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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Kraft Heinz gets $170M to decarbonize 10 food-manufacturing plants; Berkeley to repeal first U.S. natural gas ban after legal defeats; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Free gas and free money in the Permian Basin; Enbridge to form natgas supply venture connecting Permian and Gulf Coast; NATIONAL: Proof eco-extremists don’t want to fix the problem; Natgas has promise, but not perfect alternative for trucking; Renewables will destroy America’s lifestyle back to the pre-1800s; INTERNATIONAL: Houthis warn Saudi Arabia of retaliation if it backs USA attacks; French bank pulls funding for two LNG projects.
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: WVU technology innovations position WV to lead hydrogen; NATIONAL: Climate activists are done playing nice; The climate scam won’t end until we end it.
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NATIONAL: Will CO2 stay in the ground when injected?; EIA increases oil price forecast following OPEC+ production cut extension; Fossil-fuel chiefs unite in slamming Biden LNG ban; ‘Climate protestors’ are the dangerous know-nothings of our time; INTERNATIONAL: Lower LNG prices trigger surge in Asian spot market purchases; Is the global LNG market headed for oversupply and lower prices?
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: DRBC tool helps communities understand impacts of extreme precipitation; NATIONAL: Deep flaws in research claiming gas stoves cause childhood asthma; Natgas intrastate pipeline capacity additions outpaced interstate in 2023; House passes bills, pushing to block Biden’s energy regulations; FERC nominees can avoid pipeline politics by following the law; SEC’s climate disclosure rule is material risk to investors; Should we all be ‘sick of the energy transition?’; INTERNATIONAL: Venture Global to acquire 9 new LNG ships; Saudi Aramco to expand natural gas output capacity by 60%.
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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Enstor seeks to double capacity of Miss. Hub natgas storage; Debate over natural gas bill heating up in Albany; NATIONAL: Specialist buyout firms cash in on shale consolidation; Manchin says lawmakers close to a permitting reform deal; M&A activity furthers consolidation of U.S. oil and natgas firms; U.S. propane exports grow faster than production.
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Is Gov. Shapiro’s pivot toward energy taxes in PA driving unions to GOP?; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: LNG developer Tellurian to explore sale, CEO steps down; Exxon CEO says hydrogen project at risk without IRA tax credits; NYC pols urge Albany to OK tax break for ‘green’ mandate; NATIONAL: U.S. crude oil exports reached a record in 2023; Team Biden undermines American, European energy security; INTERNATIONAL: Exploding energy demand places spotlight on decarbonization; Aramco investing in renewables but slams fantasy of no O&G; Globalists hallucinate that humanity’s “micro-second” is mightier than galactic forces.
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Wood Mackenzie looks at EQT-Equitrans deal; EIR examines EQT-Equitrans deal; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Venture Global LNG asks FERC to keep documents confidential; NATIONAL: The energy transition has become a Big Green hot mess; Biden LNG freeze delaying projects and risking USA market share; Methane emissions set to decline despite record growth in US crude production; Winter storms have disrupted U.S. natural gas production; Court halts SEC climate disclosure rule; US economy scores a win from the bear market in natural gas; INTERNATIONAL: Rystad looks at the buzz around white hydrogen.
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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: AES files to convert last coal units to natural gas; NATIONAL: U.S. propane exports established a new record in December 2023; Analysts see US gas storage surplus widening as mild weather persists; SEC’s destructive climate gambit; INTERNATIONAL: Shell considers slowing its carbon emissions cuts; Europe’s secret weapon in its energy war with Russia; Rystad says OPEC+ production rose month on month; Climate bureaucrats give China a free pass.
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NATIONAL: United States produces more crude oil than any country, ever; INTERNATIONAL: Shell gas and LNG veteran to leave the company; Visualizing natural gas reserves by country.
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NATIONAL: Will election year finally make Biden admin get serious about natgas?; The hidden Qatar-backed ‘influencer’ pushing the Biden LNG pause; If you think energy policy is on wrong track, you may be accused of hate crime; INTERNATIONAL: Aramco announces $121 billion profit in 2023, 2nd highest on record; Aramco sees China demand growing, eyes more investments; For U.S. exporters, avoiding Panama, Suez Canals comes at a cost.
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation spring grant cycle now open; NATIONAL: John Kerry mocked as ‘climate clown’ for comments on Russia, Ukraine, and climate; U.S. natural gas futures fall on growing storage surplus; Industry groups pitch plenty of alterations to hydrogen’s ‘three pillars’; Saudi Aramco, UAE’s ADNOC in talks to invest in US LNG projects, sources say; U.S. oil, gas producers say President Biden ignores energy leadership; INTERNATIONAL: A series of uncommon events threatens Chevron buyout of Hess.
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: SWN hosts Leadership Wheeling Energy Day; A rescue plan for American energy and the environment; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: TC Energy announces layoffs, primarily in Calgary and Houston; Natural gas facility begins operating in Ixonia; NATIONAL: Compass changes name to Compass Energy Systems (USA) Inc.; Oil industry criticized from within over climate efforts; EIA’s latest approach to weather modeling promises forecast improvements; INTERNATIONAL: China barred from buying US oil reserves in funding bill; Analysts reveal latest oil price outlook following OPEC+ cut extension.
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Items worth $7,500 stolen from Bradford County natural gas site; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: U.S. natural gas salt storage projects stage comeback as LNG; Xcel Energy backs off plan to blend hydrogen into natgas system; NATIONAL: More productive wells spur U.S. crude oil production higher; Policymakers are clueless about electricity; INTERNATIONAL: Ukraine slams the door on bringing Russian gas to Europe.
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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tellurian plans to make FID on two LNG trains in 2024; NATIONAL: China barred from buying USA oil reserves in funding bill; Antis hit with felony charges for defacing US Constitution’s display case; Biden took checks from climate activists who pressured him re LNG exports; INTERNATIONAL: Hamas-sheltering Qatar cashes in on Biden LNG pause; Burning wood considered “green” in Europe.
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: TC Energy building in Kanawha City area sold; NATIONAL: Climate activists charged with vandalizing US Constitution display; BlackRock says CEO’s ESG activism could ‘materially adversely’ hit business; Congress must investigate John Podesta’s role in Biden’s LNG decision; INTERNATIONAL: EU sees nearly 3.4 Tcf of gas offers under joint buying platform; OPEC+ extends oil supply curbs to June.
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Natural gas revenues top $1B for the PA Game Commission; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Geothermal startup raises $244 million to drill hot rocks in Utah; NATIONAL: Biden admin finalizes regs targeting clothes washers, dryers; NY AG sues world’s largest beef producer over methane emissions; The left needs to stop banning products and censoring honest criticism; INTERNATIONAL: U.S. remained largest LNG supplier to Europe in 2023; Sinking of the ‘Rubymar’ places enviros squarely in ME controversy.
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