Best of the Rest

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: EQT postpones conference call to discuss 2019 guidance and updated analyst presentation; A push to make fracking waste water usable in agriculture – even for drinking; Cheniere ships first Corpus Christi LNG commissioning cargo; Sleepless nights for U.S. gas traders as volatility surges; Yamal LNG ramps up to full capacity; Cuadrilla pauses gas fracking at English site after more tremors.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Dec 12, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Antero Resources appoints Paul Korus to Board of Directors; NY Attorney General seeks to sink Exxon climate appeal; Sunoco pushes Pa. PUC to ax pipeline shutdown bid; After bitter fight in Minnesota, gas plant debate moves to Wisconsin; Summit Midstream announces senior management changes; After active duty, veterans find new purpose in the oil and gas industry; Buybacks: Why pipeline companies should invest in themselves; The oil and gas situation: A time for setting records; Natural gas perspectives before this winter ends; As the U.S. pushes fossil fuels at COP24, protesters howl – but allies emerge, too.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 11, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Smell and noise from Lackawanna Energy Center worries residents – DEP says it’s vapor and steam; Everett sets meeting on PGE proposal in Loyalsock Creek valley; Natural gas service mostly restored to Merrimack Valley; November U.S. natural gas prices increased beyond previous market expectations; Energy affordability must be a top concern for newly elected; OPEC and allies agree to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day; Rural Ontario may soon tap into natural gas; Europe needs more U.S. liquefied natural gas.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Dec 10, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Environmental groups rally for NJ moratorium on natural gas pipelines, other infrastructure; Ohio House OKs use of oil and gas brine for road de-icing; Department of Public Service asks state to expand gas pipeline investigation; The US just became a net oil exporter for the first time in 75 years; Activists admit climate litigation is about silencing dissent, not justice; At what point would Higher Henry hub prices really rein in LNG exports?; Fishermen sue big oil for its role in climate change; European consortium to spur uptake of LNG as transport fuel.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Dec 7, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Natural gas panel highlights potential and challenges; The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a vote for the future; Equitrans Midstream plans to simplify structure, eliminate IDRs; Inside Puerto Rico’s quest for 100% renewables: A clash over natural gas; Trump’s best play: Stand aside and let coal country become gas country; Weather, low storage, drive up the price of natural gas; Big Oil battles gender problem that may take decades to fix; Big Green tries to grow scope of Clean Water Act by using courts.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Dec 6, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: LDCs expect little change in natgas use, slight increase in cost in PA this winter; Southwestern completes transformation with close of Fayetteville Shale exit; LNG tanker arrives at Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi plant; MXCC and Eversource energy host first graduation for natural gas field technicians; U.S. coal consumption in 2018 expected to be the lowest in 39 years; Trump’s policies bring not just energy independence, but energy dominance; Why OPEC will send natural gas prices even higher; OPEC oil decision could undercut U.S. natural gas price surge.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Dec 5, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Exelon generation to retire nine economically challenged generation facilities within PJM; Auditor General DePasquale announces plans for special report on climate change in PA; Westmoreland Transit to roll out two new natural gas-powered buses on Tuesday; Capstone Turbine announces order for expanding oil and gas projects in Utica shale; Those French fuel riots and the “Great Wall of Cuomo”; Tight supply-demand balance brings back natural gas price volatility; Perry again calls for US energy infrastructure plan, cites national security; New Brunswick legislature narrowly OKs lifting ban on unconventional natural gas drilling; Is Qatar’s OPEC exodus a blow to Saudi Arabia’s dominance?
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 4, 2018”

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”