Best of the Rest

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Ameren Illinois to undertake two-year natural gas pipeline upgrade beginning in 2019; PUC approves Minnesota Power’s planned natural-gas plant; Natural gas edges lower as the winter season approaches; Bright skies ahead for natural gas price; Natural gas price prediction – prices slip on warm weather forecast; The drilling boom on federal lands is driven more by price than policy; What next as Big Oil moves in on U.S. tight oil?; Pieridae’s Goldboro LNG eligible for German loan; Panama Canal transits four liquefied natural gas vessels in one direction; Fracking in Lancashire: 1.1 magnitude tremor halts work; Sorry China, shipping costs make Europe a LNG hot spot right now; Is $100 oil inevitable?
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Oct 30, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Pittsburgh mayor dismisses facts, science in speech to fracking protesters; Susquehanna County produces more than 4% of U.S. natural gas!; Rabbittransit switching to natural gas for buses at Gettysburg; The plantation politics of the William Penn Foundation; Mostly outside groups pour $13.8M into redistricting proposal in Michigan; Wyoming watching Colorado’s anti-fracking ballot issue; The market for oil country tubular goods (OCTG) heats up; FERC HDD guidance – your input needed; Third quarter oil and gas deals hit $123 billion; Can U.S. gas demand keep up with surging production?; UK natural gas fracking paused following ‘Red Event’: Cuadrilla; Renewable energy, Russian natural gas and the lesson of January 2006.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Oct 29, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Energy Sec. Perry stumps for ‘all of the above’ energy in Philadelphia, Camden; Diversified sees older shale wells as next piece of massive Appalachian position; Steel Nation heading to Southpointe; Backed into a corner, NY AG fails to produce ‘smoking gun’ in #ExxonKnew lawsuit; Manufacturers to Acting NY AG Underwood: Your frivolous and costly lawsuit will fail; The anti-fracking initiative in Colorado is bad policy; Young people are suing the trump administration over climate change. She’s their lawyer; Trump indicates he might formally tap Wheeler to lead EPA; UK to receive US LNG cargo; Gulf countries need to adjust natural gas supply strategy on rising power demand; The dirtiest part of the cleanest fossil fuel is price; Europe’s liquefied natural gas imports have increased lately, but remain below 2011 peak; The low-cost gas supply driving the LNG Canada project.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Oct 26, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Cuomo has utterly failed the people of upstate New York; Montgomery County, Va. supervisors approve permit for MVP gate station; Political shift seen unlikely in Appalachia as midterms near; WVU research on display at Shale Insight; $1B power plant investment energizes community; Rehoboth selectmen approve natural gas pipeline moratorium; How natural gas prices could double in 2019; Gas storage inventories are near historic lows. What if this winter turns frigid?; ExxonKnew crackdown by Massachusetts and New York AGs threatens free speech; ‘Frack Master’ agrees to 12-year prison term, surrendering $23.8M for oil, gas fraud; Fracking in Lancashire halted by earth tremor; Schlumberger and Halliburton warm on global market, cooler on US shale; Saudi Arabia proves that oil is power.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Oct 25, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Fake news alert: Mariner East 2 will NOT have to wait until 2020; Marathon Petroleum-Andeavor $23.3B merger creates industry giant; Tri-Cities natural gas bills are going down. Trump’s tax plan gets part of the credit; Natural gas regulator station proposal raises real estate concerns; Panel: Renewables and natural gas should work together; Blackstone buys shale drill bit firm that grew through downturn; The energy crisis that never happened: What happens later?; The industry with the most female CEOs isn’t what you’d expect; Mexico steel execs call for competitive natural gas, cohesive industrial policy.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Oct 24, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Jeff Bartos: ‘Pennsylvania is being left behind’; CNX funds new playground in Westmoreland County; Shale industry is experiencing some major growing pains; Private equity shifting shale strategy to long haul; Growing U.S. oil exports make WTI nearly 24-hour benchmark; No energy policy, no problem for U.S. oil producers; Natural gas truck sales down; U.S. midstream capacity constraints pressure chem producers; Fitch, Moody’s sound alarm on Pemex ahead of AMLO taking office; In win for Trump, Merkel changes course on U.S. gas imports; Can OPEC still influence the price of crude oil?
