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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Trump calls off planned trip to Shell’s cracker plant in Beaver County; All that rain drives demand for seeding, water barriers; Yudichak, DEP secretary tout severance tax proposal to aid Nanticoke park plan; Susquehanna County responds to EMS crisis using shale money; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Freeport LNG allowed to export commissioning cargoes; Big Oil taking smaller rivals to school on shale; Inland leaders defend natural gas in homes, businesses; NATIONAL: United States sets new daily record high for natural gas use in the power sector; U.S. natural gas exports top 1 Tcf in 1Q2019, says DOE; Biden’s plan to eliminate fossil fuels is bad for our national security, worse for our economy; Give up your gas stove to save the planet? Banning gas is the next climate push; INTERNATIONAL: As Europe swelters, illegal refrigerants are emitting four million cars’ worth of CO2.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 6, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Trump to visit Beaver County ethane cracker plant Thursday; The millennial taking the helm at EQT is a baseball jock turned shale guru; NATIONAL: Oil price correction triggers shale meltdown; Texas shale pioneers struggle to appease investors; U.S. shale shippers will pay surcharge for Trump steel tariffs; Natural gas truck sales surge even as electric trucks get the hype; Big oil’s big bet on natural gas has been a big headache; INTERNATIONAL: Turning natural gas into fuel just became cheaper; Here’s Putin’s answer to the U.S. shale boom; Potential loss from outlawing unconventional drilling techniques could cost Mexico $45B by 2040.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 5, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: The Catch-22 of low natural gas prices; Take it from FERC, we need PennEast pipeline and natural gas; Morrisey leads brief against ruling on Atlantic Coast Pipeline; NATIONAL: Heat wave results in highest U.S. electricity demand since 2017; More jet fuel locks-in more oil demand; Trump campaign seizes on Biden’s pledge to eliminate coal, fracking; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC sees oil surplus in 2020 amid shale surge; Prospects for natural gas demand growth in Western Canada.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 2, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PUCO threatens to shut down natural gas company; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: U.S. Department of Energy approves LNG exports from Gulf LNG; Bakken gas muscling out Western Canadian supply from Chicago market; NATIONAL: Rystad Energy finds employment is shifting from shale to offshore; Hurricane Barry knocked 700,000 barrels of oil per day offline and hardly anyone noticed; Bill improving natural gas pipeline safety advances in Congress; INTERNATIONAL: Google’s celeb-obsessed search for climate change answers is a hypocritical joke.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 1, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Unrealistic energy policies sting American consumers; CNX COO announces retirement; NY grid reliability at risk; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California grid operator warns regulators on natural gas-fired plant retirements; Don’t let state regulators limit energy choice in California; Tesla unleashes Megapack battery to take on natural gas plants; Howell planners approve New Jersey Natural Gas training facility; NATIONAL: Flaring natural gas is the safer environmental option; Natural gas exports are giving US a key edge; Mid-decade milestone for US LNG exports; Inslee’s climate bubbles (video); INTERNATIONAL: TC Energy reaches agreement to sell Ontario natural gas-fired power plants for $2.87 billion; Surf’s Up…Second wave of LNG is here; Don’t ‘demonize’ energy firms: BP boss says climate activists should avoid polarizing society.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Jul 31, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Long Island town to vote on alternative natural gas providers; NETL leads research to improve production efficiency of Marcellus shale; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Sasol says new Louisiana cracker starting up; Unitil foresees growth in natural gas as electric usage drops; PSEG officially opens natural gas power plant in Bridgeport; NATIONAL: U.S. LNG exports to Europe increase amid declining demand and spot LNG prices in Asia; Natural gas truck sales are on the rise; INTERNATIONAL: 2020s will see a new LNG market maker; Nord Stream 2 pipeline fights new EU gas rules.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Jul 30, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Ohio agencies say they don’t get many fracking health complaints; Gulfport Energy Fund opens second grant round of 2019; Deep Well Services jump-starts funding campaign for Butler County Emergency Services Unit; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: U.S. approves commercial service for Sempra Louisiana Cameron LNG export plant; Saltwater disposal wells make up nearly one-third of new well permits; NATIONAL: More U.S. coal-fired power plants are decommissioning as retirements continue; Natural gas glut is crushing US drillers; A new U.S. oil production peak looks imminent; Congress considers carbon tax plans that will hurt poor; Shale oil & gas are hurricane-proofing U.S. energy markets; INTERNATIONAL: Gas is part of the solution in the planet’s energy transition, Goldman Sachs strategist says.