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: 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”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Natgas prices heading lower post-2017 due to Marcellus/Utica; board turnover at Rice Energy; Dominion Cove Point introduces fuel gas into power block; Columbiana County tax revenues skyrocket thx to Utica; ODNR issues 23 Utica permits; PA Senate Majority leader not necessarily opposed to severance tax; Vermont AG caught refusing FOIA requests from those who don’t share his political views; oilfield jobs coming back; Exxon’s shale oil dilemma; more fake news from Columbia J-School; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Apr 11, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Why PA energy industry has not time to waste; cracker generating excitement in Beaver County; small ND town looks to create virtual natgas pipeline; ExxonKnew campaign tries to pedal more fake news; Cheniere will take all the gas it can get; why did frack sand stocks tumble in March; LNG suppliers propose flat rate pricing; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Apr 7, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Energy analysts call Maryland frack ban “symbolic”; are Atlantic Sunrise opponents just bullies; Vermont Supreme Court considering gas pipeline case; Trump’s failure to appoint FERC posts is hurting key pipeline projects; US energy consumption went up in 2016, even as coal generation went down; Qatar makes bold move to reassert grip on natgas market; Total opens 1st natgas fueling station in France–where they’ve banned fracking; China now top buyer of US crude; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Apr 6, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: US natgas storage capacity increased in 2016; US coal companies ask Trump to stay in Paris climate deal (huh?); the rigs just keep on a comin’; is natgas in the midsts of a boom and bust cycle; petroleum exports from US grow; cyber attack risk for o&g industry; Fox eats EPA’s Scott Pruitt, alive; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Apr 5, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: The implications of the Dimock verdict; Maryland Gov. Hogan’s “flexibility” on fracking; Gov. Cuomo pressures PSC to cover up clean energy costs; Supreme Court denies Trump effort to halt EPA water rule; Cheniere LNG export milestone; US shale – the new swing producer; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Apr 4, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Ethane cracker coming to TX won’t stop PTT cracker in OH; Ohio court rules royalty interests may be abandoned under DMA; pipelines are the safer way to transport; Shale Summit touts positive impacts; Cheniere’s Sabine Pass Train 3 ready; pipeline opposition is ideological, not rational; pretend conservatives for not-so-clean energy; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Apr 3, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Lawmaker wonders about impact of court ruling on strippers; Rostraver Twp (Westmoreland County) drafts Marcellus ordinance; manufacturers share game plan for SWPA at shale summit; Maine PUC rejects all LNG storage proposals; supply/demand scenarios for natgas injection season; President Trump’s exec order about more than just coal; don’t DIvest, INvest in fossil-fuel America; House votes to limit EPA to use real science; Mad Vlad Putin says Russia will become world’s top LNG producer; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Mar 31, 2017”