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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Shell CEO Sawan expects progress in Venture Global arbitration in coming months; Freeport LNG in Texas set to return to service after lightning strike; New Plaquemines terminal offers high hopes for U.S. LNG feedgas; NATIONAL: U.S. manufacturing energy consumption has continued to increase since 2010 low; U.S. faces uphill task to refill natural gas storage for next winter; Proposed U.S. fee on Chinese ships would drive up costs, upend global energy logistics; FERC finally wakes up; Hedge funds struggle as green stocks crash; The indefensible Republican defense of the 2022 IRA; INTERNATIONAL: Shell aims to grow LNG sales by 5 percent annually; Oil slips on Ukraine truce talks; Oil destroyed Hitler, fracking destroyed Putin. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 26, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: How Texas oil workers, technology are helping build a new renewable boom; Judge overturns WA natural gas measure approved by voters; Grid crisis forces Puerto Rico to eliminate renewable energy targets; NATIONAL: The oil oligarch who wants to take us back to the 1990s; EPA decimates grant program aimed at construction material emissions; Risks facing new LNG projects on the U.S. Gulf and East Coasts; INTERNATIONAL: JP Morgan says oil vigilantes have been found wanting; LNG Canada to start cooldown of plant next week in final step before first LNG; Why the global digital economy will be powered by natural gas for decades; After years of pushing net zero propaganda the IEA suddenly remembers what it’s for; How Ukraine’s gas storage, pipeline network could boost U.S. LNG under Trump. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 25, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Energy leaders reflect on industry’s direction at Range Resources event; Does Josh Shapiro understand fossil fuels are coming back?; Ohio must support oil and gas industry to fuel growth; Cuomo, Hochul sent energy bills soaring — here’s how they can climb down; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California will launch methane-detecting satellites, Gavin Newsom announces; First U.S. offshore LNG export terminal gets green light from Maritime Admin; NATIONAL: Greenpeace verdict is a wake-up call for progressive NGOs; Amazon to sell carbon credits to suppliers, customers; Amidst escalating costs, the value of energy assets is underestimated; INTERNATIONAL: Alberta premier rejects oil export tax in meeting with Carney; Oil gains slightly as OPEC+ uncertainty looms; Global oil demand makes strong start to 2025; Ignore the boom in oil that isn’t oil at your peril. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 24, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: New York state’s natural gas and electricity dilemma; Utica Shale Academy embarks on $1.5M welding lab project to boost local workforce skills; Bucks County’s energy lawsuit hurts Pennsylvania; NATIONAL: The Biden LNG ‘pause’ deception; Oil executives talk permitting but not prices in Trump meeting; U.S. ethane production, consumption, and exports set new records in 2024; Shale producers face uncertain future despite the Trump agenda; INTERNATIONAL: Hydrogen is not the future of energy; Net zero – all pain for no climate gain; Oil prices likely to be lower in 2025. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 21, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: EIA forecasts Alaska crude oil production will grow for first time since 2017; Fate of fracking in California in the balance in court case; NATIONAL: Chevron buys 5 pct of Hess via open market; Energy fantasy versus reality in woke-land — Part III; Trump’s tariff stick strikes unease among oil and gas giants; EPA plans to cut scientific research program. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 20, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Are climate lawfare activists trying their hand in Pennsylvania (again)?; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Michigan claims immunity in natural gas pipeline interference lawsuit; DC Circuit reverses course on vacating FERC approvals of 2 LNG sites; Plaquemines Terminal, the newest kid on the block, boosts U.S. LNG feedgas; NATIONAL: America’s energy grid faces unprecedented threat; Energy chief praises research hub that Trump once sought to ax; GE Vernova shortlisted for supply of geothermal power to US military; Wind and solar firms pitch to Trump: ‘You’re going to need us’; The U.S. needs to drill smarter, not harder; US natural gas prices up on record flows to LNG export plants, cooler weather; Natural gas, not oil, may be the real winner of Trump’s EPA overhaul; Price rally sets the stage for U.S. natural gas boom; INTERNATIONAL: Natural gas may be first to offer a hint when Russia-Ukraine peace deal is near; Russia is wooing Arctic gas buyers with life after US sanctions; GASCADE to convert 249 miles of natural gas pipeline in Germany for hydrogen. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 19, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Delaware Basin fracking ban based on ‘junk science’; Seneca Resources donates truck to Tioga County emergency responders; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cheniere announces substantial completion of Train 1 at Corpus Christi Stage 3 project; NATIONAL: BH bags deal to ‘provide reliable and efficient power to US data centers’; Natgas pipeline project completions increase takeaway capacity in producing regions; Lights out for Sunnova Energy?; Crusoe secures 4.5GW of natural gas power for AI data centers; INTERNATIONAL: Goldman cuts oil forecasts on slow USA growth, OPEC+ policy; Natural gas is becoming the undisputed king of Europe’s power markets; Oil’s oversupply spiral – can prices stay above $60?; China halts US LNG imports as trade war reroutes deliveries. