MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pa. Democrat Sen. John Fetterman signals he’ll support some Trump cabinet selections; NATIONAL: House GOP resolution would overturn Biden’s gas water heater ban; Trump to make it easier for LNG export permit renewals; INTERNATIONAL: Russia says it damaged facilities at Ukraine gas storage site; Oil surges past $80 amid tight supply. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jan 16, 2025”
NATIONAL: Supreme Court declines to block climate change lawsuits in state courts; Choice for Energy Secretary has been an evangelist for fossil fuels; Trump admin to unleash ‘energy dominance’ with a series of executive orders; Why oil industry jobs are down, even with production up; DOE, EPA put $850 million toward reducing methane pollution; INTERNATIONAL: Stratas Advisors offers oil price warning; Hamas/Israel ceasefire news cools oil rally. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jan 15, 2025”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Democrats join Republicans in excitement to bring energy to Pennsylvania; New federal clean energy rebates are in limbo for residents of Pa.; NATIONAL: WTI hits 5-month high on supply risks; INTERNATIONAL: Europe threatens to trigger a global scramble for natural gas. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Jan 14, 2025”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Shale executives raise bar to boost gas drilling, survey says; Don’t block the will of voters on natural gas; NATIONAL: Zeldin’s EPA confirmation hearing scheduled, radicals get shrill; US oil growth slows as gas takes the lead; Enbridge preps pipeline buildout for Trump-driven drilling boom; Trump unveils ambitious 100-executive order plan focusing on border, energy; INTERNATIONAL: USA ramps up pressure on Russia with fresh energy sanctions; Crude oil market has come alive. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Jan 13, 2025”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Consol Energy and Arch Resources shareholders approve $5 billion merger; Natural gas and agriculture working in tandem for PA; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: How will natural gas factor in to Maine’s cleaner energy future?; NATIONAL: American energy powers AI; US producers look toward more spending, less carbon, and a new administration; Lee sticks with Burgum, Wright hearings despite Dem outcry; INTERNATIONAL: Gas more expensive than oil sets stage for Asian fuel switching. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jan 10, 2025”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Texas oil, natural gas industry breaks record with $27.3B paid in taxes, royalties; Report from seven New England states outlines “staggering costs” of green energy policies; NATIONAL: Energy sector goes from S&P 500’s ‘worst to first’ in 2025 start; How Madoff’s Ponzi beneficiaries are funding climate lawfare; INTERNATIONAL: Oil slips below $74 amid resistance at key technical level; European imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia at ‘record levels’. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jan 9, 2025”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Exxon sues California AG, environmental groups over ‘smear’; NATIONAL: U.S. DOE picks nine organizations for energy democracy initiative pilot; WTI climbs as U.S. freeze fuels demand; Brent crude oil prices traded in a narrow range in 2024; Trump says he will oppose new wind projects in second term; Trump’s going places with energy, but Biden’s the backseat driver; INTERNATIONAL: Europe races to refill as gas reserves dwindle. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jan 8, 2025”
NATIONAL: Choice Hotels brags it is “responsible” for cutting natgas use by 20%; EnerGeo Alliance opposes Biden’s decision to block oil & gas exploration and development; Oil, gas execs reveal where they expect WTI oil price to land in the future; Trump weighing executive order protecting gas stoves; INTERNATIONAL: European gas storage sites dwindle at fastest pace since 2018; Oil prices slip on glut fears. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Jan 7, 2025”
NATIONAL: Proof that environmentalism doesn’t motivate the ‘green energy’ industry; Biden offshore drilling ban ‘significant and catastrophic’; US oil executives expect faster permitting under Trump, says Dallas Fed; INTERNATIONAL: Top LNG buyer in Japan forms think tank to watch market trends; Oil hits two-month high on tightening supply; Norway doubles down on oil and gas. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Jan 6, 2025”
NATIONAL: Improved efficiency is enabling record U.S. crude oil production from fewer rigs; Trump tells EU to buy more American-made oil and gas or face ‘tariffs all the way’; Ample supply, slow demand to temper oil price gains in 2025; Biden to ban more offshore oil drilling before Trump arrives; Antis launder donor-funded research through the Nat’l Academy of Sciences; INTERNATIONAL: GlobalData says digitalization could deliver long term benefits to oil, gas; Ukraine receives 1st shipment of US LNG. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jan 3, 2025”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cheniere achieves first LNG at the Corpus Christi Stage 3 project; New Puerto Rico governor pivots to gas to fix crumbling grid; NATIONAL: Supreme Court at a crossroads in oil emissions lawfare campaign; U.S. shale is growing old – a problem for Donald Trump’s oil plans; Biden administration approves 11th offshore wind project; The top 10 RBN energy prognostications – 2024 scorecard; INTERNATIONAL: Russian gas era in Europe ends as Ukraine stops transit; Green hydrogen prices will remain stubbornly high for decades. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jan 2, 2025”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA PUC Chairman Stephen DeFrank appointed Chair of NARUC Committee on Gas; NATIONAL: 2025 natural gas forecast; Trump threatens to try to regain control of Panama Canal; U.S. shale nears limits of productivity gains; EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31; INTERNATIONAL: EU still relies on Russia for a fifth of its gas needs; OECD fails to agree ban on foreign fossil fuel financing; Oil slips amid Fed signals and Trump tariff threats; Oil on track to average $80 in 2024, JP Morgan highlights; Gas traders count down to New Year’s; India, not China, set to lead in oil consumption growth. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Dec 23, 2024”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California gets federal clearance to ban new fossil fuel cars from 2035; NATIONAL: USA crude oil inventories drop WoW; Oil settles below $70 on stronger dollar; Barrasso says targeting gas exports act of a “bitter administration on its way out”; INTERNATIONAL: EU agrees to install up to 89 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030; Trump says European Union must buy U.S. oil and gas in trade ultimatum. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Dec 20, 2024”
INTERNATIONAL: Oil market becoming less bearish, Macquarie strategists say; Oil gains on us exports, Fed outlook curbs gains; US issues fresh sanctions related to Nord Stream 2 pipeline; India to surpass China as the top source of global oil consumption growth. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Dec 19, 2024”
NATIONAL: How much crude oil is the USA producing?; Trump is ready ‘within seconds’ to issue orders spurring drilling; INTERNATIONAL: Kazakhstan bucks OPEC+ production cuts extension; Oil drops as equity market weakness and Chinese data weigh on prices; What to watch in oil in 2025. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Dec 18, 2024”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Encino Acquisition Partners board of directors adds Brent Smolik; Rulli named to House Energy and Commerce Committee; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Consumers Energy announces new plan to continue upgrading Michigan’s natural gas system; Abbott says Texas economy will top France’s thanks to Trump; NATIONAL: Biden-Harris admin backs lawsuits against O&G for global warming; U.S. LNG exports buzzing, with 27 shipments setting sail from U.S. terminals; Trump’s climate threats rattle world’s biggest science meeting; Inflation Reduction Act’s energy provisions a prime target to reduce government waste; Trump SEC pick wants to ditch landmark climate disclosure rule; INTERNATIONAL: Oil prices settle lower on China demand concerns; New retrofit lets micro-turbines burn both hydrogen and natural gas. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 17, 2024”