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Though this is month-old news, it looks like this is going to be really big. Though the deal opened up market for beef sales to China, it also opened up the Chinese market to sell them natural gas. Right now, we have a huge glut of natural gas in this country, and the Chinese can't wait to buy it. It looks like the oil companies are gearing up big for this, and they are starting to hire again. In case you haven't noticed, most of the new big trucks on the road don't burn diesel anymore - they are using liquified natural gas (LNG) and China's huge economy uses ALOT of trucking.

http://nypost.com/2017/05/12/china-us-reach-trade-agreement-on-beef-poultry-and-natural-gas/
Kathleen Tell us more, Steve. Are you in the natural gas business, too? Americans will pay more for natural gas; evening tv programs are saturated by ads promoting natural gas as a "cheap alternative" energy source. Will that change? Will coal miners be happy that China will now buy a lot less American coal? Are you looking forward - as part of the deal - t...See More
Jun 23, 2017
EasTexSteve 1. We have an absolute glut of natural gas, and it has been that way for several years. The price won't go up that much anytime soon. But, the jobs WILL.

2.Natural gas is a cheap energy alternative, and a clean fuel. But, depending upon the use, it can take a great deal of overhead to convert from other fuels to NG. However, the trucking i...See More
Jun 23, 2017


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