Best of the Rest

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Ashland County, Ohio, anti-fracking activists looking to Pa. for playbook advice; Bringing the forest back after shale gas; A call for more oversight on Algonquin pipeline expansion rallies legislators; Does a report on the shale boom give a glimpse at the benefits of energy dominance?; Coal is the most-used electricity generation source in 18 states; natural gas in 16; Natural gas will overtake oil to become North America’s ‘single largest energy source’ this year; When bad weather has struck, natural gas has been completely reliable; Next wave of U.S. LNG projects lurks but market fistfight is inevitable; The biggest challenge facing shale oil could be overcoming its own success; Qatar agrees to supply China with natural gas for next 22 years; US agrees to work with India on Iran oil imports ahead of sanctions; Trump’s energy secretary heading to Moscow to discuss more energy sanctions.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 11, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Appalachian basin natural gas production expected to jump; No need to feel guilty about reliance on Utica shale gas; Sharp divisions over nuclear, natural gas in NJ’s new energy plan; Number of producing wells in Utica surpasses 2,000; Venture Global LNG in 20-year supply deal with Repsol; Haynesville natural gas production quietly surging behind Appalachia, Permian; EPA lost more than 1,500 workers in first 18 months of Trump administration; EPA’s Wheeler says all 10 regional offices to remain; US natural gas demand is expected to grow 40% in ten years; U.S. House of Representatives approval for small scale LNG would up exports to Latin America; 10 incredible facts about American LNG exports; How long will natural gas be a bridge fuel?; and much more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Sep 10, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Senate Environmental Committee sets Sept. 25 hearing on foreign influence on natgas dev in PA; With oil and gas on upswing, is Jefferson County on way to economic recovery?; Power to save: compressed natural gas buses in Luzerne County; Injection well protest planned Saturday near turnpike; NY Comptroller Stringer statement opposing the Williams pipeline; What sets these GoRaleigh buses apart is what’s in the tank; Stop nuclear cronyism; Russia’s huge natural gas pipeline to China nearly complete.
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Sep 7, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: New partnership provides STEM grants for West Virginia educators; Here’s the latest sign that Permian shale oil is slowing down; Like that cleaner air you’re breathing? Fracking says, ‘You’re welcome!’; Trump to name climate change skeptic as adviser on emerging technologies; Nord Stream 2 pipelay work starts in Finland; ExxonMobil to invest in chemical complex, LNG terminal in China; India to buy Iranian oil despite sanction threat; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 6, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Dominion Energy/SCANA merger achieves another key milestone; Alamance County, NC commissioners oppose Mountain Valley Pipeline; Schlumberger CEO warns transport constraints to slow shale gains; Venture Global’s two Louisiana projects would double U.S. LNG exports; Investing in the Energy Sector 101; Stanford researchers discuss how to reduce major cause of oil and gas production emissions; Natural gas is already a bridge fuel; Melting Arctic creates new opportunities for LNG; Big Oil’s LNG obsession; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 5, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Chambersburg project to extend natgas line costing $1.2M, “significant impact”; CNX, Hess complete deal to sell their joint OH Utica assets to Ascent; WVU researchers to study methane emissions from well pads; OH Supreme Court rules against NEXUS pipeline referendum; Cali commits fossil fuel suicide, unlivable by 2045; NAFTA 2.0 must promote natgas trade with Canada; Texas power couple behind many of the deals you read about; FERC speeds up process for 12 LNG export projects; China’s natgas imports soar; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 4, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Cabot O&G gets a new director; Dominion Energy Ohio gets top safety award; midstream conference coming to Pittsburgh; WV’s new interim House Speaker is shale-friendly; judge rules Dakota Access can’t sue Earth First radicals; US must grow oil & gas exports; Exxon tells NY AG to “put up or shut up” re climate lawsuit; Iran’s oil exports plummet 600K barrels/day as US sanctions loom; why oil & natgas prices are diverging; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 31, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: FirstEnergy closing last OH/PA coal power plants; Wall St analysts like Eclipse/Blue Ridge merger; CELDF’s OH loss rate now 86%; NEXUS referendum for Green goes to OH Supreme Court; flaring in the Permian; PHMSA taking bigger role in approving LNG export projects; climate alarmists throw temper tantrum, refuse to debate skeptics; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 30, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: OH oil and gas industry needs workers; 5 new shale wells approved in Columbiana County, OH; the northeast’s changing role as US natgas supplier; PA DEP offers $2K rebate to buy natgas vehicles; WVU forms study abroad partnership with Argentia–to study shale?; Cheniere files to flow gas into 5th LNG export terminal; why natgas prices can’t go higher; M-U drives US natgas production growth; Silicon Valley eyes fossil fuel industry; Mexico’s new president about to ruin oil industry; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 29, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: New director for Utica Shale Academy; Sistersville Tank Works wants more local shale customers; diversifying America’s petchem industry by building in Ohio Valley; why US electric demand will increase; US can help its neighbors by exporting more natgas; new NAFTA deal will help US-Mexican natgas trade; the gas market *should* be panicking, but isn’t; China gives up tariffs on US oil after only 2 months; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 28, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: PA Auditor General DePasquale resurrects old claims of DEP problems; Carnival Cruise to park LNG liner at Canaveral; the next big bet in fracking – water; US natgas supplies & price, again; FERC outsources to help with LNG inspections; US natgas exports go up with new pipes into Mexico; Venezuela to flow gas to Trinidad for liquefaction; Aramco IPO halted; why worry about Russia’s Nord Stream 2; natgas prices in Europe surge; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 27, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: New report finds fracking has “dramatically raised up” poor Ohio schools; big pieces of Shell cracker now installed; Trump should tread lightly in power markets; Panama to sign pact to expand regional access to LNG; China backpedals on LNG tariff threat; French Total pulls out of Iran natgas project; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 21, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: PA Republican legislators urge DEP to reconsider 250% shale permit increase; Shell’s wetland restoration in Washington County done; vision for converting western NY power plant from coal to gas; Cheniere cleared to intro feed gas into Corpus Christi LNG Train 1; US takes top spot in world for reducing CO2–without Kyoto and Paris accords; can US shale stop global oil supply “crisis”?; NAFTA deal with Mexico close, will increase natgas trade; big companies signing LNG deals left and right to lock in prices; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 20, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Dominion once again offering $1 million to local nonprofits; Allegheny County Health Dept. investigating frack sand terminal; Pennsylvanians have a clear choice for US Senator–Lou; wackos protest in Albany to ask Cuomo to stop coal plant from converting to natgas; there is a stable market for coal aside from electric generation; Mexico’s new president rolling back free market reforms in oil & gas; does OPEC really have the oil supplies it claims?; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 17, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Public forum set for new natgas pipeline in Rochester, NY area; rig count in Utica climbs by 2 to 20; US-China dispute may delay Magnolia LNG construction; judge overturns Idaho’s forced pooling reg in court case; SEC drops #ExxonKnew investigation; scientists invent mineral to soak up CO2 out of atmosphere; plastics industry flourishes thx to shale; Canada’s Quebec looking for LNG suppliers; China can’t shake US oil addiction; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 16, 2018”

The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Monaca gets $3M for new gateway project to ethane cracker; Philadelphia Energy Solutions quietly installs new board & CEO; well plugging economics for Diversified; shale boom removes natgas price volatility; delays in Mexico pipes limite US natgas pipeline exports; Europe is getting serious about buying US LNG; and more!
Read More “Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 15, 2018”