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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Not enough students to fill positions in northeast PA; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Commonwealth LNG files for FERC permit application; Longmeadow approves zoning change to block natural gas infrastructure; Carbon taxes have failed globally, but the left-leaning Denver city council will vote to impose one locally; NATIONAL: Challenging times for U.S. shale: The industry has seen it all before; INTERNATIONAL: Legal tussle prevents $2.5 billion gas pipeline to Mexico from opening.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 22, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Cheers for what natural gas, energy independence can mean for region; Residents at Rockingham County hearing on proposed natural gas pipeline have questions, concerns; Addressing workforce shortages during an industry boom; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Freeport LNG celebrates start of Train 1 production; Texas shale towns grapple with growth as oil-bust fears fade; Calcasieu Pass LNG to move ahead; BHGE to build LNG liquefaction trains; NATIONAL: Walmart claims faulty Tesla solar panels are starting fires; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC net oil export revenues; Equinor, Gazprom lose European gas market share as LNG imports triple; Is wind power, which has inflated electric prices, done in Germany?; German H1 natural gas imports rise 20%, bill rises 14.8%; Saudi Arabia buys U.S. cracker plant in Texas; Shale gas developer frustrated by uncertainty surrounding fracking.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 21, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Officials call for safe, secure closure of bankrupt Philadelphia refinery; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cheniere Energy extends contract for CEO Jack Fusco; NATIONAL: There is no credible way to transport oil and natural gas without pipelines; U.S. energy policy must support natural gas in Appalachia and West Texas; Natural gas production hits new all-time high, further worsening the medium-term outlook; Big Wind’s big headwinds; States push 1st Circ. to revive suit over EPA ‘expert purge’.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 20, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: EQT among world’s fastest-growing natural gas producers; Pa. grants $2M for solar tech at PGW’s liquefied natural gas plant; Group that wants Ohio voters to decide on nuclear plants bailout submits revised petition; The latest victims of the far-left’s environmental zealotry: Long Islanders; De Blasio exaggerates fossil fuel claims on the campaign trail; NTIEC Energy Camp sparks interest among local students; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Minnesota, D.C., and Baltimore under the microscope for accepting controversial help from special interests; Colorado is quickly becoming a patchwork of oil and gas rules after a major law change; NATIONAL: Unit trains now delivering U.S. propane to Mexico; INTERNATIONAL: Yamal LNG hits 20 mt milestone; BP publishes LNG contract templates to push industry standardization; U.S. efforts to derail Russian pipelines to Europe have failed since the 1960s. Will Nord Stream 2 be different?
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 19, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Layoffs at PES refinery begin, as union argues for continued presence due to safety concerns; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: State regulators want better reporting of lost natural gas; NATIONAL: Natural gas… Assessing if we are close to a bottom; US oil, gas rig count falls 15 on week to level not seen since May 2017; U.S. oil industry has idled 201 rigs in 10 months – does it need to idle more?; INTERNATIONAL: Offshore oil and gas rigs leak more greenhouse gas than expected.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 16, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Study breaks down the fastest-growing jobs in WV; Johnson praises students at New Castle School of Trades; NATIONAL: Bloom Energy stock swoons because attitudes on fossil fuel are changing; Oil exports boost US trade balance says Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Yergin; INTERNATIONAL: New Brunswick Indian tribe blocks shale drilling in province; A few traders are making money off LNG tankers going nowhere.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 15, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: U.S. natural gas permitting said ‘surprisingly healthy’ in July; Offshore wind mania grips governors; NATIONAL: Continental Resources CEO urges OPEC, shale oil output cuts; Shareholders have no love for shale companies; How I learned to stop worrying and love the trade war; Democrats aggressive on climate change.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 14, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Gulfport Energy appoints Quentin R. Hicks Executive VP & CFO; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Natural gas merely a ‘byproduct’ for producers in US shale oil plays…Northern CFO; Ordinance aims to phase out natural gas appliances in San Luis Obispo; NATIONAL: EIA uses the heat content of fossil fuels to compare and aggregate energy sources; China continues to rob U.S. blind; Is the left beginning to abandon renewable energy?; INTERNATIONAL: Australia is on track to become world’s largest LNG exporter; The Nord Stream 2 pipeline and the dangers of moving too rashly toward renewable energy.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 13, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Lynbrook community receives some insights on New York’s gas crisis; New motion seeks details on Maryland AG’s use of Bloomberg funded attorneys; A giant factory rises to make a product filling up the world: Plastic; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Duke Energy’s Asheville natural gas plant fired up for final tests; Colorado is quickly becoming a patchwork of oil and gas rules after a major law change; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas demand is at a record – and prices keep dropping; INTERNATIONAL: Pieridae slashes Goldboro LNG terminal budget by 56%; Frustration grows among natural gas producers amid low prices, LNG uncertainty; China might not buy American oil. So what?
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 12, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: NJDEP extends NESE comment period – sign now!; Dimock pigs to rigs lawyers lose control of Dimock client?; Trump reschedules visit to Beaver County; Pipelines are the safest option for Pennsylvania; NATIONAL: The U.S. leads the world in new oil & gas demand; Halcon Resources files for bankruptcy again; Trees to the Rescue! (video).
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 9, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Clean Air Council calls for shutdown of Mariner East 2 pipeline after Chester County ‘backfire’; Williams Pipeline battle continues: What to know about the proposed natural gas conduit; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tellurian mulling new Driftwood LNG stake deals; Top U.S. shale producer offers bleak view of U.S. output growth; INTERNATIONAL: Black & Veatch: FLNG to push gas industry growth.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 8, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: WV PSC says customers can expect lower natural gas rates this winter; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Northern Missouri pig poop project starts distributing natural gas; NATIONAL: EIA’s Henry Hub spot price forecast slips to $2.36 through 2019, $2.75 in 2020; Dems want to kill oil and gas leasing. Here’s why it matters; The great American oil and natural gas pipeline boom; The science is settled: Fracking makes America strong and healthy; INTERNATIONAL: When it comes to oil prices today, it’s China, China, China; Abbott to AMLO… Wrap up pipeline probe and get natural gas moving south.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 7, 2019”

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”