Switching to Natural Gas is a "Global Gamechanger"

Comment by Brett Mozingo on November 12, 2009 at 7:32am

Good job Boon!!! Our national security is depending on programs like the Pickens Plan.

Comment by Peggy Meeks on November 12, 2009 at 7:54am

Amen to that!!

Comment by Mike Morgan on November 12, 2009 at 7:55am

T Boone Pickens should partner with Choctaw Chief Gregory Pyle of Oklahoma. Both of these men seem to be very honorable. Their greatest problem will be dealing with those in Washington that cannot work with honest men. Governments no longer give a damn about, "We the People" or the American Constitution!
The Fall of the Republic, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VebOTc-7shU&feature=response_watch

Comment by Brian Gauthier on November 12, 2009 at 8:12am

If there is any doubt regarding who actually runs this country, then just look at how our so-called political leaders are dragging their collective feet on working to reduce America’s dependency on foreign oil. We are the Saudi Arabia of natural gas, yet very little progress has been made to take advantage of this position. It would be a win-win situation – creating thousands of jobs for Americans while reducing our exposure to critical resources not under American control. The government could also generate vast tax revenues on this fuel in order to help in reducing the national debt. But I guess the oil companies don’t want to see this scenario come to fruition…….

Comment by Derek Schwartz on November 12, 2009 at 8:32am

It's really too bad that the infrastructure is still so non-existant. I'm very disappointed in all of the road-blocks to using CNG as an automotive fuel. I was interested, at one point, in considering a startup business to create more public fueling stations, but the government red-tape in impossible to satisfy. It's almost as if they don't want its use to increase.

I just sold my CNG car because only 2 public stations exist in all of North Phoenix (AZ), and one of them is usually out of order for some reason. The inconvenience of a 15-minute drive, just to fill my tanks, finally outweighed any benefit that I saw in continuing to drive CNG. The car is now in California, where infrastructure actually does exist.

I bought my current house specifically because it has Natural Gas service, but it's so expensive to have a home fueling station installed, and then expensive to use it (because the NG company charges an automotive use rate), that it's simply more sane to stick with the mainstream standard of gasoline.

If the NG company didn't gouge people on the use of residential NG for automotive purposes, I could see great potential in the future of NG. But, it's almost as expensive as gasoline, even after you pay so much for the installation of a home fueling station!

Comment by Dr. Paul A. Curto on November 12, 2009 at 8:34am

Pick,
I must respectfully disagree with you. China will become a net importer of natural gas this year, and Canada is already seeing a significant drop in the output of its gas fields, having seen peak net production in 2003. The productivity of these new US shale fields drops about 60% per year after initial production begins, on average. At best, they need $6/MMBTU sales prices to break even at startup, and $9 within a year. The current world price is less than half that amount. The foreign gas exporters have fields with marginal rates of production several times that in the US and marginal prices less than $2/MMBTU. Smart buyers will buy from them, not from us. This US-only drill-baby-drill idea is not a productive use of capital. We should find alternative sources that eliminate both carbon dioxide and the vagueries of world market price fluctuations, and buy the cheapest gas we can find on world markets while we transition. Using up what little bit of capital we have buying this shale gas is a colossal error in judgment.

Comment by tom on November 12, 2009 at 8:41am

Get the beauracrats and CONGRESS of their butts! Go Boone!

Comment by richard gibbons on November 12, 2009 at 8:51am

Anyone who may be able to stand up against the resources of the BIG OIL in the use of natural gas, must bring some honesty to Washington. Campaign funds and just plain greed will govern who does what. My support for Boone is steadfast and unwavering for his dedication to USA and his hard work keeping us a free and prosperous nation.

Comment by L. Wallace Webster on November 12, 2009 at 9:09am

My support for Mr. Pickens is complete and full. He has got a viable plan and it's time our lazy politicians quit listening to the lobbyist and start to think about our own resources for energy.

Comment by Sam Fleet on November 12, 2009 at 9:16am

Go Boone!!

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