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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: EQT invites applications for Pennsylvania Qrew Camps; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Top Tellurian executives poised for big payday if LNG plant goes ahead; NATIONAL: AI boom to fuel natural gas demand in coming years, report says; Balderson introduces resolution recognizing natgas as green energy; INTERNATIONAL: Battling climate change, Japan looks to seagrass for carbon capture; Paid lefties picket Swiss National Bank’s shareholder meeting over investments.
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NATIONAL: Analysts see 80 Bcf increase in U.S. natgas inventories; Biden bans gas stoves and appliances in federal buildings; The Jones Act – consequences of a destructive industrial policy; U.S. propane exports and production hit record highs; Oil and gas mergers hit record Q1 levels in 2024; Don’t use the SPR to manipulate oil prices; INTERNATIONAL: Pressure on gas and LNG prices to help switch from coal; LNG exports offer a wealth-creating way to reduce global emissions.
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NATIONAL: NA natgas demand to soar in ‘25 and beyond, says Halliburton; Bidens doing everything they can to stop LNG development, exports; AI boom to fuel natural gas demand in coming years, report says; INTERNATIONAL: Rising spot LNG prices starting to bite some Asian buyers; Environmentalists’ silence on humanity and environmental atrocities.
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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: This is why New York will ultimately collapse; NATIONAL: Energy prices skyrocket nearly 30% under Biden; Having Biden declare a climate emergency is a crazy idea; Biden’s energy policies harm U.S. producers, Help America’s rivals; GALACTIC: Why is there fugitive methane on Mars?
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Marcellus Shale Coalition chief touts virtues of natgas production in area; Dems, like Bob Casey, who backed Biden’s war on energy will pay; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Biden limits oil drilling across Alaska’s petroleum reserve; NATIONAL: Left-wing group with shady backing takes prominent role against gas stoves; Biden has taken over 200 actions against US oil; Federal agencies target ExxonMobil and Chevron acquisitions; The U.S. Supreme Court should shut down energy lawfare chaos; INTERNATIONAL: Saudi Arabia needs oil price near $100, IMF says; Why Israel Iran skirmish failed to move oil price above 6-month highs.
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NATIONAL: Biden moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands; DOE invests $8 million for projects to advance carbon capture tech; INTERNATIONAL: Scotland ditches 2030 climate target to cut emissions by 75%; Shell urges investors to reject shareholder group’s climate demands; US confirms reimposition of oil sanctions against Venezuela; Updated transit levels at Panama Canal don’t faze LNG shippers.
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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Galveston LNG files for construction permit in Texas; NATIONAL: Kinder Morgan sees strong natgas demand over next six years; An LNG export ban can have serious negative consequences; Biden could release more SPR oil to keep gas prices low; INTERNATIONAL: How likely is all-out war in Middle East involving USA?; European gas erases year-to-date losses as Israel vows response; Asia gas prices rise near highest in 2024 amid conflict risk; Europe powers ahead with new natgas plants for energy security; Forget about peak oil – we aren’t close to peak coal yet.
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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cheap natgas means lower electricity prices except in Texas; Illustrating the absurdity of New York’s energy transition; New BLM drilling rule could put Wyoming O&G on life support; NATIONAL: Biden admin pressured Snopes to change fact-check rating on gas stove ban; Mandating social changes to achieve net zero emissions is a fool’s game!; INTERNATIONAL: Oil shows little change awaiting Israel response; China imported record amounts of crude oil in 2023.
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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Waha natural gas cash passes the other $2 mark; NATIONAL: The history of carbon dioxide in the climate change debate; Baltimore bridge funding snared in battle over LNG ban; Halliburton, Baker Hughes may see pressure to combine; IPAA announces new appointments to board of directors; INTERNATIONAL: An already bad situation in the Red Sea just got worse; BMI says Australia’s LNG exports will drop this year; Mexico presidential frontrunner an anti.
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Federal grant to help replace natural gas pipeline in Welch; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Why Texas has too much natural gas; Natgas filled in most of the drop in solar gen in Texas during April 8 eclipse; INTERNATIONAL: Markets brace for oil to hit $100 as Saudi slashes production; Macquarie strategists warn of large oil price correction; Why solar and wind are not winning in energy race.
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Gov. Josh Shapiro attended White House state dinner; NATIONAL: EIA ups Brent oil price forecast for 2024 and 2025; Nobody cares about climate change except the grifters; U.S. crude production to decline in 2024; SEC climate rule puts us oil and gas industry, consumers at risk; INTERNATIONAL: Panama Canal warns restrictions will remain in place throughout 2024; Enverus says oil demand will not peak before 2030; ICE reports record open interest across its global natgas markets.
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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Shapiro lurches left, Fetterman goes ‘unwoke’; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Texas man makes millions repairing oil rigs; NATIONAL: How much time do we have?; Dems bash GOP proposal linking natgas exports to Ukraine aid; INTERNATIONAL: Oil rises after news of imminent strike on Israel; Can Iran survive war with Israel?; European gas prices through next year rise on persistent risks; PetroChina to build up its LNG fleet and expand global trade; Suing Big Oil is becoming a lucrative business.
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NATIONAL: Could producers now backslide to ‘drill baby drill’?; EPA awards billions from Biden’s climate bill to orgs with Dems; INTERNATIONAL: Top commodity trader sees oil in $80-$100 range this year; Swiss radicals win landmark climate case at Europe human rights court.
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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Energy Transfer files for regulator review in pipeline spat; NATIONAL: Despite $90 crude, US oil output capped by weak natgas prices; Municipalization of Rochester Gas and Electric is wrong for consumers; Why another drawdown of America’s oil reserve could happen; Dimon calls push to stop all oil and gas enormously naïve; Improvement in job availability signals positive trend in energy sector; INTERNATIONAL: Time to stop doing business with Zurich Insurance; More Russian LNG being exported to Europe than Asia.
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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: TVA’s Kingston plant is being replaced; NATIONAL: House Freedom Caucus wants natgas to flow in exchange for Key Bridge funding; INTERNATIONAL: Saudi Arabia hikes key oil prices further as market tightens; Chief commodities analyst says OPEC+ is in full control; Short-side portfolio players seek to turn the tables on LNG trade.
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NATIONAL: House GOP considers requiring LNG approvals in Ukraine aid; RFK, Jr.’s a ‘devout, radical environmentalist’; Natural gas storage surplus drops, but still very high; INTERNATIONAL: TC Energy appoints new CFO.
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