Best of the Rest

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: New law allows ODNR to plug more wells; Tompkins County Legislature opposes natural gas at Cayuga Power Plant; U.S. shale production set to surge in 2019; Winter demand offsets NGL fractionation capacity constraints; Natural gas prices at multi-year highs, will demand grow further?; Details of the horrible carbon tax bill; Qatar is pulling out of OPEC; RWE to buy more U.S. LNG as Trump promotes gas in Europe; The physics of extracting gas from shale formations; New rules at Panama Canal expected to boost U.S. LNG industry; Magnetic sun storms could hold the secret to natural gas prices; Global natural gas prices tied to sunspot activity.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Dec 3, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: PSC agrees to BPU natural gas pipeline purchase; Letter to the Editor: Pipeline workers live here, too; India’s Gail in wants to swap Cove Point LNG cargos; Danos reaches two safety milestones; Sabine Pass LNG cargo heading for UK; U.S. crude oil and natural gas proved reserves set new records in 2017; Steyer hits natural gas prices to advocate for full phase-out; Gazprom Board of Directors reviews prospects of shale gas and LNG sectors.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Nov 30, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: PARTA celebrates opening of first natural gas station in Portage County; Residents at forum decry Longmeadow Country Club deal with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.; Developers push for relief from the natural gas moratorium; Columbia Gas to give another $10M re tragedy; Supreme Court questions ‘habitat’ definition in remanding ESA case; Obama takes credit for U.S. oil-and-gas boom: ‘That was me, people’; Energy Department investing in research to develop natural gas-based hydraulic fracturing fluid; Natural gas jumps as cold air descends on U.S. Midwest; Canada’s oil and natural gas industry and Indigenous peoples work toward shared prosperity.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Nov 29, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Summit focuses on ways to improve region’s infrastructure; Giant Longaberger basket for sale – maybe someone in shale wants to buy?; Proposed change to Dallas Twp. zoning laws may help gas companies; Gravity Oilfield Services is proving that agility is the key to growth; How Shell plans to use rail and road to capitalize on opportunities in Beaver County; Cheniere ramps up feedgas deliveries to LNG export terminal in Texas; Get your natural gas in Texas for 25 cents, if you can; Reality star in Texas poised to become America’s richest oil mogul; Methanol’s U.S. revival and global growth scenarios; Saudi Aramco to attract $150bn in investment for gas programme; UK shale gas momentum builds as IGas spuds exploration well.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Nov 28, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Range Resources: A well-positioned way to play shale gas; Rep. Bryan Cutler is bringing his Solanco roots to the highest level of state politics; November 23 Natural Gas Weekly: The fears of under-supply are exaggerated; Natural gas is up, but drillers are down; New projects expected to reverse Gulf of Mexico natural gas production declines; Russia flexes muscles as natural gas industry booms; India is losing the natural gas race to China; How fracking turned OPEC into the walking dead.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Nov 27, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Higher than normal W.Va. natural gas, coal prices create excitement, but will it last?; Rig count stands at 18 in Ohio’s Utica; Texas is about to create OPEC’s worst nightmare; Trump Admin dominates with billion-dollar oil and gas sale; How CEO and President Doug Lawler benefits from the Chesapeake Energy acquisition; Natural Gas Price Forecast – natural gas markets run into resistance again; A risky natural gas bet gone awry leads to weepy YouTube confessional video; An investor’s guide to midstream oil and gas; U.S. liquefied natural gas poised for ‘biggest year ever’; Natural gas companies plug leaks, easily surpass 2025 goal; South Korea to back construction of 140 LNG-powered ships; India looks to double its natural gas usage.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Nov 26, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Construction manager gives update on Shell cracker plant in Beaver County; Gas power plants fuel PA economy; Buy natural gas producers to play the dramatic rally in natgas prices; Gov. Charlie Baker proposes legislation on natural gas safety practices; BC pipeline outage disrupts western U.S. winter gas prices and flows.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Nov 21, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Natural-gas pipeline protesters take petition to C&O headquarters; Summit County approves natural gas pipeline emergency fund; U.S. shale firms offer $100 million to aid Texas, New Mexico; Natural gas price explosion bankrupts traders; Freezing temperatures could heat up natural gas prices; Pipeline paralysis: The left’s latest fossil fuel obstruction tactic; No penalties for 90% of pipeline blasts; Firm proposes new wells as New Brunswick muses about end to fracking moratorium; The oil price is now controlled by just three men; Saudi Arabia and the future of oil prices: Look to what robots will do, not what Trump tweets.