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: 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”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Pipeline expansions outpace production forecast, good news for M-U supply; natgas locomotives powering more trains; what a Fed rate hike means for shale; renewables pain offsetting gas export gains; natgas prices trade up, then fall back; Exxon aims to curb methane emissions from shale division; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Sep 26, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Range Resources revamps Washington County park; oil and gas drilling continue in OH Utica; renewables displacing natgas in West Coast, at a very high cost; appeals court sidesteps decision on federal fracking regs; why U.S. natgas prices will remain low; is the EIA suppressing oil price with forecasts; now it’s a war on pipelines; NAFTA’s impact on Canadian energy imports/exports; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Sep 25, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Wayne Forest lease sales change lives with nearly $7M to date; WV’s Charlie Burd ‘Man of the Year’; Shell teaches kids about energy jobs; corrupt Cuomo colludes with other governors to fleece residents re climate change; PA’s traitorous Republican Senate rejects House no-severance tax budget; stealth boom in forgotten shale competes with Marcellus/Utica; US LNG exports continue to rise; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Sep 22, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: DRBC’s fracking ban is immoral AND illegal; ‘for sale’ sign out on Ultra Petroleum; OH rig count stays at 23; San Fran and Oakland go berserk, sue 5 oil companies for climate change; FERC holds first open meeting since quorum restored; Sen. Inhofe intros legislation to make FERC lead agency in pipeline approvals; US has way more natgas that estimates say; Big Oil gets greener, cuts emissions; Asian countries have big natgas reserves; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Sep 21, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Dump WV personal property tax on businesses to lure more gas power plants; PA Senate Repubs don’t like House budget, want a severance tax; OH first responders say o&g companies do good job with information; Haynesville Shale gas production hits 4-year high; lawsuit aims to block fracking on US land in Nevada; 2 new $400M power plants coming to Michigan; gas producers boost 2017 production outlook; how productive and efficient is US shale; final 2 FERC nominees due for full Senate vote; climate scientists admit their predictions on global warming are WRONG; Japan LNG imports down; India LNG imports down; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Sep 20, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: The best opportunity to keep WV’s bright young people in the state is O&G; North Dakota sets record natgas output in July; wastewater pipelines see big growth in Texas; BH rig count drops by 8 to 936; coal faces a gassy death in US; the new rock star of oil & gas is digitalization; potential scenarios for 2017-18 natgas market withdrawals; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Sep 19, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PTT Ohio cracker decision to come last quarter 2017; PA budget fight gets “personal” and regional; DRBC sitting on $30M in cash/investments; PA cracker will have big impact on Lawrence County; West Goshen still suing re Mariner East 2 pipeline; OH gas plants primed to seize King Coal’s crown; Belmont County cracker will benefit WV; NC regulators ask questions of Atlantic Coast Pipeline; Energy Dept. does quick turnaround, approves natgas export plant in record time; Trump may replace (not repeal) Clean Power Plan; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Sep 18, 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 sends more Marcellus/Utica shale gas west; Maryland antis hold public meeting to trash talk short pipeline under Potomac River; LNG exports picking up post-Hurricane Harvey; Sabal Trail pipeline operated safely through Hurricane Irma; Texas frac sand in demand; House votes to block funding for Obama EPA methane rule; we’re hitting the “golden age” of natgas; Canadians strike back against U.S. shale; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Sep 15, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Mountain Valley Pipe sidetracked, but still needed; ODNR issues 16 permits in OH Utica; Delco RINOs push severance tax; Okla. earthquakes blamed on fracking in new lawsuit; Gulf Coast energy hub “too important to fail”; Big Tech enters energy markets; natgas storage on track to be full by end of Nov.; climate kook Michael Mann shrieks at “inhuman cretins” who don’t believe has he does; Europeans approve new natgas security rules; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Sep 14, 2017”