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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Natural gas continues saving consumers billions on bills; Antero dodgeball tournament tops $1 million in charitable giving; Capito joins Diversified Energy for 25th anniversary celebration; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Michigan justices took Fonda group cash before pipeline freeze; Judge rules shale oil antitrust case can proceed against major producers; The progress(ives) war on reliable and affordable electricity; NATIONAL: Natural gas futures edge down; SB Energy files for IPO to tap AI power thirst; Gas power plant boom collides with turbine shortages; Left and Right agree that data center bashing is unfair; Weatherford completes acquisition of NCS Multistage; SLB expands data center role with $3B Kelvion deal; INTERNATIONAL: Oil surges 5% on renewed tensions; EU decarbonization is a security threat for the West. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 2, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cheniere finishes CCL stage 3, ships 5,000th LNG cargo; Datacentrex invests $30M in Eagle LNG, space launch fuel supplier; NY’s new solar religion is devastating to wildlife, farmland; Canada trade war puts New York’s hydro power at risk; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures gain on late-summer heat; Southeast natgas cash vaults past $7 as western spike deflates; Musk says SpaceX is building a foundry for gas turbine components; Trump to host oil executives after accusing refiners of gouging consumers; Democrats now urge politicians to ditch climate talk; Federal oil and gas well bonding – undoing Biden; Permitting gridlock is crippling America’s energy startups; The missing piece in Trump’s oil and gas boom is jobs; INTERNATIONAL: Oil rallies on fresh US-Iran fighting; LNG exports through Hormuz remain stalled even as oil flows rebound; Middle East’s energy leaders up investments in natural gas resilience; Panama Canal congestion drives gas tankers to unusual routes. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 1, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Transco, Florida natural gas basis strengthens as pipelines near capacity; The New York data center moratorium is a mistake; NC DEQ approves air permits for giant Amazon data center in Richmond County; Vineland data center accused of operating natural gas generators without permit; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures make small weekly gains; Energy Transfer quietly becoming one of biggest natgas suppliers to AI data centers; INTERNATIONAL: Oil futures end week lower as more oil seen moving; Goldman says Gulf oil exports at 2/3 of pre-war level; Formentera, Daly Waters commission first Beetaloo gas plant; Venezuela weighs OPEC exit; How dare you – Doom Pixie and her political pals; N.B. to review ban on fracking amid U.S. tariffs and economic pressures. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 31, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Gas turbine, copper supply seen as near-term data center constraints in PJM; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Sempra begins permitting process for major LNG expansion in Texas; Southwest natural gas cash tops $8 as Southern California supply runs short; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas gains as September contract expires; Trump signs order banning some foreign equipment from US energy grid; What the US Open can teach us about the value of natural gas; MIT uses AI to challenge a century-old process for mass ammonia production; US LNG feedgas demand hits highest level since April as plants return from maintenance; DOE begins tests for fracked geothermal; Trump’s head of offshore leasing leaving for oilfield services firm Halliburton; INTERNATIONAL: Oil rises as Iran deal hopes fade; U.S. outpaces China in nat gas capacity for AI data centers; Iraq to deliver oil beyond Hormuz; Are we misreading the oil demand shock from Hormuz?; Why Fort McKay First Nation is a profound example; GALACTIC: Titan is bigger than Mercury, runs on methane and ethane. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 28, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: WVU athletics announces jersey patch deal with Antero Resources; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Implications of the New York approval of RGGI amendments; Permian Basin set to become top US gas producer, Citi says; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures gain on persistent hot weather; 8 new petroleum liquids pipelines completed since 2025; Coal remains critical to U.S. grid reliability as electricity demand grows; Soap is shale’s latest breakthrough to boost US oil production; INTERNATIONAL: Oil futures fall; Kuwait, Qatar cargoes boost Hormuz oil flows; Japan plan seeks to back pipelines bypassing Hormuz; “We Don’t Have Time” (climate pity party); ‘Drill, baby, drill’ rings out in Norway. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 27, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Yet, again, it’s all about Josh (Shapiro); OTHER U.S. REGIONS: DOE Sec. Wright visits NH co-op to discuss energy challenges; Gunvor in talks to buy Haynesville shale assets for over $1 billion; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures slip in range-bound trading; Peak gas, peak demand? McKibben in fantasy land; The teens taking on data centers; U.S. LNG feedgas demand falls; INTERNATIONAL: Oil drops as Iran diplomacy gains; Woodside retreats on clean energy, doubles down on LNG; Global EV sales rise again in July; Iran, Oman push talks for ‘interim’ Hormuz reopening; A U.S. – Canada trade war would bring dire impacts on oil trade. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 26, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pa. can — and should — support data centers; Fetterman rejects data center and AI ‘doomsdaying’ after Shapiro executive order; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: SpaceX is hiring in natural gas trading for energy needs; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures edge up; The Climate Change scam may be on its deathbed; INTERNATIONAL: Oil retreats while Iran pressure builds. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 25, 2026”

NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures post small weekly gain; Cash prices fizzle as eastern natural gas hubs retreat; API explains why Sen. Alan Armstrong’s permitting reform legislation is needed; A counter to global warming dogma; The self-destructive opposition to data centers; INTERNATIONAL: Oil rises as US targets Iran’s economy; Iran president urges end to war while refusing to call defeat; Iran running out of oil cargoes; US LNG exports set for endurance test as high gas prices bite; “Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels” project has become a global program. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 24, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: In NH, Energy Sec. says clean energy costly, backs gas pipeline; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures settle lower; A Supreme Court case may be slowing Trump’s next climate rollback; No, MIT, ‘clean energy’ isn’t the future — nor is it actually clean; The data center backlash has a practical fix; EIA natural gas storage build misses expectations; INTERNATIONAL: Iran tensions push oil near $94; The inhumanity of net zero; Is the IPCC reliable?; EU not concerned about gas supply or storage filling. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 21, 2026”

NATIONAL: Natural gas futures sustain upward climb as heat endures; Psychedelics for Climate Action (12,000 cultists); R Street is wrong on climate; Who’s paying for climate reporting in the mainstream media?; INTERNATIONAL: Oil gains as refinery demand surges; Oil market starts pricing in a prolonged Hormuz crisis; Washington lit the fuse for Africa’s energy explosion. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 20, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: First ‘gas-plus-nuclear’ plant for data centers; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures rise on near-term weather; Energy stocks soar to record; Battle over data centers is reminiscent of battle over electrification; Net zero is dead and gone; INTERNATIONAL: Oil hits three-week high on Iran standoff; Electricity policy is economic policy – the race for reliable power. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 19, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Duke Energy’s SC plan backs growth, delivers customer value; Waterborne shipments from the U.S. Gulf Coast increased in April and May; NY’s 18 proposed battery plants will mostly charge from natural gas; With new Permian takeaway capacity coming online, gas production could soar; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures settle lower; NAS takes down climate science chapter amid accusations of bias…for now; Hydrogen is not market ready; INTERNATIONAL: Oil advances as Iran tensions persist; USA-Iran peace prospects dim; Why has oil not rallied to $150 or higher?; A global forecaster’s perspective on global temperature; Turns out fossil fuels are Earth’s ‘Miracle-Gro’. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 18, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Diversified said to close in on Birch deal; How NY’s neighboring electric systems handled the July 2026 heat wave; Data centers are the factories of the intelligence age; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures make modest gains; AI’s impact on the environment is absolutely horrifying, new paper finds; The delusional premises of woke greens; Trump refinery plan aims to cut fuel prices, boost security; New analysis ties blue-state climate policies to higher electricity rates, red states to lower costs; Michael Bloomberg and the pervasive conflicts of interest in his empire; INTERNATIONAL: Oil rises as US threatens Iran; Indian refiners in panic buying mode; JPMorgan says global gas turbine orders soar to record; Hoping for an energy-intensive future; Slow to start on LNG exports, Canada now has its pedal to the metal. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 17, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: MSC head: The workers live in this community, too; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Amazon is behind one of the largest planned gas power plants in the US; Duke Energy invests $500,000 to help small businesses grow across North Carolina; Heat wave keeps southeast natural gas spot market cooking; Trump’s ‘energy emergency’ could fast-track massive expansion of Plaquemines LNG; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures fall as inventories rise; AGA applauds introduction of the Energy Efficiency Reform Act; AI hyperscalers are pricing bitcoin miners off the grid; Democratic socialists seek to cripple American AI; President Trump returns Endangered Species Act ‘to how it was intended to be’; INTERNATIONAL: Oil falls as Iran talks remain stalled; It goes both ways – Canada needs U.S. oil and gas too; Hormuz standoff derails oil supply recovery and deepens demand slump; 5 LNG megaprojects poised to power the next gas boom; India seeks more USA LPG. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 14, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Conservative group’s ‘right to natural gas’ initiative makes Colorado’s 2026 ballot; NJ data center makes case for on-site power generation during 6-hour hearing; NATIONAL: August heat helps lift U.S. natural gas futures; USA oil, gas workforce hits lowest level in years; Billionaires, misleading campaigns are at the heart of the climate-industrial complex; INTERNATIONAL: Crude steady as Iran risks persist; Indonesia and India are jointly planning a hydrocarbon-powered future; China’s great wall of fossil fuels. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 13, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Southwestern Pennsylvania officials visit ‘Data Center Alley’ amid local development boom; Re-assessing RPS critical to address energy affordability challenges; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Data-center backlash leads to new land rush in Texas oil patch; Court orders pause Mass. data center expansion; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures give back some gains; Trump extends narrowed waiver of Jones Act shipping mandates; Back to school hits the gas; Senators outline future of permitting talks; INTERNATIONAL: Oil extends gains on Hormuz uncertainty; A dozen ships switch oil outside Hormuz; US shale expertise puts Australia’s Beetaloo on the map; AI will boost oil and gas production more than green energy, report finds; Mexico won’t frac all their basins, yet they keep importing U.S. gas; Is Europe on the brink of another natural gas crisis? Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 12, 2026”