supply as much as 23 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the Karish and Tanin fields offshore Israel to Dalia Power Energies Ltd... READ MORE›

ELEPHANT PIERCES TYRE WITH TUSK IN SAFARI ATTACK

The mutual OneFamily has compiled a list of the top 20 postcodes in England and Wales to raise a family... READ MORE›

She told Andrew Neil there had been a lot of coverage of Scottish issues, and now it was time for Wales to step up... READ MORE›

UKIP AREN T THE MOST RIGHT-WING PARTY ACCORDING TO YOU LOT

Like the Nazca Lines, Hallstatt and the surrounding area have been designated a Unesco World Heritage site... READ MORE›

BRITISH TEENAGERS AMONG LEAST SATISFIED IN WESTERN WORLD

Boys were more likely than girls to say they had experienced sexual activity, except in England and Wales where girls reported it more... READ MORE›

LA GAS LEAK: WORST IN US HISTORY SPEWED AS MUCH POLLUTION AS 600,000 CARS

A natural gas leak in the mountains above Los Angeles was one of the worst accidental discharges of greenhouse gases in US history... READ MORE›

A SINGLE PIPELINE'S TAKING U.S. GAS ON A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE

Some of this year's biggest gyrations in U.S. natural gas prices can be chalked up to a single pipeline... READ MORE›

MPLX TO BUY MARKWEST FOR $15.63 BILLION, CREATING FOURTH-LARGEST MLP

The acquisition which will create an MLP with a market value of 21 billion will add natural gas processing facilities to MPLX's crude-heavy portfolio... READ MORE›

CHINA SUCCEEDS IN MINING COMBUSTIBLE ICE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

One cubic meter of combustible ice, a kind of natural gas hydrate, is equal to 164 cubic meters of regular natural gas... READ MORE›

JAPAN LEAPFROG NEXT RUGBY WORLD CUP OPPONENTS SCOTLAND IN RANKINGS

Japan have moved above their next World Cup opponents Scotland in the world rankings... READ MORE›

OBAMA AND CANADA'S JUSTIN TRUDEAU VOW TO TACKLE METHANE EMISSIONS FROM OIL AND GAS SECTOR

Natural gas and petroleum systems constitute the largest source of U.S. methane emissions from industry... READ MORE›

BHP CEO TELLS INVESTORS OPTIONS FOR U.S. SHALE UNIT UNDER REVIEW

Is assuring shareholders that it's exploring numerous options for its contentious U.S. shale unit amid pressure from activist investor Elliott Management Corp... READ MORE›

MODEL DEVOURS A 10,000 CALORIES SUNDAE

The mutual OneFamily has compiled a list of the top 20 postcodes in England and Wales to raise a family... READ MORE›

INTERNATIONAL COURT RULES IN FAVOUR OF GREENPEACE ACTIVIST COLIN RUSSELL

Colin Russell was held in a Russian prison after the Dutch-flagged Arctic Sunrise was boarded in September 2013 and the 30 Greenpeace activists and journalists were detained... READ MORE›

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015: WALES COACH WARREN GATLAND SLAMS STUPID 'GROUP OF HELL'

Wales and Australia have locked in quarter-final berths after they both toppled World Cup hosts England in the pool stages... READ MORE›