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: Utica Shale 2017 year in review; Westmoreland Transit natgas station opens today; Shale Energy Alliance touts ways to build o&g industry in Ohio Valley; investors pour cash into shale; shale’s roller coaster ride will continue; ‘unknown unknowns’ threaten shale; natgas price balance depends on cold winter; China’s coal ban backfires, natgas shortages abound; OPEC wakes up to threat of shale 2.0; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Dec 14, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Rover Pipeline donates $270,000 to local first responders; tech training needed in WV with China big investment; PennEast concerns unfounded; Tellurian raises $94.8M for LNG export plant; EIA bashers should check their own crude oil numbers; US exporting oil & gas at a record pace; Texas research finds no link between fracking and water contamination; Stanford’s renewables map to nowhere; Germany supports Russian natgas pipeline; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Dec 13, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: New report finds Marcellus Shale dev unrelated to PA mortality rates; OH nukes face competition from gas-fired plants; enviro groups sue to block Mountain Valley Pipe; lies, bad lies, and natgas statistics; natgas price roller coaster has become a falling knife; will natgas prices explode; new shale era is age of the engineer; 2 new LNG export bills introduced in Congress; Rick Perry grants FERC 30 day extension on grid reliability plan; o&g industry pays black STEM pros more than others; Indian government looks to spur more shale drilling; cracker oil pipeline in UK causes spike in oil prices worldwide; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Dec 12, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Pipeline expansions feeding more Marcellus gas to New England & NY; Chinese investment in WV could include PE resin; the super basin behind US natgas dominance; DOE Sec. Perry discusses LNG exports to Saudi Arabia; shale producers, OPEC playing two different games; Moody’s says o&g industry to continue recovery in 2018; shale oil myths; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Dec 11, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Tellurian sells shares to fund Driftwood LNG project; Interior Dept delays Obama regulations on methane emissions; new data debunks claims that fracking lowers property values; billionaire investor sticks to investing in shale; Chesapeake is “self correcting”; Trump Administration investigates states delaying pipeline projects; the Panama Canal has become a “major problem” for shale exports; China’s November natgas imports hit new record; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Dec 8, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Appalachian Basin produces more natgas than any OPEC country!; Utica rig count falls to 21; PA judge doubles fracking workers’ award in overtime case; Texas looks to overhaul port to keep pace with oil & gas exports; the magic number for oil is $60/barrel; two natgas charts to start winter; new energy source–on Saturn moon; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Dec 7, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PA DEP throws taxpayer money at coal lawyer to punish natgas; China delegation traveling around WV; 2 killed in Illinois pipeline explosion; natgas power generation in Southern states continues to expand, coal decline; California’s social activism is ruining the retirement income of millions; trends in shale tech: drones, solar and DNA sequencing; the coming surge in condensate production; time for round 2 of LNG export projects; China’s big demand for natgas creates price dilemma; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Dec 6, 2017”

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”