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: Credit rating dropped on Philadelphia Energy Solutions unit; Al Gore talks climate crazy in Pittsburgh; PA Supreme Court decision causing uncertainty re enviro rights; fights break out in Upstate NY over wind farms; the Haynesville Shale is reborn, rig count triples in 12 mos; colder winter on the way, natgas customers to pay more; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Oct 18, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: OH cracker main topic at upcoming Wheeling/WVU conference; Washington & Jefferson College to hold shale gas planning discussion; coal takes back seat to natgas in Ohio; WV regulatory environment differs from PA; Cabot raises $200K for college with sporting clay tournament; OOGEEP & Gov. Kasich tout energy awareness; Cheniere’s gamble on LNG; boom in LNG shaking up the energy world; EPA moves to end practice of “sue and settle”; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Oct 17, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PA House committee cancels meeting on severance tax bill; the many benefits of fracking IN the Delaware River Basin; thoughts on Carrizo’s Marcellus asset sale; Ohio the “key anchor” to Appalchia’s bright plastics future; convering WV buses to run natgas; Cheniere starts up 4th LNG export facility; OPEC’s message to shale drillers; drilling mud separator expands into US shale; Clean Power Plan’s counterfeit benefits; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Oct 16, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: NEXUS says pipeline will be built by 3Q18; PA DEP hearing on natgas-fired power plant in Greene County; WVONGA urges FERC action on 11 pipelines; WV monitoring cybersecurity; Atlantic Sunrise donates $5,300 to NEPA school; Shell wants veterans for cracker jobs; Maine’s Sen. King pushes measure to speed up natgas pipeline permits; problems with rail transport of energy supplies; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Oct 13, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: False report claims New England natgas companies constrained supply to drive prices up; Patterson-UTI completes buyout of MS Energy; factors affecting ethane prices; US natgas production, price expected to rise; China demands Saudis trade oil in yuan instead of dollars; Russia gets a foothold in world’s hottest natgas discovery; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Oct 12, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: FERC extends NY Millennium Valley Lateral Pipeline deadline; WV natgas production up slightly in 2016; conference on petchem impact on Ohio River coming in Nov; Florida Republicans float frack ban bill; EPA moves to dismantle Obama Clean Power Plan; will Trump nuke the energy markets; American-made energy grows, completed wells up 63% this year; global warmers don’t walk the walk; why renewables aren’t lowering Germany’s carbon emissions; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Oct 11, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Pipeline hit in Pike County, PA, forces evacuation; US shale casts a long shadow over petchem; energy markets face basis volatility; 6 weeks left until winter natgas season kicks in; the innovation that will drive the next oil supercycle; why energy-rich Australia pays out the nose for power; onshore fracking begins in UK “within weeks”; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Oct 10, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PA PUC earns high marks from the feds; 11 well permits issued in OH Utica; Cheniere’s Sabine Pass Train 4 gets green light; Permian associated gas is a party crasher; Sen. Inhofe holds up final 2 FERC nominees; Trump taps ex-lobbyist from EPA #2 job; dismantling Obama’s attempt to kill fossil fuels; the “Amazon effect” in oil; US CO2 emissions down in 2016; Fiat Chrysler CEO says pushing electric cars now will “endanger the planet”; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Oct 9, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PA Gov. Wolf says he can “indefinitely” keep plugging the budget gap; PA poised to attract more plastics manufacturing; energy, environment key issues in Virginia gov race; the biggest source of methane emissions in California is agriculture and waste, NOT o&g; Congressman on panel say o&g industry needs a “better narrative”; wastewater driving investment in shale; o&g industry attacks Perry plan to save nukes & coal; end of two pipeline projects in Canada; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Oct 6, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PA natgas pipeline safety bill heading for full House vote; VA DEQ to make pipeline recommendations in Dec. for Atlantic Coast & Mountain Valley; court orders Vermont AG to sit for deposition in #ExxonKnew case; Shell says energy industry close to voluntary methane emissions; US shale shows signs of fatigue; natgas exports could add $73B to US economy; India wants to rework LNG deals; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Oct 5, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Ohio school gets $42M from single natgas power plant; US Senate discusses $10B NGL hub for northeast; natgas fuels manufacturing in PA; Trumpe EPA plans to repeal Obama Clean Power Plan; Scotland gets ready to ban fracking permanently; new LNG trucks from Volvo; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Oct 4, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Potter County restarts natgas resource center; Tellurian charters LNG tanker; DOE Sec. Perry wants FERC to adopt new rule for coal, nukes; Perry’s new rule would “roil” energy markets; EPA ends climate awards; new LNG intelligence service launches; Saudis, others up oil production, prices fall; drilling commences in UK Bowland Shale; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Oct 3, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Indian who led Dakota Access pipeline fight voted out of office; Powelson says FERC is not a rubber stamp; enviro movement blind to damage it does to working class; corporate raiders push shale firms to separate exec pay from shale drilling; Chesapeake Energy maxes out the credit cards; natgas inventories lower this year, but higher than 5-yr average; why the U.S. exports oil when we also import it; adequate oil export infrastructure needed, urgently; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Oct 2, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PA budget talks advance, WITHOUT a severance tax; drone inspections of pipelines may soon be reality; Cheniere asks FERC for permission to fire up Train 4 LNG export; Microsoft launches gas-powered data center in Seattle; Congress probes Russian ads targeting energy markets; US regulatory climate “wobbles”; Shale-Zilla knocking at crude oil price door; the future of oil prices; it’s been a tough week for peak oil theorists; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Sep 29, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: OH rig count stands at 26; Sabine Pass LNG train 4 ready for service; Zinke says 1/3 of Interior staff disloyal to Trump (and the country); E&P profits shrink in Q1; crude by rail could hamper future pipeline investment; Exxon Mobil replaced by Russia’s Gazprom as world’s biggest energy firm; China continues to invest heavily in LNG; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Sep 28, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PA rig count steady; battle for the pipelines – the Agency strikes back; fracking an “answer to prayer” in OH; Manchin tells WV to stay in state for energy jobs; Shell cracker plant already spurring local development, loans; NC Senators urge FERC to approve Atlantic Coast Pipe; natgas boom has led to cleaner air; Farmer’s Almanac winter forecast bullish for natgas prices; Tesla’s high-priced electric cars can’t compete with fracking; fracking proof that “God…loves us,” says Sec. Interior; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Sep 27, 2017”