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 18, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Energy a heated topic in PA budget debate; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Two New England energy companies in surprising alliance with fossil fuel lobby; Healey admin opposes gas pipelines in Massachusetts, voters feel otherwise; NATIONAL: Leaders cheer EPA announcement to revise WOTUS; Ex-Pioneer CEO says shale can’t thrive at $50 oil; Chevron advances plans to develop US data centers with power generation; Energy bosses shrug off DeepSeek to focus on powering AI boom; A new Beltway intrigue – follow the Biden EPA money; Coinbase seeks approval to launch natural gas futures contracts; INTERNATIONAL: EU countries draft plan to soften gas storage targets; Freeport LNG, EQT execs expect Europe to buy more U.S. LNG; Crude edges higher after seven weeks of declines. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 17, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Northeast gas demand declines, but unaffected by short-lived export tax; NATIONAL: U.S. propane exports have increased every year since 2007; Judge in Mann v. Steyn trial sanctions Mann and his counsel for misconduct; ExIm-backed gas project as threat to America first energy agenda; Natgas key to meeting rising US power demand, FERC chairman says; Zeldin’s bombshell puts EPA endangerment finding in the crosshairs; Towns and states don’t want green energy; INTERNATIONAL: Oil drops below $67 as trade war fears weigh on demand; Is the IEA getting back on track re oil & gas?; The world lines up to buy American gas. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 14, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cheniere wins FERC approval for Texas LNG expansion; NATIONAL: CERAWEEK Occidental Petroleum sees US oil output peaking in next five years; EPA eliminating environmental justice jobs; USA tariffs prompt criticism at Houston energy industry gathering; Polar vortex could bring cold blast to millions across US, AccuWeather says; Williams eyes expanding natural gas infrastructure; Why energy executives believe natural gas is no longer ‘just a bridge fuel’; INTERNATIONAL: Swedish battery maker Northvolt collapses, a blow to Europe; China extends subsidies for unconventional gas drilling. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 13, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: First LNG cargo produced at Corpus Christi Stage 3 export facility; NATIONAL: Oil CEOs back Trump’s energy agenda as crude hits fresh low; US LNG exporters seek to renegotiate deals to cover rising costs; CFACT warns about dangerous wind and solar PFAS pollution; Technicals suggest natgas futures in ‘early innings of a long-term bullish cycle’; Trump just reversed course on two key U.S. climate pledges; U.S. could reach deal with Canada that avoids oil and gas tariffs; Gunvor eyes boosting US natural gas production assets; The future for oil takes center stage at CERAWeek opening day; INTERNATIONAL: Enbridge appoints Steven W. Williams as Chairman of the Board; The world has reached ‘peak oil trade’ (LOL); Oil prices rebound as market metrics signal oversold conditions; Energy market implications of Ukraine-Russia ceasefire could be huge. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 12, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: America needs the energy Pennsylvania can supply; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: US approves extension to Delfin LNG export permit; Arizona man stumbles upon Jordan Cove LNG project, seeks to revive it; NATIONAL: Pete Hegseth drives the stake through climate change driving defense policy; How US energy independence changed geopolitics; Tech giants increasingly turning to natural gas to power data centers; The dilemma of LNG exports and U.S. energy security; A way to make cheap, clean hydrogen–without federal subsidies; NextEra Energy CEO says natgas can meet only small part of U.S. power demand; EQT CEO says ‘the market is screaming that we need more energy’; INTERNATIONAL: Fraser Institute says fracking bans costing billions in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; Climate misinformation from the United Nations. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 11, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Enbridge to invest CAD 100 million in T15 project in NC; NATIONAL: Payroll in USA oil and gas totals $168 billion in 2024; States dangle incentives and loosen laws to attract power plants; EPA says spending items greater than $50,000 must get approval from DOGE; ADNOC seeks to buy first gas fields in US; US estimates it will take $20 billion and years to refill oil reserve; Fees on Chinese vessels would disrupt U.S. ethane export markets; Momentum builds for meaningful energy permitting reform; INTERNATIONAL: Why has India promised to buy more U.S. oil?; BlackRock’s Panama Canal deal is latest win for chief Larry Fink. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 10, 2025”

NATIONAL: How many people did USA oil and gas employ in 2024?; U.S. butane exports reached a new record in 2024; Wright, Burgum visit Louisiana liquefied natural gas facility amid $18B expansion; INTERNATIONAL: European Commission schedules new round of coordinated gas deals. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 7, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Frack, Kathy, frack or New York will continue to be held over an energy barrel by Canada; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: US approves LNG export extension for Golden Pass; NATIONAL: EPA cancels 21 additional grants totaling $116M in 3rd round of cuts; USA Energy sec says we’re at the start of a new Manhattan Project; Honeywell to acquire Sundyne for $2.16B; Jump-starting a new era of energy realism; States rethink failed energy policies; INTERNATIONAL: Enverus downgrades Brent price forecast; China looks to derail the West’s strategy to replace Russian gas supplies. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 6, 2025”