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| From Russia With Love: Gazprom Gas Headed to California |
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The world’s largest gas producer and the world’s largest natural-gas market have finally come together. Gazprom and Shell announced a deal that will send gas from Russia’s far east to LNG terminals on the U.S. West Coast.  Make way (AP)
Granted, the volumes are tiny—one analyst figures the Gazprom shipments might make up about 0.5% of U.S. gas demand. But finding new customers and especially getting a foot in the U.S. market, the world’s most liquid for natural gas, has long been an aspiration of Gazprom. Still, the deal does raise the question—does the U.S. need to import gas, especially from Russia? A big chunk of President Obama’s energy policy hinges on reducing dependence on foreign energy, especially oil. One of T. Boone Pickens’ latest television ads mocks Europe’s dependence on fickle supplies of Russian gas, contrasting that with the U.S., “where we have a choice.” In recent years, U.S. domestic natural-gas production has exploded, thanks to new finds in previously hard-to-exploit areas. At the same time, demand for gas is plummeting because of the economic downturn. That combination has sent natural-gas prices to six-year lows; some analysts figure gas prices could halve again this year. More imported gas, even in small initial amounts, would probably help offset some recent pullback in domestic natural-gas business, and keep prices lowish. Though the Obama administration seems to be pulling back from Bush-era plans to build dozens of new terminals to import liquified natural gas, there are still big projects in the works, such as Exxon’s BlueOcean Energy floating LNG terminal off New York. Some analysts believe Exxon wants to build it with an eye towards importing gas from Russia, as well, when it finally develops its gas reserves in the Barents Sea. Importing more gas could be a mixed blessing for the environment. It would make natural-gas fired power plants even more competitive with dirtier coal-fired plants. But it would also widen the cost advantage natural-gas plants enjoy over renewable energy, such as wind power and solar power.
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