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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Natural gas, oil industry activity drives benefits in West Virginia; Pennsylvania’s energy mandate; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Haynesville gas producers hold steady ahead of expected LNG export surge; NATIONAL: Recent cold snap results in fourth-largest withdrawal from natgas storage; Not an energy or climate emergency but a new crisis – electricity; Energy literacy – understanding crude oil’s vital role; INTERNATIONAL: Oil climbs on supply worries, Trump tariffs check gains; WTI rebounds 1.9% after prolonged losing streak; Two new studies suggest Paris climate goal is dead; Europe teeters toward energy crisis as gas reaches two-year high; India’s oil & gas companies look to increase LNG imports from the US. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Feb 11, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Major increase in net outflows of gas from the northeast, as warmer weather cuts demand; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Judge dismisses New Jersey’s NGO-funded climate lawsuit in fiery opinion; Why oil and gas companies want state oversight for carbon dioxide injection; New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration gives up on new offshore wind; NATIONAL: Five things to know about AI’s thirst for energy; Energy industry wants DOE to eliminate seven-year export deadline; EIA natural gas storage draw of -174 Bcf exceeds analyst expectations; INTERNATIONAL: European natural gas prices surge to 16-month high amid cold snap; JP Morgan says global oil demand ‘surged’ to over 101MM bpd in January; Europe’s latest energy squabble – England versus Norway. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Feb 7, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Con Ed proposes massive rate hikes that could increase energy bills by $154/month; NATIONAL: USAID, using our money, funded the war against fossil energy using NGOs; Trump is looking for ways to cancel $400 billion in clean energy loans; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC+ Damocles sword hanging over shale oil producers; Large unexpected crude build sinks oil prices; OPEC drops U.S. EIA as a secondary source assessing oil production; LNG shipping rates plunge on increasing vessel availability; The real reason behind Trump’s Gaza decision: natural gas; Quebec willing to rethink natural gas pipeline project. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Feb 6, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Permian natural gas production bounces back as cash prices fall; NATIONAL: Why New York and others must embrace natural gas; US Interior Department takes first steps to carry out Trump energy agenda; INTERNATIONAL: Why U.S. drillers are not the key to Trump’s Ukraine goals; Oil prices slip amid USA-China trade war fears; Colombia’s president orders national oil company to cancel US venture; China counters with tariffs on US products; U.S. declares energy emergency while Europe creates one; Despite challenges, global shipping eyes shift to lower-carbon bunker fuel. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Feb 5, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA DEP releases 2 contracts for bidding in next round of conventional oil & gas well plugging; NATIONAL: WTI slips below $73 on mixed tariff signals; March natural gas contract tests $3.00 mark as weather warms; Bloomberg group keeps millions behind green wall; INTERNATIONAL: Hanwha and Baker Hughes developing ammonia gas turbines; LNG shipping rates hit record lows. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Feb 3, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Largest solar farm in California heading for closure after 11 years; NATIONAL: Baker Hughes announces major gas tech orders for Venture Global LNG; Senate confirms Doug Burgum to lead Interior, advances Chris Wright for Energy; Trump’s tariffs would hurt Canadian oil producers more than U.S. refiners; Trump’s decision to end Biden’s home appliance micromanagement good news; INTERNATIONAL: UK sets goal to cut CO2 emissions by 81 percent by 2035; Japan weighs Alaska LNG pipeline pledge to win Trump’s favour. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jan 31, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Venture Global given OK to introduce natgas at another LNG plant; NATIONAL: Trump EPA fires science advisers just like Biden did; WTI slips below $73 as Canada-Mexico tariff uncertainty grows; Trump’s transport secretary orders fuel-economy rule rewrite; Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda will likely take on an entirely new shape; How to rescind the endangerment finding in a way that will stick; INTERNATIONAL: EU won’t ban Russian LNG until it secures alternatives. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jan 30, 2025”

