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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Trump touts plans to spur mammoth Alaska gas export project; NJBIA urges policymakers to allow for immediate in-state natgas generation; NATIONAL: Alpha-Otto Technologies unveils successful hydrogen engine test; Yes, coal and natural gas remain much cheaper than wind and solar; The greatest scientific fraud of all time — part xxxiii; Don’t let this be America’s ‘Germany moment’ on energy; Ghost grids – a conservative call to reclaim America’s power; INTERNATIONAL: Oil drops as tariffs and OPEC+ supply shake markets; Ireland approves emergency floating LNG facility to address gas supply risks. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 5, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: The predictable outcome of California’s green energy policies is here; Why isn’t NH using US natural gas instead of Canadian?; NATIONAL: US DOE eases LNG bunkering restrictions; Refinery closures, rising consumption will reduce U.S. petroleum inventories; The climate cult turns to acid to save the planet; INTERNATIONAL: Crude futures plunge as OPEC+ revives supply; Trump’s tariffs threat hits Canada’s oil and gas drillers. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 4, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Behold! Biggest liar in New York wants to be NYC mayor; NATIONAL: Wells Fargo drops targets slammed by US Energy Secretary Wright; Renewables aren’t renewable; EPA rules on emissions of natural gas shall not pass; Time running out for Congress to act on 45V tax credit rules; Natural gas surges to meet data center power needs; AI fever in power stocks moves from nuclear to plain natural gas. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 3, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community launches Eyes On Air webpage; Chris Kendall appointed to Range Resources board of directors; NATIONAL: USA crude oil inventories drop; After a month of Trump’s pro-oil and gas moves, Dems target his energy emergency; Natgas markets have long been challenging, a new level of wildness may be on the horizon; U.S. natural gas exports soar to new highs as additional LNG supply hits the water; INTERNATIONAL: Trump says Canada, Mexico tariffs to take effect, adds new China duty; WTI jumps above $70 on Canada & Mexico tariff plan. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Feb 28, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Air Products cancels green hydrogen plant planned for New York; NATIONAL: Chevron makes leadership changes in simplification push; Are we ever likely to see an AI CEO at an oil and gas company?; White House says Trump meant EPA will cut 65 percent of spending, not staff; INTERNATIONAL: BP refocuses on oil amid Elliott pressure, but cuts buybacks. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Feb 27, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Black Gold starts drilling at Indiana well; NATIONAL: The AI data-center boom is a job-creation bust; What Jon Stewart and others get wrong about big oil subsidies; LNG takes the crown in Trump’s energy push; INTERNATIONAL: Oil slumps as US confidence dives; Leading energy companies holding back renewables commitments; Controlling ways to generate electricity through subsidies terrible plan for planet. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Feb 26, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Under extremist legislation, New Yorkers will pay $3 billion a year more for energy; New York green car law has auto dealers fired up as looming deadline doesn’t match ‘reality’; NATIONAL: Winter finally gives us natural gas room to run; INTERNATIONAL: Oil edges up amid uncertainty; BP set to scrap oil and gas production cuts. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Feb 25, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tokyo Gas to sell USA shale stake amid activist elliott scrutiny; Expansion of Corpus Christi LNG in Texas starts delivery; Miami chosen by Saudi Arabia for second USA investment office; Fortescue reconsidering timeline for Arizona hydrogen project amid policy uncertainty; NATIONAL: US energy council chief says power plants to produce 15% more electricity; Trump’s energy czar has plan to ‘map, baby, map’ US oil bounty; Granholm Energy Dept. gave California utilities $600M, now she’ll sit on their boards; INTERNATIONAL: WTI slips 2% as key support level breached; Russia is wooing Western energy companies, but will they return?; Global refining capacity expected to grow at slowest pace in 30 years; Trump policy will embolden developing world to reject climate agenda; Austria, a longtime buyer of Russian gas, tries to break the habit. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Feb 24, 2025”

