The second factor is the explosion in gas output in the U.S. caused by the shale gas boom.
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Investigators are trying to determine whether the explosion was gas-related, said Robert Kuehn, an inspector for the Brentwood Fire Department.
The benefits of the shale gas explosion include the newfound abundant supply which will provide more than enough natural gas to meet U.S domestic consumption needs and provide an expectation for relatively low natural gas prices in the future.
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That's a result of the explosion of natural gas drilling in the Barnett Shale near Forth Worth.
Work is continuing to clear debris from a Hare Krishna temple in Leicester after a gas explosion.
The cause of a massive gas explosion that destroyed three homes is still unknown a year after the incident.
It could have been a gas explosion, but even without an explanation it was clear that people were hurt.
His neighbour Andrew Partington, 27, suffered severe burns in the suspected gas explosion.
The series ended quite literally with a bang, in an impressive gas explosion.
Mining experts said it could have been a methane gas explosion, a coal dust explosion, or a combination of both.
The allegations relate to the Sun's coverage of the trial of Andrew Partington, who admitted causing a gas explosion in Shaw, Greater Manchester.
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"The authorities were telling us that a gas explosion was too dangerous, that we were crazy, " former Yachting Monthly editor Paul Gelder said.
"It was a gas explosion and from all available information it was not a terrorist explosion, " Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda said at a news conference.
Eleven police officers have been given awards for their work in the aftermath of a gas explosion in Shrewsbury last year that injured 12 people.
On Feb. 27, a Consumers Energy crew was replacing eight-decade-old pipelines in Royal Oak when a natural-gas explosion killed one resident and damaged 31 homes.
He was absolutely clear that this couldn't be a gas explosion.
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One important reason for the divergence is that there has been a huge explosion of natural gas supply due to new innovations in technology, coupled with warmer weather in the U.S. during the current winter season, which has reduced demand.
The chief of regional police said that the explosion has caused a separate gas leak in a building adjacent to the building that was the epicenter of the morning explosion.
Last September, 30 people died in an explosion at a Pemex gas plant in northern Mexico, thought to have been caused by a build-up of gas.
It is thought that debris from the explosion slams into the gas and dust surrounding whatever it was that blew up, and that this collision generates gamma rays.
"He remembered the smell of gas, the explosion and the roof collapsing, " Chadwick said.
An explosion today on the Arab Gas Pipeline forced Egypt to shut off natural gas supplies to Israel and Jordan.
Initial reports had suggested the explosion was caused by a gas cylinder.
The official Palestinian news agency reported that the explosion was caused by a leaking gas bottle.
In September of last year, a massive explosion at a Pemex natural-gas plant near the northern border city of Reynosa killed 30 workers and caused critical shortages of the fuel, causing the state-run electricity company Comision Federal de Electricidad to switch to more expensive fuels in order to free up some natural gas for industry.
It was empty at the time of the blast, but a spark ignited a buildup of natural gas vapors, causing an explosion that caused a second barge to catch fire, CNN affiliate WALA TV reported, citing Coast Guard Lt.
Shale gas and oil has led to an explosion of onshore activity in the U.S. and around the world as producer use new technologies to tap resources at an economical cost.
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The first explosion occurred on a barge designed to carry compressed natural gas, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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