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: How Delaware Riverkeeper funders live (like kings); Tokyo Gas invests in U.S. shale player Castleton Resources; anti-pipeliners harming the environment they profess to protect; how much natgas comes from fracking?; Pruitt recuses himself from several lawsuits against EPA; Chesapeake – the good and the ugly; Russia suspends LPG exports to Ukraine – again; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, May 8, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Shell nears completion of tree planting around cracker site; WV gas tax revenue on the increase; federal oil and gas leases can boost government revenue; nuclear and petroleum battle over subsidies; the future for Phillips 66 is pipelines and chemicals; is petchem industry approaching max capacity; OPEC’s oil price gains wiped out by shale boom; shale producer using artificial intelligence; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, May 5, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: FERC to complete EA for Dominion’s Eastern Market Access by mid-June; Range recalls ‘incredibly creative solution’ for Marcellus/Utica ‘problem’; coal-fired plants in East threatened by gas-fired plants; LNG export terminal on the Chesapeake Bay; 9 permits issued in OH Utica last week; Thornbury stands by decision to issue ME2 permits; ME2 work begins in Lower Swatara; the uncivil story of how fracking opposition arises; snow in Cali suppresses gas prices in Texas; midstream organization asks EPA to withdraw TRI proposal; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, May 4, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Vector Pipeline preps for Rover connection; Dominion set for Cove Point LNG pipeline maintenance; Mass. AG cuddles with McKibben; study says selling US LNG abroad will create 136K jobs here at home; pipeline companies push back on Trump directive to “buy American”; carbon intensity; new natgas engines for trucks; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, May 2, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Mariner East 2 constructions begins in Cumberland County, PA; Atlantic Sunrise Pipe pays grants for pool upgrades, fire equipment; Cecil Twp holding public hearing on Range Resources well pad plan; one year after pipeline explosion in Salem Township; WV property owners meet ahead of Supreme Court case re post-production expenses; Trump signs order to allow offshore drilling; Alliance pipeline wants to expand from Western Canada to Chicago; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, May 1, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Gas-focused E&Ps double down on spending in the Marcellus/Utica; Mountain Valley Pipeline plans moving forward, FERC approval due by June 23; is northeast natgas market no longer pipeline constrained?; FERC wants more info from Cove Point LNG; ODNR issues 7 Utica permits, OH rig count at 22; Pitt prof tells Beaver County air quaality will suffer from Shell cracker; natgas rigs up by 1 in PA; WV businesses anticipate next oil & gas boom; shale is crushing solar; Trump’s first 100 days in the energy sector; oops, warmists just lost the Antarctic peninsula – now cooling; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Apr 28, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Golden Pass LNG gets DOE clearance to export; LNG is all the rage in the Trump administration; the era of LNG oversupply; report shows pipelines still safest mode of transport; US Supreme Court won’t hear Chesapeake Energy bond case; frac sand company – reaching crescendo later this year; American tech helps the oil industry; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Apr 26, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: March construction starts up 5% thanks to Marcellus/Utica pipelines; NY hurts energy development over dubious concerns; Rover Pipeline’s early messes don’t inspire confidence; officials speak out re Rover’s spills; PA wants more oversight of gas industry hiring practices; oil investors who bet on higher prices, lost; Trump signing more exec orders this week on energy, environment; oil majors lead the pack in a mad dash for gas; nuclear power subsidies robbing wind and solar; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Apr 25, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Texas Eastern gets FERC permission to shut down pipeline between OH & PA; NY AG abused his investigative power with #ExxonKnew witch hunt; Marietta college student presents on waterless fracking alternatives; why every state should care about the DRBC lawsuit; PA natgas to the rescue!; Marcellus worker sought in attempted murder investigation; Mass. senators ask FERC to shut down Connecticut Expansion plan; how shale boom turned the world upside down; greens make natgas their next target; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Apr 24, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Exxon gets backing of GOP states in fight over climate probe; regulators, enviros clash in court over southeast pipe projects; why Exxon is giving shale a long leash; natgas generators make up biggest share of electric capacity; blue states may be green, but they have really expensive electric rates; 1/3 of natgas burned in Canada used to produce oil; India’s natgas imports rise; fracking sweeps China; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Apr 21, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Fracking generates $200 million for Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District; 8 more permits for OH Utica wells issued last week; Three Mile Island on the brink; most locals support compressor upgrades in Lycoming County; $36M natgas pipeline coming to Escambia County, FL; Exxon commits to building multi-billion dollar ethane cracker on Gulf Coast; Citi analyst says oil $65 by Christmas; methanol plants coming back, but slowly; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Apr 20, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Lordstown OH project sparks nearly $1B investment in Mahoning Valley; putting Shell cracker project in perspective; EIA says natgas #1 source of electricity this summer; big oil embraces Silicon Valley; 60% of US LNG supplies will go to Europe; climate alarmists use faulty science and bald assertions, demand end of fossil fuels; India wants a gas-based economy; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Apr 19, 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 stays same in April; Amercian Rivers “most endangered” scam; natgas buses coming in Florida; GE debuts first battery-gas turbine hybrid; soaring sand costs; USGS latest gas resource estimates decimates notion of “peak gas”; natgas to hit $4 this summer?; turning green grass into green gas; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Apr 18, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: New U.S. pipes drive natgas boom as exports surge; Dominion requests permit to export Cove Point LNG commissioning cargoes; NY anti celebrates while Upstate dies; EPA’s back-to-basics agenda; FERC clears way for tree clearing in Connecticut; government geologists find US’s largest natgas deposit–not in the northeast; shale, not stock, fuels the wealthiest county in the U.S.; world LNG being transformed by the U.S.; oil no longer spikes when bombs drop; Britain’s High Court clears the way for fracking to begin; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Apr 17, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Jefferson County, OH natgas production grows 587%; Ohio DNR issues 15 permits for southern Utica; anti group PennEnvironment fined by PA ethics commission; natgas moratorium in Mass. nears resolution; US shale back on the upswing; the de-electrification of the US economy; Keystone Pipeline could net $44M a day in tax revenue; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Apr 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 begins $2.65M pipe replacement in Massillon, OH; Ohio DNR continues to investigate low-level earthquake, link to fracking; PA DEP fines Delco refinery for air pollution violations; Cabot O&G – oil is secondary; antis try to shut down Alaska offshore drilling after 3 gallon spill; EIA says average Henry Hub price in 2017 will be $3.10; number of wells drilled/completed soars 35% in Q1; energy policy under the Trumpster, uncertain & risky; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Apr 12, 2017”