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: World’s first ‘transparent’ shale well operating in Morgantown, WV; natgas production up 13th straight year in WV; can Millstone nuke plant survive natgas; shortage of fracking crews slows the shale boom; frac sand demand breaking records; 2 important signs that shale growth is slowing; coming squeeze for shale oil drillers; #ExxonKnew fakers have a new hashtag: #UtilitiesKnew; Pittsburgh Tribune-Review fail in publishing “fracking kills” letter; Russian collusion with ecofascists; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Jul 26, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PA’s Environmental Rights Amendment revisited; Butler County 3rd in SWPA for natgas production; corp raiders target NRG Energy; Trump names more nominees to EPA; electric vehicles are unsustainable (without subsidies); Schlumberger looks to take a bite out of Wall Street’s lunch; Halliburton back in the black; low oil prices pressure OPEC; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Jul 25, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Northeast gas output pressures prices; update of southeast power market pipeline projects; American-made pipeline plan heads to Trump’s desk; natgas vs nuclear subsidies; Boone Pickens in poor health; jobs coming back in the oilfield after years of decline; taking politics out of pipeline decisions; US and Russia battling to dominate European gas market; will US LNG find a market in Asia?; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Jul 24, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: MPLX’s expanded plan for piping Marcellus/Utica NGLs; Vermont clamps down on windmills; gas industry worried that Trump push for coal may affect gas-fired plants; US House votes to streamline pipeline reviews; why Millenials won’t work in the oil patch; America needs more pipelines; the EPA is everywhere; LNG drives US energy dominance; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Jul 21, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Bringing jobs back to America’s “forgotten communities”; Lebanon County, PA zoning board denies anti challenge to Mariner East 1; WVNCC hosts oil & gas seminars next week; business and labor groups join hands to support Atlantic Coast Pipeline; Enterprise Products prevails in federal court against Energy Transfer Partners; NOAA admits methane emissions coming from cows, not fossil fuels; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Jul 20, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Court case against nuke subsidies in NY still pending; 10 Utica permits issued last week in OH; oil & gas production goes up in the Utica; Gov. Wolf’s severance tax targets job creators; White House has ‘comforting’ message on energy exports; one analyst sees wild ride ahead for natgas prices; US ethane supplies will be “strained”; Canada late to the table with LNG exports; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Jul 19, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: M-U rig counts double those of a year ago; natgas is saving farms and building communities in PA; discrimination lawsuit in the Marcellus; it’s not your father’s Haynesville Shale; China opening up to US oil; why nuclear is going bust; electric vehicles, breakout or breakdown; drilling costs starting to rise; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Jul 18, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Marcellus gas production to increase 45% by 2022; US natgas growth tied to Marcellus; DRBC invests in–oil & gas?!; public hearing for PA natgas-fired power plant; PA PUC Commissioner Coleman reappointed; WV residents express concerns about pipeline; US on track to be world’s #2 LNG exporter by 2022; oil to stay around $50/barrel; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Jul 17, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Appalachia joins race for multi-billion dollar petchem boom; Kingston, NY neighbors of natgas regulation station voice concerns; 2 million gallon LNG tank coming to Bethlehem, PA; WV severance tax revenue continues to climb; is Wall Street setting up shale for a fall?; US natgas consumption will fall in 2017; but gas production will continue to climb; oil price will “plunge” unless production is cut, says Goldman; Venezuela-Russia deal threatens US security; electric vehicle use in Norway goes way, but so too does oil consumption; OPEC scapegoating US shale, needs to look in the mirror; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Jul 13, 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’s Coleman gets reappointed for another 5-year term; US largest clean coal plant turns to natgas; Halliburton hiring 100 per month in Texas; states & cities can’t uphold Paris climate agreement on their own–it’s illegal; US natgas exports to quadruple this year; coal will retake crown as main US powergen source this year; 800-900 rigs running in NA is “sustainable”; shale oil investment surges 50% in 2017; former FERC Commissioner Honorable lands at Reed Smith law firm; Volvo electric car announcement a nonevent; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Jul 12, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: M-U rig count unchanged; PTT Global has spent $130M so far on Ohio cracker project; trade unions working overtime to recruit new apprentices; mineral rights can make you rich; Russian hackers target US energy networks, maybe; shale drillers go back to work; frack sand swings from shortage to oversupply; UK vandals damage shale rig; China going full steam ahead with shale drilling; Saudi prince warns of coming oil shortage that “US shale can’t fix”; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Jul 11, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: CONSOL CEO says Trump Admin wants to facilitate Marcellus/Utica; the recent surge in northeast gas production; 11 more Utica permits in Ohio; Mountaineer NGL looking for NGL storage customers; US will speed up approvals for o&g exploration on federal land; OFS companies go on the hunt for artificial lift; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Jul 10, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: TETCO NJ pipeline gets FERC approval; Energy Sec Perry visits WV coal plant; Jacksonville LNG plant files for export permit; oil exports fuel TX port boom; super rigs get bigger paychecks in the oil patch; Trump to Europe: if you need energy, give us a call; Trump says Russia holds Europe hostage with gas; why gas-powered cars aren’t going away; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Jul 7, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Marcellus/Utica rig count stays near 2017 high; NY towns say NO to wind farms; WNF fracking helps fund OH schools; Philly refinery works threaten to strike over cut benefits; tale of two counties–Susquehanna & Broome; MI antis fearmongering re Rover Pipe; frac sand saves railroads; oil bull has turned bear; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Jul 6, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: OH radicals oppose Trump FERC nominees, want to hold up projects; PA lawmakers look for funds to balance budget (incl. severance tax); LNGL gets $1.5B to build Magnolia LNG project; enviro research group exposes flawed anti fracking health studies; lowest price for gas in 12 years – thx to fracking; Mammoth Energy, little but strong; Carrizo shuffles assets; why enviro awareness doesn’t translate into green behavior; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Jul 5, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Gas drilling inches in Tioga County, PA back as prices rise; national rig streak ends, down by 1 last week; natgas and electric grid reliability; so-called clean energy’s dirty little secret; Senators intro bipartisan energy bill; gas market glut far from over; US shale drillers are drilling themselves into a hole; EIA annual energy conference; Qatar blockade; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Jul 3, 2017”