For construction, gas requires about 1, 000 jobs per 1, 000 MW of installed capacity, wind requires 1, 000 jobs, coal 1, 500 jobs, and nuclear 5, 000 jobs.
It should stimulate a boom in construction of gas-fired plants, given the huge new supplies of shale gas unlocked by the combination of deep horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
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Washington is concerned about plans for the construction of a gas pipeline from Iran to India.
The most notable omission is infrastructure construction of a gas gathering system to tie into, with luck, an existing nearby major trunk line.
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George Osborne approved the construction of new gas-fired power stations, to be built over the next two decades, similar to the one opened in Pembrokshire last September.
Some states require natural-gas companies use technology to capture gas during the construction and drilling of wells.
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It would hasten construction of a massive natural gas pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to the lower 48 states.
As there is no global market for gas, the construction of costly pipelines effectively locks consumers into lengthy contracts with producers.
But without individual customers willing to sign up, and pay up, for its construction, buying more Russian gas through existing pipelines will seem an easier and cheaper option.
The latest memorandum of understanding, signed by Tehran and CNOOC, China's biggest offshore oil producer, would involve the exploitation of the North Pars fields and the construction of Iranian liquefied natural gas facilities, whose products would then be exported to China.
Meanwhile, New England plans to import natural gas supplies from foreign markets and has started construction on nearly a dozen shipping terminals for liquid natural-gas imports.
Private companies in the oil and gas, mining, construction and other industries also rely on generators for power.
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It will now work with carbon capture provider, Doosan Power Systems, Fluor, an engineering and construction company, and oil and gas firm Petrofac.
According to Platts, there are some 13GW of thermal energy capacity, comprising mainly hard coal but some lignite and gas, already under construction in Germany.
Last quarter, the company said that demand was healthy across market segments, but particularly in the non-residential construction, energy, oil and gas, and aerospace industries.
The production sector increased by 1.1%, primarily driven by growth in electricity and gas supply, and construction also grew by 0.6% following a period of contraction.
The American president had adamantly opposed the construction of a massive new Siberian gas pipeline on the grounds that it would clearly have made Western Europe dependent upon Soviet energy - and, therefore, susceptible to Moscow's blackmail.
Expats outnumber Qataris by six to one, drawn by jobs in construction, hospitality, education and the gas and oil industries.
That will result in the closing of a cadre of coal plants and the construction of numerous combined-cycle natural gas facilities.
Overseas companies already have approached the Cypriot authorities for the construction of a liquefied-natural-gas plant, which will help process and export the hydrocarbon reserves.
Natural gas development will drive the construction of additional power generation, desalination facilities, and petrochemical plants, all capital intensive undertakings that cannot be supported using existing financing mechanism accessible to Israel.
The idea of obtaining more energy from off-shore and Arctic oil and gas deposits and accelerating the construction of a new generation of nuclear plants will continue to receive at least presidential lip service.
In addition, several transcontinental pipelines connecting U.S. markets with natural gas fields in Canada are under construction.
Stone, clay and glass companies will benefit from both cheap natural gas as well as a housing construction rebound.
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This will drive growth in sales of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines manufactured by Caterpillar.
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CHAHBAHAR, Iran (AP) Pakistan's president is traveling to Iran on Monday for a ceremony to mark the start of construction of a controversial pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition to the project.
At the other end of the spectrum, two-thirds of the companies in food processing, government services, farming or agriculture, health care and education, and half of the companies in chemical processing or manufacturing, construction, the oil industry, power, gas and water utilities, and the legal industry are expected to have one major mission-critical failure owing to year-2000 problems.
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"If states aren't really using all of their gas tax revenue for road maintenance and construction, then there's good reason for outrage, " says Ahern.
Restrictions will be relaxed in sectors as diverse as civil aviation, construction development, industrial parks, petroleum and natural gas, commodity exchanges, credit-information services and mining.
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The sanctions have impeded the modernization of its natural gas industry, led to shortages in construction materials affecting small and medium sized businesses, and reduced available trade finance.
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