MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Manchin looks ahead to natural gas possibilities; President’s order to speed oil and gas infrastructure permits a winning move; NATIONAL: Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she’d ban new fossil fuel production on federal lands as president; U.S. Supreme Court denies natgas-fired generators challenge of nuclear subsidies.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Apr 16, 2019”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: India’s GAIL puts up Cove Point LNG cargo for sale; Foe of Mountain Valley Pipeline allowed to participate in Roanoke Gas rate increase case; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Congress measures conflict over drilling near sacred sites; FSU professor: Eversource pipe proposal is not necessary; Negative Permian prices a positive for some; NATIONAL: Green New Deal has a dirty secret; Tellurian’s CEO Meg Gentle is on a mission to change how the world gets its natural gas; INTERNATIONAL: All aboard! Treasure on the high seas for gas dealers; LNG investment needed as oversupply turns to shortfall; Keppel Gas makes first LNG import from North America; Coast Guard finds 200kg of cocaine tied to Teekay’s LNG carrier; Nord Stream 2: Can Denmark make Berlin and Moscow tremble?
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Apr 15, 2019”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Trump executive order energizes Capito,?Manchin; Equitrans completes strategic acquisition of Eureka Midstream and Hornet Midstream; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas stocks end heating season at the lowest level since 2014; Petchem demand, exports add complexity to propane market; Natural gas consumption projected to jump in 2019; AOC compares climate doom skeptics to grandparents who protested civil rights movement; Shale companies, adding ever more wells, threaten future of U.S. oil boom; INTERNATIONAL: LNG as marine fuel could reduce greenhouse gas up to 21%; Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline hits 1,000-kilometer mark; U.S. natural gas market is taking cues from China; Iraq is finally pumping enough oil to flex its muscles in OPEC.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Apr 12, 2019”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pennsylvania as the new natural gas giant; Gas, nuclear lobbies butt heads as Senate takes up nuclear-rescue bill; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: The increasing importance of natural gas in Michigan; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas-fired combined-cycle capacity surpasses coal-fired capacity; Shale gas majors succumb to Wall Street pressure.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Apr 11, 2019”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: The deadbeat billionaire – The inside story of how West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice ducks taxes and slow-pays his bills; Eight new permits issued in Utica Shale; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: New England curtails amid world natural gas boom; NATIONAL: Video: Green Signaling; U.S. crude oil production grew 17% in 2018, surpassing the previous record in 1970; Strong natural gas output holding Henry Hub to $2.82 this year, $2.77 in ‘20, says EIA; ‘No way’ for natural gas to stay above $3 for long, says analyst; Pipe constraints, crude economics take gas markets on a wild ride; U.S. natural gas liquids production continues to drive global supply growth.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Apr 10, 2019”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cash Waha, El Paso Permian gas trade in positive territory for first time in two weeks; NATIONAL: KBR enters deal to use Baker Hughes turbines for mid-scale LNG projects; Goldman says for a peek into oil’s future, go back to 1990s; The ‘marginal’ producer driving the oil price rally; The indigenous peoples war against pipelines; INTERNATIONAL: Japan’s JERA secures LNG Canada volumes.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Apr 9, 2019”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: ATI lands $45M pipeline contract, plans to hire workers in Harrison; Wolfs supports studying petition to cap greenhouse gases; Natural gas pipeline proposal concerns area residents; Our View: Severance tax seems hopeless; PennEast challengers rehash nixed claims, DC Circ. hears; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: The Permian Basin is now the world’s top oil producer; NATIONAL: NETL, Dedicated to fossil energy research; Low storage, prices equals bad news for U.S. gas producers; Is fracking out of gas as a hot?button Democratic issue?; Chesapeake Energy Corp. – an interesting outcome to debt refinancing; Mueller’s ‘foreign agent’ prosecutions may lead to probes of green groups; INTERNATIONAL: Environmental groups to sue Shell over climate change; Canada’s natural gas industry really needs LNG.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Apr 8, 2019”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Colorado oil industry gets overhaul by regulators; Is this the end of Colorado’s shale boom?; Understanding microbial communities in fractured shales goal of NSF-sponsored project; The world’s cheapest natural gas; NATIONAL: California imports the most electricity from other states; Pennsylvania exports the most; U.S. oil, gas land deals plunge to 10-year low in first quarter; Natgas volumes headed for 108 Bcf/d by 2024, crude economics to ‘wreak havoc’ on gas; Cheniere’s secret? Stick to tested strategy even as LNG industry pushes new business models; House Democrats voted for a natural gas future, and nobody noticed; Citing differences, Shell walks away from U.S. refining lobby; INTERNATIONAL: Carbon tax hits diesel prices in four Canadian provinces.