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: 12 permits issued in OH Utica; OH pipelines pump up Wooster Airgas; landowners advised to document (with pics) pipeline impacts; natgas plant vital for Rhode Island; o&g industry fuels…Florida?!…with jobs and revenue; after Harvey, attention turns to Houston petchem infrastructure; oil demand is growing nearly everywhere worldwide; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Sep 1, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: High price of energy political correctness in NY; PA natgas industry misrepresented by antis; FERC denies request to half KM’s Connecticut Expansion project thru Otis State Forest; Louisiana leading the way in LNG; Harvey’s impact on the energy market substantial; Harvey to disrupt energy markets around the world; shale fracking frenzy cools in Canada; Mexico publishes first natgas price index; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Aug 31, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Columbiana County, OH to get jobs, tax boost from NEXUS Pipeline; energy groups fight back against radical efforts to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline; Harvey’s widespread destruction tests US shale; O&G companies respond to Harvey crisis with millions in donations; the next tech wave in drilling; trimming produced water costs; electric vehicles a boon for gas-fired plants; Russian Gazprom profit plunges 80% in Q2; Nigeria supplies stranded industries with LNG tanker trucks; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Aug 30, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Cuomo’s ‘clear energy’ con game; Cuomo’s preposterous renewable energy plan threatens Long Island fishing industry; NEXUS will create 5,300 OH jobs; PA rig count drops by 3; new 2-year compression degree program in central PA; judge approves light sentence for green presidential candidate Jill Stein following criminal actions re Dakota Access Pipeline; Harvey throws a wrench in US energy engine; US LNG heading to Portugal; get politics out of pipeline approvals; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Aug 29, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Natgas hits political wall in NY as industry fights losing battle; lying NRDC gang targets natgas plant pipeline in NY; frack this, Andrew Cuomo; MSC calls for FERC to OK PennEast Pipeline; WV newspaper supports local natgas power plant project; Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG site damaged (a little) in Hurricane Harvey; Cheniere shuts down Train 3 in Sabine Pass for maintenance; 22% of US Gulf oil output offline due to Harvey; LNG vs Russian gas in Europe; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Aug 28, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Youngstown City Council “forced” to accept frack ban charter ballot measure; Portage County, OH builds county’s first CNG station (for $3M); supporters show up in force at Brooke County, WV power plant hearing; Trump’s energy dominance strategy working; next round of LNG export; the guilt-ridden elites behind fractivism; India’s RIL wants to import U.S. ethane; India’s GAIL doesn’t want to import U.S. methane; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Aug 24, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Youngstown City Council votes today on anti-fracking charter amendment; rig count steady in Ohio Utica; Kinder Morgan pipe expansion in Connecticut topic of public hearing; antis flood Virginia gov with form letters opposing pipelines; BHP quits the shale business; red flag for US shale; Microsoft and Halliburton team up; PHMSA should play more active role in natgas pipelines; China’s LNG imports double; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Aug 23, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: 2nd Circuit decision may not mark the end of the Constitution Pipeline after all; OH Gov Kasich not backing nuclear bailout; Indiana PA Chamber goes to Louisiana, has eyes opened re petchem; WV Congressman advocates for ethane storage; new chief of staff at FERC; the Golden Age of natgas; peak oil demand, again; electric vehicle prospects; first LNG cargo reaches Lithuania; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Aug 22, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Did Gov. Wolf’s natgas tax scare away a huge manufacturer from Taiwan; fracking jobs for coal miners ‘elusive’; NC ninny nannies come out to dis Atlantic Coast Pipeline; FERC chairman wants to “properly” compensate coal & nuclear; history of US shale oil/gas began in 1825; Citi says oil prices likely $40-$60 for next 5 years; solving the GOR problem; when will Mexico begin fracking; Mideast oil pricier than US oil for India; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Aug 21, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: OH Utica permits resume rise in July; Shell cracker plant’s reach impacting OH; NJ tries to screw-up oil trains shipments with onerous bill; teaching old Dog Anadarko Basin some new shale tricks; the Permian Basin will provide oil “indefinitely”; Weather Channel founder says there is no man-made global warming; Deloitte predicts pause in growth of demand for natgas in US; Henry Hub emerges as global natgas benchmark price; Waste Management opens 100th natgas fueling station; Trump looking for new head for EIA; UK begins fracking its first shale well; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Aug 18, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Is Range Resources takeover bait?; Talen Energy relocates HQ; Rice Energy accused of not paying overtime; Shell cracker lauded by national leaders; demand for energy lawyers picks up in Pittsburgh; natgas industry comes to the rescue in WV flood; shale will beat OPEC because drillers can now profit at $40; Sierra Club sues Energy Dept over grid study; automation the key to future of o&g; manufacturers oppose Trump’s push for LNG exports; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Aug 17, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Prepping for Rover, ETP asks FERC for permission to start up Panhandle, Trunkline projects; EQT Foundation awards $4M in 2017 so far; NY refusal to OK natgas infrastructure hurting economy; engineering firm Aecom in the market for a new Pittsburgh office; Cabot adds 2 new board members; Penn Virginia names John Brooks as CEO; LNG exports reach 310 Bcf in 1H17; peak oil and peak demand two different animals; why Blackstone invested $7B in natural gas; first LNG cargo on way to Lithuania; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Aug 16, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Appalachinan Basin provides economic boost to northeastern US; Delaware Riverkeeper blithely ignores the rules; Monroe County, OH Chamber preps for economic growth from o&g; pipelines and coal mines intersect under Hare Krishna shrines in WV; update on Sabine Pass LNG exports; the myth of natgas as a bridging fuel; Chesapeake stocks down 41% this year; Mexico becoming biggest export market for US energy; Cheniere opens office in China to attract more LNG deals; China expanding shale drilling; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Aug 15, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Plum injection well makes Murrsyville nervous; pipeline could bring 100,000 barrels of Canadian crude to Maine port; US shale output keeps rising; the good news about high US oil imports; Baltic states push for joint LNG market; battery waste big problem with electric cars; OPEC beginning to panic; criminal tactics on the rise against pipelines; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Aug 14, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Will shareholders vote ‘yes’ on EQT/Rice merger?; no drilling mud reached Canton, OH water supply; Utica Shale counties show highest income growth in OH; Bowling Green charter amendment to ban fossil fuel infrastructure in trouble; judge tells Vermont AG to hand over email in anti-Exxon case; Indians want Dakota pipeline shut down; EPA casts doubt on climate change threat; NYT admits faking climate change article; cronyism rampant in Obama Energy Dept.; shale oil breakeven price is $50; ‘Keep it in the Ground’ is not the green option; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Aug 11, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Report says Northern Access Pipe won’t hurt wildlife; IOGA WV names new president; Bechtel completes Driftwood LNG study; is Shell’s “lower oil price forever” sentiment unrealistic; new WOTUS rule will provide clarity says EPA; Dear Millennials – Big Oil is not the enemy; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Aug 10, 2017”