NATIONAL: California phaseout of fossil fuel cars faces Congress test; Residential energy expenditures have increased with colder weather and higher prices; DOE Sec. Wright – coal is critical to meeting energy demand; The truth about Big Oil and climate change; How to solve the energy sector’s growing skills shortage; INTERNATIONAL: Is the era of net zero pledges coming to an end?; EU trade chief says ready to work with USA on lower tariffs; Oil holds above $72 amid supply uncertainty; U.S. and India revamp bilateral energy, trade pacts. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Feb 21, 2025”

NATIONAL: U.S. faces obstacles on road to supplying the world’s natural gas; Can the U.S. utility industry rise to its Sputnik moment?; INTERNATIONAL: WTI tops $72 amid crude supply concerns; Putin says global energy market needs Russia-US-Saudi talks; In a major shift, Japex to prioritise oil and gas investment through 2030. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Feb 20, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Crackdown on data centers may soon come online in California; Natural gas, propane would be considered ‘clean energy’ under Indiana bill; Calif. Gov. Newsom has positioned state to be national security risk for entire USA; NATIONAL: BlackRock pauses corporate meetings in wake of new ESG rules; What trends will shape oil and gas hiring in 2025?; INTERNATIONAL: Will OPEC sit back as non-OPEC oil gains ground?; Oil flows from Iran to China jump as traders work around us restrictions; TotalEnergies, Air Liquide plan $628 million hydrogen venture; Oil settles higher as OPEC+ weighs supply delay. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Feb 19, 2025”

NATIONAL: Chevron vice chairman confirms job cuts; INTERNATIONAL: EU Commission warns a host of member states on adoption of energy rules; Will Europe return to Putin’s gas?; Is an oil market share war on the cards for 2025?; Coal’s persistence signals the myth of the energy transition. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Feb 18, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: How Alaska can seize the opportunity of a Trump presidency; NATIONAL: EPA terminates nearly 400 workers amid US government purge; EPA cancels nine more contracts, saving nearly $60 million; Suburban Propane and NASCAR unveil propane-powered track dryer at Daytona 500; WTI slips below $71 amid supply confidence; INTERNATIONAL: India to buy more US oil, LNG to avoid tariffs; Miliband vows to ban fracking permanently after huge UK gas field discovered; Tariffs or no tariffs, the world wants and needs America’s natural gas. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Feb 17, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Shell, API partner with CCBC to enhance process tech education center; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Duke Energy removes climate language as it builds more gas plants; NATIONAL: Utilities want to power Big Tech’s AI ambitions with natural gas; Expand Energy new EVP of marketing & commercial; New GOP Congress podcast features talk about fracking; Trump nominates president of Western Energy Alliance to head BLM; EIA natural gas storage draw of -100 Bcf exceeds estimates; Why oil producers are hesitant despite Trump’s push to “drill, baby, drill”; Chevron to lay off up to 20% of global workforce; INTERNATIONAL: Elliott pushes big cost cuts at BP to preserve its independence; Petroleum liquids supply growth driven by non-OPEC+ countries in 2025/26; Trump’s tariff threats spur ‘mature conversation’ in N.S. on lifting fracking, uranium bans; The potential for U.S. LNG to help meet Indian demand; Energy cooperation connects Israel with Islamic nation; Giant gas field discovered under UK that ‘could fuel the country for a decade’. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Feb 14, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: CA Republicans urge Trump admin to fight state’s attack on natural gas; NATIONAL: How Donald Trump has turned the Green Movement on its head; Tariffs or no tariffs, the world wants and needs America’s natural gas; Automakers look to pass gambling debts on to taxpayers; INTERNATIONAL: WTI dips below $72 as US-Russia talks shift outlook; Mexico energy chiefs call for 50% increase in natgas production by 2030; LNG is a sellers market for now; European energy industry urges EU not to cap gas prices. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Feb 13, 2025”

NATIONAL: Activist Elliott ratchets up pressure on Phillips 66 with over $2.5 billion stake; Vantage Data Centers, VoltaGrid tie up to deploy over 1 GW in N America; Pfluger’s pro-fracking bill approved by House, advances to Senate; INTERNATIONAL: GE Vernova closing wind blade factory with 1,000 jobs to go; Europe continues to gain U.S. LNG cargoes. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Feb 12, 2025”