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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Encino Acquisition Partners board of directors adds Brent Smolik; Rulli named to House Energy and Commerce Committee; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Consumers Energy announces new plan to continue upgrading Michigan’s natural gas system; Abbott says Texas economy will top France’s thanks to Trump; NATIONAL: Biden-Harris admin backs lawsuits against O&G for global warming; U.S. LNG exports buzzing, with 27 shipments setting sail from U.S. terminals; Trump’s climate threats rattle world’s biggest science meeting; Inflation Reduction Act’s energy provisions a prime target to reduce government waste; Trump SEC pick wants to ditch landmark climate disclosure rule; INTERNATIONAL: Oil prices settle lower on China demand concerns; New retrofit lets micro-turbines burn both hydrogen and natural gas. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 17, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Langworthy’s appointment to House Energy Committee marks milestone for Southern Tier; NATIONAL: Chris Wright right-sizes climate risk; Fetterman embraces second Trump term as Biden heads for the exits; Granholm says voters have not felt benefits of Biden green agenda; INTERNATIONAL: UAE to curb oil shipments amid OPEC+ push for quota discipline; WTI tops $71 as sanctions loom. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Dec 16, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Eagle Mountain considers allowing nuclear reactors, natgas power plants in city; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures gain on big inventory draw; No winners seen in Trump’s ‘hugely destructive’ energy tariffs; Investigation ties fashion to fracking in the USA; Trump’s choice to run Energy says fossil fuels are virtuous; ExxonMobil eyes data centre energy with carbon capture & natural gas; Five ways Trump could dismantle Biden’s climate agenda; INTERNATIONAL: Could China’s slowing diesel demand boost U.S. LNG as transportation fuel? Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Dec 13, 2024”

NATIONAL: Analysts examine today’s USA natural gas price rise; Exxon raises capital spending as worldwide oil glut looms; Biden EPA spends $735 million on electric school buses; Improving well productivity helps U.S. oil companies increase production at a lower cost; Trump, Congress to alter, not erase Biden energy legacy; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC makes deepest cut yet to 2024 world oil demand forecast. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Dec 12, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Haynesville Shale drilling will ‘bite you’; NATIONAL: Dominion Energy donates more than $3 million to nonprofits; Electricity… if you want it now, it must be natural gas, not nuclear; Net zero is asinine; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC cuts and China stimulus anchor crude in volatile market; Heritage Foundation, BCG talk to Rigzone about OPEC+ meeting; China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline fully operational; Brits call for Bill Gates’ arrest re anti-cow-fart chemicals in milk. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Dec 11, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Shapiro DEP awards $24 million to Chesapeake Bay watershed; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California law causes refineries to close, prices to soar; NATIONAL: BP seeks buyers for US natural gas pipeline system stake, sources say; The odds for/against U.S. tariffs on imported Canadian, Mexican crude; Meta joins the nuclear-powered AI fray; INTERNATIONAL: BP, JERA to consolidate offshore wind assets under new JV; Norway, Australia end overseas financing for unabated fossil fuels; Brits pay billions to waste wind energy; Why Mexico still sits on the sidelines at OPEC+ meetings. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 10, 2024”