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Jul 29, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: NYC mayor suggests ConEd takeover after heat forces shutdown; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: TECO coal to natural gas conversion approved; A lot of new LPG export dock capacity is on the way; NATIONAL: Challenging times for U.S. shale: The industry has seen it all before; The EIA’s July energy report in pictures; Job losses hit as shale slows down; The New York Times says heat waves are getting worse…the National Climate Assessment disagrees.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Jul 26, 2019”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: 78-mile pipeline will help Consumers Energy distribute more natural gas; Delmarva Power contract worker working on Wilmington natural gas project dies of shooting injuries; NATIONAL: WoodMac: Deepwater and shale oil now have more in common; How rising baseload demand for gas is reshaping seasonal patterns; FERC fall agenda; INTERNATIONAL: Chinese energy provider ENN to trace the natural gas supply chain using VeChainThor blockchain; Millions of ‘hidden’ Iranian barrels set to hit oil markets.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Jul 25, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: CDL drivers needed in NEPA gas country and SCCTC responds!; Pipeline politics; MVP and ACP face rocky road; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Florida’s biggest coal plant is switching to natural gas. So why aren’t climate activists cheering?; Judge rules against oil companies to keep climate liability case in Rhode Island; NATIONAL: FERC establishes new LNG division, opens Houston office; INTERNATIONAL: The Suez Canal and SUMED Pipeline are critical chokepoints for oil and natural gas trade.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Jul 24, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PJM Interconnect records record electricity use Friday, over weekend; 10 arrested during climate change sit-in at Pa. Democratic HQ; Philadelphia Energy Solutions files for bankruptcy after refinery fire; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Blackstone weighs Cheniere Energy Partners stake sale; NATIONAL: Halliburton cuts 8% of North American jobs in frack slowdown; U.S. Shale: Peak oil [production] finally arrives; Icahn launches proxy fight after stalled talks with Occidental CEO; INTERNATIONAL: No, natural gas is not as bad a coal – IEA; Western Canada’s natural gas production is nearing all-time highs; LNG demand to spike five-fold in parts of Asia; RBC – Natural gas glut will last into 2020s.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Jul 23, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Workforce development in Susquehanna County takes place on its own; NATIONAL: Schlumberger Appoints Olivier Le Peuch as CEO; U.S. natural gas prices sinking again; INTERNATIONAL: LNG Limited move business to USA; So you think we’re reducing fossil fuel? — think again.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Jul 22, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Nine permits issued in Ohio Utica/Point Pleasant shale; Cuomo tilts with windmills; Wheeler hits Cuomo for blocking pipelines; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Berkeley approves $273,341 salary for new czar to enforce nation’s 1st natural gas ban; NATIONAL: Summer natural gas prices on track to be the lowest in more than 20 years; Working natural gas stocks are more than half full in all regions as the deficit to the five-year average declines; Ryan Zinke touts new career in the oil and gas industry during Houston visit; U.S. energy is hotspot in Trump’s economy; INTERNATIONAL: How to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian energy.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Jul 19, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Marcellus Shale R&D test site continues advancements with NETL support; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Kinder Morgan receives FERC approval for Gulf LNG export project; Natural gas merely a ‘byproduct’ for producers in US shale oil plays; NATIONAL: Natural gas leads clean electricity production; How rising baseload demand for gas is reshaping seasonal patterns; Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff admits the Green New Deal is not about the climate.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Jul 18, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA grants to extend natural gas service in Butler, Crawford, Northampton counties; U.S. Senate committee passes bills aimed at Appalachian natural gas and coal; NATIONAL: Number of financially distressed oil, gas companies increasing: S&P Ratings; Natural-gas traders bet heat wave will fizzle.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Jul 17, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Former EQT CEO Rob McNally gets $3.4M to leave company; PA conventional drillers want to restore program to spread brine on roads; Watson to helm Utica Shale Academy; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Fracking in California is about to get a lot more difficult; NATIONAL: EIA expects U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions to fall in 2019; Why U.S. exports of LNG to China are expected to be a major component of a trade deal; Protest at Massachusetts home of FERC member Cheryl LaFleur; INTERNATIONAL: Climate Apartheid? (video); GALACTIC: The meaning of methane on Mars.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Jul 16, 2019”