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Apr 5, 2019”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Dominion Energy, American Red Cross present April 6 preparedness day at nine Ohio locations; Pa. Senate bill aims to aid state nuclear plants; Dominion Energy CEO: Making the switch from coal to natural gas; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Pacific Northwest sees highest daily natural gas spot prices in the U.S. since 2014; California’s oil industry collapses despite shale boom; Chesapeake opens ‘green’ natural gas vehicle fueling stop in Dover; Washington state rail bill could put 150,000 b/d of Bakken oil shipments at risk; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas prices unmoved by colder winter, low inventories; The U.S. oil boom is sinking OPEC imports; INTERNATIONAL: Top 10 destinations for US LNG exports; South Korea’s crude oil imports from the US could surpass 40 mil barrels in H1 2019; LNG will be big part of China-U.S. trade once tensions resolved; U.S. LNG producers offer alternative pricing to woo buyers.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Apr 4, 2019”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Democrat Pam Iovino wins Pa. Senate seat; The frac sand revolution (in the Marcellus); OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Total invests further in Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG project; NATIONAL: U.S. refinery runs hit fifth consecutive annual record high in 2018; Infected U.S. shale oil is being turned away by Asian buyers; INTERNATIONAL: Members of B.C. First Nation plan new camp to block natural gas pipeline path.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Apr 3, 2019”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: New Jersey’s renewable mandates will send electric bills to the moon; NATIONAL: Energy-related carbon dioxide emission profiles differ dramatically from state to state; Surging E&P profits, lower costs belie negative sentiment; INTERNATIONAL: KBR to conduct open book EPC estimate for Goldboro LNG; Saudi Aramco is world’s most profitable company, beating Apple by far; Saudi Aramco’s breakeven oil price is higher than expected; Natural gas is the ‘destination fuel of the future’, says Qatar Petroleum CEO.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Apr 2, 2019”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA Senate bill would impose 2 year moratorium on hazardous liquids pipeline approvals; PA EQB to consider petition to create cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; EQT Foundation announces scholarships for Greene, Washington students; Cabot gives back to Susquehanna County first responders; NATIONAL: Amid the furor of the Green New Deal, don’t overlook the shale revolution; INTERNATIONAL: Natural gas prices crash as market suffers ‘winter hangover’.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Apr 1, 2019”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: New York is in bad economic shape – fracking could change that if Cuomo would allow it; NATIONAL: Tight oil development will continue to drive future U.S. crude oil production; US natural gas in storage falls 36 Bcf as heating season likely wraps up; New reports offer solutions to protect against “recent surge” of climate liability lawsuits; INTERNATIONAL: Denmark wants a new route for Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 29, 2019”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: ODNR issues 2 well permits in Columbiana County; Natural gas industry has generated $45.8 million in taxes in eastern Ohio; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Negative Permian gas prices, but is the worst yet to come?; NATIONAL: Next US shale wave will need fewer heads, different skills; INTERNATIONAL: What does the New Silk Road mean for oil and gas?; Simulations aid training and improve safety in drilling operations; The new oil Darwinism.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 28, 2019”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Gas pipeline would ‘rip up the clam beds’ in N.J. for New Yorkers’ sake, foes say; PUCO approves plan to bring natural gas to Belpre; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Chevron, Exxon take turns wooing investors with shale boasts; Dominion offering early retirements after merger with S.C. utility; NATIONAL: Republicans defeat Green New Deal in U.S. Senate vote; Potential for risk and reward for U.S. LNG exporters; What it takes for an LNG export project to reach FID; Gassing up.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 27, 2019”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: The oil and gas industry future is bright in WV; Pa. natural gas fees already helping state; EQT Foundation gives record total in 2018; Gas industry pays for road repairs related to drilling, leader says; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Energy Transfer, Shell sign agreement to further progress Lake Charles U.S. LNG; Texas needs another 10,000 miles of gas, oil pipelines by 2050: study; NATIONAL: Feds use climate alarmism to brainwash our children; Power sector pushed domestic U.S. natural gas consumption to new record in 2018; Research finds US shale revolution is responsible for saving tens of thousands of lives every year; Technology is a huge driver of the U.S. oil and gas boom.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 26, 2019”