NATIONAL: Why has the USA natural gas price dropped lately?; IPAA appoints Huntley & Huntley CEO as new Board Chairman; Why Trump needed to declare a national energy emergency; U.S. LNG feedgas demand bouncing back after winter storm Enzo; INTERNATIONAL: Oil prices rise as Trump tariff plans stoke import fears; UK’s last fracking wells to be filled with cement despite dwindling gas stocks; Japan’s top LNG buyer plans more purchases from the U.S.; Is India’s energy sector heading for a big investment boom? Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jan 29, 2025”

NATIONAL: Why gas turbines remain vital to US power generation; Trump EO overturns “endangerment finding” from 2009; Wright faces challenges from Trump energy enthusiasms; INTERNATIONAL: Germany’s Scholz welcomes fossil gas expansion in the U.S.; Russia favors a gas transit restart through Ukraine for EU. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Jan 28, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PennEnvironment warns artificial intelligence; Utica Shale Academy awards bid for new welding lab; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Blackstone to buy $1 billion Virginia power plant near data centers; Atlas Energy uses driverless trucks to deliver frac sand; NATIONAL: Microsoft signs 25-year reforestation deal with Re.green in Brazil; White House clarifies Trump order restricting IRA, IIJA funds; Free our energy sector from crippling regs and inflationary spending on “green energy”; INTERNATIONAL: An underestimated source of methane found in shallow coastal waters; Putin says he’s ready to discuss oil, energy issues with Trump. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Jan 27, 2025”

NATIONAL: BMI says Trump orders poised to have profound implications for energy; Trump US energy emergency order should withstand court challenges; Senate panel approves Trump’s picks to run energy, interior departments; INTERNATIONAL: Trump browbeats Davos elite to curb oil prices, interest rates; Crude falls as Trump calls for cheaper oil; Trump says US will guarantee LNG supplies for Europe. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jan 24, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Freeport LNG restart hopes, cooler forecasts boost natural gas futures; NATIONAL: EnviTec’s 23 years of expertise optimize chicken manure for RNG in the US market; President Trump gives directive to rename Gulf of Mexico; LNG companies hail Trump decision to lift freeze on export permits; Trump’s climate withdrawal creates rare discord with Big Oil; The energy storage fiasco — how soon will it be abandoned?; INTERNATIONAL: Premier Tim Houston unveils push for more natural resource development in Nova Scotia; Europe may need over 100 extra gas cargoes to refill shrinking stocks. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jan 23, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PJM prepares for high electricity demand; Hochul must abandon ALL her insane climate-change tax grabs; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Fight over CT’s energy future; NATIONAL: Foreign billionaire is behind effort to take down ExxonMobil using courts; IPAA says “misguided, irrational energy policies are done”; API applauds President Trump’s Day One energy executive orders; Oil majors flirt with electricity; INTERNATIONAL: Europe gas jumps as Germany seeks to subsidize storage refills; EU is set to shrink ESG reporting rules amid French demands; Habeck urges Europe to limit reliance on US energy; Iran’s energy crisis. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jan 22, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Philly area MACH2 hydrogen ‘hub’ gets greenlight from Biden administration; NATIONAL: USA needs more electricity to win AI race, says trump energy czar; Biden makes last-minute bid to thwart Arctic oil drilling; A National Energy Council is the right direction for the environment; INTERNATIONAL: JP Morgan analysts say they expect oil demand to rebound; BP confirms job cuts; LNG traders divert six US cargoes to Europe from Asia; First co-loaded ammonia and propane shipment departs U.S., arrives in Europe. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Jan 21, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Virginia needs to protect the natural gas choice in law; NATIONAL: Extreme cold from NY to Texas threatens to topple records; Jeff Bezos’ space ambitions take flight as new rocket blasts off; INTERNATIONAL: Trump team readies oil sanctions plan for Russia deal, Iran squeeze; WTI corrects after five-month highs. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jan 17, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pa. Democrat Sen. John Fetterman signals he’ll support some Trump cabinet selections; NATIONAL: House GOP resolution would overturn Biden’s gas water heater ban; Trump to make it easier for LNG export permit renewals; INTERNATIONAL: Russia says it damaged facilities at Ukraine gas storage site; Oil surges past $80 amid tight supply. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jan 16, 2025”