NATIONAL: Trump’s energy secretary pick preaches the benefits of climate change; Seven reasons to be skeptical about SMRs; ESG firms invested in coal industry they tried to reduce, while reaping big profits; Oil seen below $60 by middle of new Trump term; INTERNATIONAL: Saudis cut oil prices as OPEC+ keeps delaying output revival; RAF on alert over Putin sabotage threat to key gas pipelines; GALACTIC: Mars’s gravity pulls Earth closer to the Sun, warming our climate. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Dec 9, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Hawaii County official admits climate lawsuits are “another source of funding”; N.C. town accuses utility giant of deceiving the public on climate change; NATIONAL: Harvard set up worthless carbon offsetting scheme that sold millions of junk credits; Gas-fired generation likely needed to maintain reliability for years; Oilfield service consolidation to increase under Trump, report says; INTERNATIONAL: USA Navy destroyers counter attack while escorting USA chemical tanker; OPEC+ delays revival of its oil production by 3 months; Gas price shock set to add to Europe’s industrial pain. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Dec 6, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Manchin skips mention of climate law in farewell to Senate; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Columbia County coal plant retirement delayed for a second time; NATIONAL: Why has the USA natural gas price been dropping lately?; U.S. crude production at record high; Electrifying everything means higher energy costs for consumers; Study on impact of LNG exports expected by the end of the year; INTERNATIONAL: Equinor, Shell announce UK combination; Saudi Arabia is losing its iron grip on global oil markets. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Dec 5, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: NY’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in trouble; NATIONAL: Biden pushes out over $100 billion in clean energy grants as term winds down; Shale oil is more likely to boom than peak; Exxon Mobil appoints low-carbon fox to guard the upstream henhouse; U.S. “energy dominance” is key to Trump’s peace bid; Bill Maher schools Jane Fonda on radical climate change; INTERNATIONAL: Oil surges on US sanctions and OPEC+ delays; Wressle seeks environmental permit consent for gas refining and small-scale fracks; France, Netherlands were top destinations for US LNG in November; GALACTIC: Using mirrored satellites to reflect sunlight down to earth’s solar panels at night. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Dec 4, 2024”

NATIONAL: America needs Trump to unleash natural gas; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC output rises as Libya recovery offsets Iraqi curbs; Analysts examine 2025 oil, gas markets. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 3, 2024”

NATIONAL: BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street sued by Republican states over climate push; Texas oil town Odessa now among USA cities with highest wages; Next 4 years could prime LNG for golden era; Speculation surrounding potential USA oil output surge gains attention; US DOE enlists AI to speed up approval process for interconnection projects; U.S. crude oil production established a new record in August 2024; ‘Landman’ airs a rare and stirring defense of the US oil-and-gas industry; INTERNATIONAL: New Zealand risks industrial closures amid gas shortfall; Britain is about to miss out on an energy revolution; Greenpeace activists protest U.S. LNG tanker arriving in Germany; The West pays so China can pollute. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Dec 2, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Maine AG’s climate lawsuit risks higher energy costs for residents; NATIONAL: Exxon says ‘drill, baby, drill’ is unlikely under Trump; What’s next for the radical climate agenda?; INTERNATIONAL: Alberta plans legal challenge to bypass Trudeau cap on oil, gas emissions; More oil, gas exploration needed now says WoodMac; Woodside CEO says gas market volatility signals supply tightness. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Nov 27, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Grants available for Pa. fire companies responding to gas well incidents; West Virginia’s energy legacy can help shape the future; NATIONAL: Marathon Oil now part of ConocoPhillips; Trump’s energy secretary nominee promises to be climate cartel’s nightmare; Natural gas price is surging again; Biden’s IRA – watch your wonderful tax dollars at work; INTERNATIONAL: Oil drops below $69 amid Middle East de-escalation; How much crude oil is the world producing?; COP got the attention but CLINTEL got it right; The messy affair of divorcing Russian gas and bridging EU’s energy price gap. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Nov 26, 2024”

NATIONAL: Natural gas prices were on fire last week – this is why; Don’t defund the International Energy Agency; Fall natural gas storage peaked at 8-year high; What Trump’s Treasury pick means for clean energy tax credits; INTERNATIONAL: Climate talks end with a bitter fight and a deal on money. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Nov 25, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Trump energy pick signals new direction in US policy, benefiting PA; Democrat Bob Casey concedes Pennsylvania Senate race to Dave McCormick; NATIONAL: SEC Chair Gary Gensler resigns, leaves legacy of division and crypto feuds; U.S. propane inventories well stocked heading into winter heating season; INTERNATIONAL: Miami financier is quietly trying to buy Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline; Climate talks teeter, with rich and poor countries in a tug of war; Macquarie strategists expect oil prices to test new lows in 2025. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Nov 22, 2024”