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Nov 20, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Sunoco responds to questions about safety for Mariner East 2; PA Game Commission accepting comments on proposal to list 3 bat species as endangered; ND oil, gas industry breaks ‘virtually every record’ in latest report; U.S. Sen. Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren to host hearing to roast Columbia Gas re tragedy; NYMEX December natural gas contract bounces back 23.4 cents to settle at $4.272/MMBtu; Natural gas: Another alternative auto fuel; Big Oil’s shale revival prompts industry doubts: Fuel for thought; GECF secretary general predicts growth in natural gas; China guarantees natural gas supply to avoid winter shortages; China’s ‘truce deal’ includes offer to buy more US natural gas, improve IPR protection.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Nov 19, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: More Permian pipelines are coming. Will there be enough workers?; Total U.S. natural gas stocks end refill season at lowest level in 13 years; Once sleepy pipeline sector now at center of the action; Interior credits increased fossil fuel production for jump in revenue from federal lands; World has no capacity to absorb new fossil fuel plants, warns IEA; South Korea becomes top Asian destination for U.S. oil after China trade spat; India ready to import more U.S. oil and gas; Russia’s $11 billion natural gas pipeline is primed to fuel Europe.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Nov 16, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: US LNG player Cheniere fires up Corpus Christi production; Haynesville’s gigantic gas resurgence could be a winner in LNG export race; Think oil has been volatile? Watch natural gas; Firmer Henry Hub natural gas price, high shipping rates pressure US LNG margins; Cheniere bets $15 billion on world gas demand despite tariff; U.S. crude oil and natural gas production increased in 2017, with fewer wells; Why new rail car specs are creating obstacles for crude-by-rail; Climate contrarian uncovers scientific error, upends major ocean warming study.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Nov 15, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Paid to protest: Lifting the curtain on Keep Wayne Wild, LLC; McCormick: WV should pitch energy jobs to veterans; Prometheus, Summit open Lebanon, Missouri LNG facility; Massachusetts lawmakers schedule 2 hearings natural gas disaster issues; Natural gas: The $4 dam is breaking for the bears; How much could coal generation stem gas price upside in a cold winter?; And just like that, everybody stopped talking about $100 oil; Oil plunges over 8% as Trump faces off with Saudi Arabia, Russia over production; Structure of fossil-fuel source rocks is finally decoded; IEA says gas to overtake coal in energy mix by 2030; New global emissions rules boost LNG as shipping fuel; First U.S. LNG cargo since 10 percent tariff enacted arrives in China.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Nov 14, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Syracuse’s BlueRock Energy sells big chunk of its business; LNG tanker docks at Cheniere’s Corpus Christi plant as 1st shipment nears; The pre-winter rapid rise in U.S. natural gas prices; The new bear market in oil; Big Data adds up to big savings for upstream players; Toshiba exiting U.S. LNG to focus on core businesses; Ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, record-setting oil exports to China at zero for 2nd month.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Nov 13, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Philadelphia Bar Assn pushes lawyers to become radicalized on global warming; Eight permits issued in Ohio’s Utica shale; Using Marcellus gas in area becomes a priority; Pennsylvania Auditor General gives DRBC a whitewash; The fractivist trail of hypocrisy and double standards; DOE names well-known WVU professor to lead NETL; IPSCO Tubulars opens coating facility in Wilder, Kentucky; Utility to provide Thanksgiving to victims of gas disaster; The never-ending saga of the Keystone Pipeline; NJ nutjobs go on 14-day fast to protest global warming; Natural gas prices are jumping today, and this move could continue; Millennials, oil and gas and the “energy transition”; China passes Japan to become world’s largest natural gas importer; Saudi Aramco ‘on way to becoming gas powerhouse’; Oil is oversold.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Nov 12, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Democrat Senate gives fresh energy to environmental advocates in NY; Keystone XL Pipeline project blocked by Obama judge in Montana; More coal-fired power plants closing on uncompetitive economics; LNG carrier attacked off Nigeria; Poland signs deal for long-term natural gas deliveries from Louisiana, Texas; Armenian government seeks cuts in gas prices from Russia; Higgs government looking to partially lift fracking moratorium; As renewables drive up energy prices, voters in U.S., Asia & Europe are opting for nuclear power.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Nov 9, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Judge weighs other courts’ pro-pipeline rulings before PennEast decision; The out-of-control NY Attorney General’s office takes on ExxonMobil; XTO Energy brings ‘Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day’ STEM program to Ohio; Kinder Morgan fires up Sabine Pass pipeline; California dreamin’ about a fracking ban that may never come; Global Climate Action summit silent on natural gas progress.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Nov 8, 2018”