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Oct 23, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: NY: State officials visit Beaver County Career and Technology Center; Oil and gas firm to locate in Alta Vista Business Park; Boston Herald: Gas pipeline limits create potential crisis; Happy 10th anniversary to the Eagle Ford Shale; San Francisco pension system approves divestment of five fossil fuel companies; EPA, federal agencies lay out agenda for future regulatory changes; U.S. natural gas production quarterly report: producers love current prices; America’s energy dominance is a remarkable achievement; Ex-Schlumberger chief to acquire biggest shale pipe servicer; Frustrated investors want frackers to consolidate; Chesapeake Energy is about to reach critical mass; Natural gas serves both short, long term climate goals, says Shell exec; IEA: lack of LNG fleet investment could pose a threat to market development.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Oct 22, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: NY: Winter electricity & natural gas bills expected to remain flat; slight rise possible for natural gas; NEXUS pipeline set to join natural gas traffic jam at Dawn Hub; Virginia Natural Gas celebrates Careers in Energy Week; Methane emissions continue to fall as oil, gas production soars says EPA; EPA aims to triple pace of deregulation in coming year; EIA data show weekly U.S. natural-gas supply above 3 trillion cubic feet; Natural gas pipeline rupture in Canada affects U.S. energy markets; White House shelves coal industry incentives plan; AMLO to suspend Mexico bid rounds until current projects start producing; China stops buying U.S. oil, two months after record total.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Oct 19, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Ohio Public Utilities Commission to help with gas restoration in Massachusetts; Columbia Gas launches “Back-to-Business” initiative to support to affected businesses; Business groups ask SCOTUS to shut down Massachusetts #ExxonKnew shakedown; PUC delays natural gas plant vote; Duluth hearings will go on; Emails show law firm pitched San Francisco on idea of suing energy producers; NYMEX Nov natural gas futures rise to $3.268 MMBtu on weather-related issues; Global warming to leave us crying in our costlier beer; Venture Global LNG to supply U.S. natural gas to Poland; U.S. LNG 25% cheaper than Russian gas: PGNiG; U.S. shale surges as Saudi Arabia issues veiled supply threats; How high can oil prices go?; Asia’s natural gas prices are rising – now higher oil prices and tariffs could cause more pain.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Oct 18, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Natural gas service coming to Tunkhannock; Ohio county commissioners visit Shell cracker site; New CNX Midstream president sees opportunity in the pipelines; Tug Hill alliance grows, secures funds for wind farm review; City workers’ pension funds hinge on Mayor de Blasio’s environmental stand; Is the Niobrara really the next big thing?; Construction reaches its peak at Duke’s Lake Julian, NC plant; NJ lawmakers seek to limit disposal of fracking by-products; U.S. shale’s glory days are numbered; The changing U.S. energy trade balance is still dominated by crude oil imports; Industry, regulators unite to defend fracking in Mexico; Tokyo to back US exports of shale gas to Asia; Temporary natural-gas generators power data centers.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Oct 17, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Intense fight over Colorado oil and gas setbacks could end with national precedent; Opponents speak out on Superior natural gas power plant; Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown is a climate kook; U.S. eyes military bases for coal, natural gas exports; Williams appoints Debbie Cowan as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer; Why satellites could unlock the future of natural gas; Natural gas jumps on expectations of above-average cold, with supplies at decade low; The giant corporations behind your burgers and milk have a “terrifying” climate secret; Not being there: How augmented reality is changing the oil industry; Saudis team up with Russians to compete with US natural gas; The LNG Canada project will impact gas markets, but not soon enough; In wake of “terrifying” climate report, German environmentalists will rally for nuclear.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Oct 16, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: PA House whiffs on fair gas royalties; PDC Logic becomes Taurex Drill Bits; Fragile pipelines pose an increasing risk in gas-hungry U.S.; Natural gas storage likely to enter winter at lowest levels since 2005; Does the price of oil even matter?; China on pace to become top natural gas importer in 2018; Protesters block Cuadrilla as fracking re-starts at Lancashire drill site.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Oct 15, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Utica Shale Academy enrollment on the rise; Cabot subsidiary hiring in northeast PA; U.S. LNG exports edge down second week running; Senate GOP moves at ‘light speed’ to confirm nominee; Long-range warm risks seen as November natural gas called lower; How Bloomberg embeds green warriors in blue-state governments; Which is safer for transporting crude oil: rail, truck, pipeline or boat?; US green groups carry out Russia’s bidding in fracking fight.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Oct 12, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Utica Summit hears update on $6 billion Shell project; Canada pipeline blast risks Washington natural gas shortage; Hello, Michael: Beware the resiliency of the U.S. oil and gas system; Prices soar as natural gas inventories hit decade low; Exxon puts $1 million into quest for carbon tax and rebate; Tokyo Gas looking away from US LNG; AMLO’s fracking stance seen as bad news for meeting natural gas needs; Shell CEO makes case for natural gas, promises company not going ‘soft’ on fossil fuels.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Oct 11, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation provides operational update; Oakmont residents demand stricter gas and oil well regulations; WV PSC orders lower natural gas rates; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones seeks shale gas deals in Haynesville; Trial starts for climate protesters in Trump, pipeline country; Anti-pipeline activists play a cynical, costly game; China blinks first in LNG face-off with U.S.; QP CEO: LNG shortage to hit sooner than expected; Big Oil’s bet on natural gas is a slow burn.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Oct 10, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Permitting drops in Pennsylvania amid strong production, tighter purse strings; Rising up: After a year, Shell cracker project is taking shape; House Environment Committee Oct 9 meeting on royalty bill postponed; To meet demand for shale well cement, idled WV site restored; Pennsylvania offers a key midterm test for Trumpism; Dominion gets NC approval for merger with SC’s SCANA; Despite record demand, Wisconsin frac sand mines shutting down, laying off workers; National Grid facing new state scrutiny over gas safety following Woburn incident; Weather is the only thing holding back an upward explosion in natural gas prices; Shale oil is not a Ponzi scheme: evidence from decline curves; UK’s Cuadrilla to begin shale gas fracking in NW England ‘in next week’; Putin says Trump should blame himself for high oil prices; Why China may soon regret its tariffs on US natural gas.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Oct 9, 2018”