Apache follows Encana in fuel conversion

摘要

Faced with natural-gas prices that have dipped below US$2 per MMBtu, natural-gas producers in the U.S. and Canada are working to lower their costs through the use of LNG-fuelled drilling rigs, Reuters reported April 12. "We've seen interest [in utilizing LNG as a fuel source] just kind of explode in the last six to eight months," said Ron Bertasi, CEO of Pror metheus Energy Group.