Best of the Rest

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Lawyer says Marcellus Shale is back; crucial Virginia pipeline votes coming in next 2 weeks; don’t count on a Utah shale boom following Trump’s announcement; Liberty Utilities looks to bring in more natgas for NH via pipeline; NAACP report attacking o&g backed on repackaged talking points; energy production up, pipelines can’t keep up; game on for gas capture tech; Perry and Saudi leaders talk; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Dec 5, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Inflection Energy offers update on 60K gallon spill in Edlred Twp; Cove Point LNG export plant no 99.3% done; UGI cuts residential electric rates 2.4%; is PA Rep. Garth Everett slinking toward supporting severance tax?; hundreds gather to protest pipelines in Virginia; EQT hands out scholarships; Democrat governors caught colluding & outsourcing climate work to anti groups; small player on Wall Street carves out niche in shale; does OPEC have an exit strategy?; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Dec 4, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Underground coal fires do not pose a threat to Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline; OH company sees major uptick in business from shale; Rover donates money to local first responders; WVU, NETL collaborating on important shale project; US LNG exports hit record high in November; U.S. shale drilling picks up in September; OPEC extends production cuts another 9 months; today’s poor need MORE oil, natgas & coal; natgas outlook for 2018; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Dec 1, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: NY Gov. Cuomo’s bizarre reasons for banning fracking; ODNR issues 6 new Utica permits; well completion company rents space in Washington County, PA; EPA greenhouse gas rule hearing in WV draws big crowd; Marcellus industry helps deer hunters; Bakken gas flaring flaring up again; Democrat FERC Commissioner seated, still waiting on final Republican; Big Green groups want lawsuit against them (for racketeering) dismissed; would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast?; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Nov 30, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: MSC president says Marcellus/Utica activity heading downstream; OH Utica industry lends a hand with Toys for Tots; the Bakken is getting gassy; shale drillers hold the keys to success for an OPEC production cut; million-barrel hedging signals shale boom here to stay; o&g growth will propel U.S. economy through 2040; Mark Papa says shale hitting “sweet spot” exhaustion; overpricing renewable power is dangerous; Russia’s Gazprom gets big loans from Japan & U.S.; UK government supports shale industry; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Nov 29, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: How will Upstate NY survive Cuomo’s anti-gas corruption; Shell cracker plant impact on Erie, PA; Sandridge adopts poison pill after corp raider Icahn becomes largest shareholder; US shale renews challenge to OPEC; oil majors bet big on shale tech; Clean Energy combines compressor biz with Italian co; LNG exports will slow in 2018, says Rusty Braziel; Scott Pruitt changing the culture at EPA; McIntyre & Glick to take FERC seats this week; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Nov 28, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Utica rig count stands at 23; Shell signs another 10 landowners for Falcon ethane pipeline; Burrell School District OKs seismic testing on school property; RIL closes on Marcellus shale asset sale for $126M; PA Girl Scouts get PennEast Pipeline STEM grant; Keystone XL Pipeline lawsuit advances; evil corporate raider Carl Icahn sinks claws into SandRidge Energy; Michigan O&G industry “looking up”; weather jitters send natgas prices down; using multilaterals in shale plays; first Canadian LNG shipment heads to China; big oil pledges to cut down on methane emissions; OPEC/Russia showdown over US shale; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Nov 27, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Man accused of stealing from shale biz in OH; Univ. at Buffalo invests in fracking, ticks off green snowflakes; Cornell prof wants NY to go climate berserk with new regs; TransCanada still investigating Keystone leak; growing gas glut threatens W TX oil boom; OPEC-U.S. shale showdown continues; Trump & antis both want court to leave BLM frack ruling intact; natgas inventories down; Poland signs deal to buy US LNG; Norway isn’t turn away from fossil fuels; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Nov 22, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Keystone XL pipeline gets Nebraska’s approval, what’s next; Commerce Dept. finds 6 countries “dumping” cheap pipe in U.S.; EIA reports first gas withdrawal of the season; EIA, IEA overstate oil supplies from shale?; structural changes to the energy business; a new US-China relationship on the horizon; Ineos first to deliver US shale to China; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Nov 21, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: The Battle for Dawn, Part 2; interview with Tim Dugan, COO of CONSOL; Earthworks hires a new agitator for PA/OH; Statler College unveils natgas lab; ISO New England says Invenergy natgas plant needed; why have 2 new FERC commissioners not yet been seated?; rig count jumps–but only for gas rigs; natgas prices have finally started to rise; initiative under way to increase US LNG exports; China’s LNG imports soar; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Nov 20, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Keystone Pipeline spills 210K gallons in South Dakota; majors head to New Mexico Permian; Alaska’s oil and gas fortunes are rapidly reviving; US shale to beat Saudi production growth; backlog from FERC quorumless days gone; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Nov 17, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: H&H pitches fracking to A-K Valley business leaders in SWPA; Mike Turzai pledges no severance tax if he’s elected gov; new CNG buses on the way in Altoona; Chinese investment in WV could include PE resin; is Tom Wolf just billionaire Tom Steyer’s bobblehead?; FERC Acting Chairman floats interim plan to “save” coal & nuke plants; more M&A on the way in o&g sector; ONGC likely to suspend shale exploration in India; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Nov 16, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PA Act 13 impact fees fund $15.7M of enviro projects; 2 permits issued in Columbiana County, OH; conservancies are for conservation, not politics; Alaskan LNG made possible by China; American shale gas the “silver bullet” to take out Vlad Putin; electric grid watchdog says natgas is reliable enough without nukes, coal; bullish market for shale oil exports; U.S. energy independence finally in sight; continuous disruption the “new normal” in o&g; LNG oversupply has fundamentally changed the market; China natgas demand will triple by 2040; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Nov 15, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: New energy milestone thx to natgas; value of OH oil & natgas increased sharply in 2016; FERC permits Cove Point LNG commissioning cargo; Norfolk debates allowing Atlantic Coast Pipe under water reservoir; Gulf Coast natgas export hub for years to come?; US rig count up by 9, WV loses 1 rig; natgas prices “on a tear”; friends and foes oppose Trump energy plan; should U.S. limit natgas exports?; natgas demand to see big growth this year–in China; Pakistan starts looking for shale oil & gas; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Nov 14, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: WV legislators, industry leaders digesting $83.7B shale deal; Marcellus natgas lowers bills for all Americans; Tellurian cuts $15.2B deal with Bechtel to build Driftwood LNG; Texas ethane going to China; Permian peak in just 3 years?; fake fractivist news from Reuters; Algeria lectures US shale to get “more humble”; the coming boom in UK (yes UK) shale; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Nov 13, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Dominion dishes out $550K to veteran/military organizations; what’s a “fair tax” for PA natgas; Waste Management converting more vehicles to natgas in Scranton/WB; Alaska/China sign natgas pipeline deal; natural gas smell was dairy air in Wisconsin; another activist-funded climate change report that falls short; major changes afoot in sand use, supply, prices; Saudi Arabia’s version of “Game of Thrones” affects oil price; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Nov 10, 2017”