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Competing for Profits in Natural Gas

Resource Investor -- For one natural gas pipeline provider, November is off to a very good start. We're just five days into the month, and already nearly $ 1.5 billion is set to change hands.

This is a chance for me to mirror the words of one of the icons of the business world. Jack Welch knows a thing or two about what it takes to revolutionize an industry. When he puts his finger on a transformative trend, its best we see where he's pointing.

Today, he's touting the revolution that is America's natural gas industry.

"We have a chance in this country to make this the American century," the former GE boss said Monday morning. "This gas thing is huge. The gas that we have found is in the first inning -- it's like the Internet in 1990. This is the first inning of the great American century."

But old man Welc

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yardslave Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,570 Points:599,730 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2012 5:40:04 AM Ignore yardslave Report Abuse Where are the CNG cars?
MAC48 Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,551 Points:768,795 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2012 12:21:00 AM Ignore MAC48 Report Abuse The enthusiasm that Jack Welch has for the developments in the natural gas industry over the last five years kind of make one want to put a few dollars into a pipeline oriented mutual fund or ETF does it not.
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,615 Points:1,207,555 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 11:07:14 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Jwduke1 says "Ovomit will give it to China! I am more than a little tired of the name calling. The President won a major victory last night, he doesn't deserve the school-boy names. Grow up, your side lost...get over it!
jimmy544 Champion Author Boston Posts:4,138 Points:656,780 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 8:47:12 PM Ignore jimmy544 Report Abuse Energy surplus has a way of quickly disappearing after every one depends on it.
MDTDriver Champion Author California Posts:9,739 Points:2,158,320 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 8:44:35 PM Ignore MDTDriver Report Abuse Just need a few billions?
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PoohMcGoo Champion Author Alabama Posts:3,077 Points:803,385 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 8:39:19 PM Ignore PoohMcGoo Report Abuse Well start pushing out more NG cars.
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Darwin00 All-Star Author Mississippi Posts:832 Points:272,495 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 8:37:51 PM Ignore Darwin00 Report Abuse Go natural gas!
spotterFL Champion Author Florida Posts:4,125 Points:525,965 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 8:24:11 PM Ignore spotterFL Report Abuse THE PARTY IS OVER - NOVEMBER 7, 2012 Half of the nation is gleefully happy....half is sad The choice has been made....good or bad Happy people drinking pink champagne and KoolAid.... While others are simply crying in their beers.... Half yell triumphantly "FOUR MORE YEARS!" Half bend over to moan "Four more years?" Only time will tell if this is swell.... Or just a repugnant smell....
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REKEY Champion Author South Carolina Posts:8,594 Points:1,702,340 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 8:18:29 PM Ignore REKEY Report Abuse jwduke1 says "Ovomit will give it to China!" Yeah I saw a bill he signed today that was sponsored by Boehner! [Edited by: REKEY at 11/7/2012 8:19:34 PM EST]
kusanagisama All-Star Author Texas Posts:708 Points:191,525 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 8:17:45 PM Ignore kusanagisama Report Abuse DeHavilland, you still need refiners for natural gas to separate all the different gasses out of it.
Romey08 Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,311 Points:1,436,490 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 8:17:19 PM Ignore Romey08 Report Abuse Forget about oil imports, we can be self reliant with natural gas and oil from CONUS
jwduke1 Champion Author Iowa Posts:15,604 Points:3,068,265 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 8:12:36 PM Ignore jwduke1 Report Abuse Ovomit will give it to China!
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DeHavilland Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,890 Points:1,907,165 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 8:08:55 PM Ignore DeHavilland Report Abuse I'm with you, grammamNV. No refiners needed.
Sam_I_Am_Not Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,305 Points:470,725 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2012 8:08:09 PM Ignore Sam_I_Am_Not Report Abuse And once we do, the price will go up.
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