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ORVI Slanted Push Poll Finds Majority of PA Voters Support Fracking

You know you’re a loser when you can’t even spin the results of your own rigged push poll. The Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI) is nothing more than a front group, another name for the ultra-left, biased, and virulent anti-fossil fuel Heinz Endowments. ORVI pokes its head up periodically to issue “reports” (i.e., propaganda) bashing fossil energy. Sometimes, they conduct slanted push polls to try and further pollute the news with false claims, as was the case with a recent poll (with results released yesterday) by ORVI surveying 700 Pennsylvanian voters on the topic of fracking and energy. Interestingly, the ORVI couldn’t hide the fact that 58% of those surveyed (a strong majority) are opposed to banning fracking, and 75% support the continued use of natural gas. Read More “ORVI Slanted Push Poll Finds Majority of PA Voters Support Fracking”

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Water Worries re Water Used for Fracking During Ohio Drought

Parts of Ohio (like other areas in the northeast) have experienced a moderate drought over the past several months. The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) manages ten lakes and four dry dams in southeastern Ohio for purposes of flood control, recreation, and conservation. One of its biggest customers for water sales is the shale oil and gas industry. With the ongoing drought, MWCD recently stopped water sales from Atwood Lake, a popular boating and fishing spot southeast of Canton that has experienced a foot-and-a-half drop in water levels over the past few months. It is the only location where MWCD has had to stop water sales. Read More “Water Worries re Water Used for Fracking During Ohio Drought”

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U.S. Building 133 New Gas-Fired Power Plants to Help Renewables

U.S. utilities and investors plan to add 133 new natural gas-fired power plants to the nation’s grid, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. Duke Energy alone has ten such plants either under construction or planned—all of which will use Marcellus/Utica molecules. In fact, when we look at a map by S&P showing where the 133 plants are located, it’s obvious that the vast majority of the new plants will be fed in full or in part by M-U molecules. It’s hard to overstate the importance of gas-fired power plants for M-U drillers (and, by extension, landowners). Read More “U.S. Building 133 New Gas-Fired Power Plants to Help Renewables”

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Natural Gas to Dominate PowerGen in U.S. for Foreseeable Future

According to Reuters, natural gas has supplied a record high of 46% of total power generation since June, according to data from LSEG. Power generators are boosting output from all sources (including unreliable renewables) to meet rising power demand. However, they are using natural gas the most. Most of the grid operators in the U.S. show no signs of reducing electricity from natural gas over the near term. Quite the opposite—they are looking to continue expanding the use of gas-fired electricity for years to come. All of this talk about wind and solar taking over is nonsense. Read More “Natural Gas to Dominate PowerGen in U.S. for Foreseeable Future”

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Enbridge Using Microsoft AI to Monitor Pipes for Threats, Damage

An Artificial Intelligence Illustration on the WallEnbridge Inc. is using artificial intelligence (AI) pioneered by Microsoft to “drive significant advancements in safety, emissions reduction, and asset optimization across its operations.” Enbridge uses Microsoft’s AI to help it better flow its gas and liquids through pipelines, monitor right-of-ways where its pipelines are buried, and monitor and flag pipelines that need maintenance to prevent problems and accidents. Read More “Enbridge Using Microsoft AI to Monitor Pipes for Threats, Damage”

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Kimmeridge (Again) Makes the Case for Fewer & Bigger Shale Drillers

In July 2023, Kimmeridge Energy, a private investment firm focused on the energy sector, published a white paper entitled, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (see Kimmeridge Report Makes Case for Fewer & Bigger Shale Drillers). The thesis of the Kimmeridge report was that there are still too many (and too small) drillers in the shale sector. Kimmeridge believes we need consolidation into fewer and bigger companies. Here we are 15 months later, and Kimmeridge has just released a new white paper titled “Shale’s Golden Years: Can Consolidation Keep the Industry Young?” Are you seeing a pattern here? Read More “Kimmeridge (Again) Makes the Case for Fewer & Bigger Shale Drillers”

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Congressional Report Exposes Dark Money Lawfare Against Oil & Gas

California law firm Sher Edling received more than $3 million in unreported dark money to push high-profile climate litigation on behalf of dozens of Democratic-led cities and states, according to a congressional report obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. Sher Edling, the Senate Commerce Committee and House Oversight Committee report found, received $2.9 million last year from the Collective Action Fund for Accountability, a shadowy group managed by the New Venture Fund. Because the contributions were made in 2023, the New Venture Fund, a Washington, D.C.-based dark money organization, isn’t required to disclose its contributions until it files its next annual 990 form with the IRS in mid-November. Read More “Congressional Report Exposes Dark Money Lawfare Against Oil & Gas”

Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Oct 8, 2024

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: County adds Oregon’s largest supplier of natgas to climate lawsuit; NATIONAL: Oil moguls emerge as key cash source for Trump as race nears end; Your vote matters – America’s energy policy depends on it; US natgas prices drop 4% to one-week low ahead of Hurricane Milton; INTERNATIONAL: China is on a LNG stockpiling spree; BP abandons goal to cut oil output, resets strategy. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Oct 8, 2024”