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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA lawmaker touts carbon capture bill; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Shell expands Gulf of America leadership position with Dover development; CF Industries announces joint venture with Japan on low-carbon ammonia plant; Chevron to lay off 600 workers in California as it prepares corporate move to Houston; Time for NJ to rethink participation in RGGI carbon tax; In Democrat New Mexico, anti-O&G legislation doesn’t pass; NATIONAL: WTI falls below $60 amid trade war escalation; Trump says EU will have to buy energy from US; U.S. production of all types of coal has declined over the past two decades; Why a plane-size machine could foil a race to build gas power plants; US oil, gas producers expected to tighten capital budgets amid tariff actions; INTERNATIONAL: OilXCoin gets regulatory approval for security token backed by O&G; Brent crashes to 4 year low; Mexico explores boosting fracking to cut reliance on U.S. natural gas. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Apr 9, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Stonepeak to acquire interest in Woodside’s Louisiana LNG; NATIONAL: WTI sinks 14% in two days amid global unrest; DOE offers 16 locations for possible data center, energy infrastructure development; Renewable subsidies are poisoning the nation’s electricity grid; American energy dominance providing the backbone for fair trade; Weather and inventory build set bearish tone for natgas prices; INTERNATIONAL: LNG cargoes land at wider discounts in Europe; EU calls for new funding proposals for cross-border energy projects; Saudis slash oil prices to Asia after surprise output hike; Shell lowers first-quarter LNG production outlook; Europe could need extra $11 billion of gas to refill winter stores. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Apr 7, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: North Carolina looks to repeal GHG law; NYC wins in court re banning natgas in new buildings; Texas oil and gas industry continues to dominate job growth; NATIONAL: BKV appoints Dilanka Seimon as company’s first Chief Commercial Officer; U.S. Energy Sec. Wright says climate change alarmism has hurt energy dev; Gas producers appear ready to ease off the brakes; Why the U.S. shouldn’t be importing electricity from Canada; Trump cancels Biden grants to China-tied think tank behind war on gas stoves; INTERNATIONAL: Oil prices dive on Trump tariffs and OPEC surprise; The great unwinding begins at OPEC+ amid Trump tariff hikes; Why European natural gas prices are falling. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Apr 4, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Avangrid delivers first energy from Powell Creek solar project to Ohio grid; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Maryland energy reform bills focused on new power generation pass the Senate; New York could save New Englanders $1B if it stopped blocking a natural gas pipeline; NATIONAL: May natural gas futures bounce back above $4; US senators urge energy secretary to follow law on clean energy grants, loans; Judge hammers EPA over lack of proof of wrongdoing in terminating $20B in climate grants; USA crude oil inventories rise more than 6MM barrels week on week; Oil rises, but doubts dominate; May natgas contract looking to establish new post-winter trading range; Climate change lawsuits on tenuous legal grounds; Trump’s climate policy shift could save American farmers from disaster; Trump’s tariffs already have a major carve-out…oil and gas; Years of climate action demolished in days. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Apr 3, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pa. Senator’s efforts to protect choice correct; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Environmental groups sue NY DEC over failure to launch cap-and-invest; Concerns over tariffs have Vermonters worried about natural gas bills; NATIONAL: EPA Administrator announces closure of $4M Biden-EPA “museum”; US natural gas prices brace for impact from tariff crossfire; U.S. LPG exports down again in January 2025; How natural gas fuels national power and global stability; US to axe Biden-era 7-year deadline on exports from new LNG projects; INTERNATIONAL: Europe is placing wind turbines under the ocean; Shell completes acquisition of Singapore’s LNG trader Pavilion Energy; A fifth of EU gas imports in Q4 came from Russia; Canada’s propane exports to Asia grow, making up more than 40% of exports in 2024; Big Oil morphs into Big Gas in China as EVs slash fuel demand. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Apr 2, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Dimock fractivist hero told by the court to shut up or else; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Judge rules against sale of Gulf of America oil drilling rights; PJM defends itself in NJ energy blame game; General Assembly energy package a mixed bag for environmental groups; NATIONAL: Trump administration cancels clean energy grants as it prioritizes fossil fuels; USA crude oil inventories down 3.3MM barrels WoW; Trump’s trade tactics are driving new LNG deals; INTERNATIONAL: Oil slips despite weekly gain; Microsoft pulls back from more data center leases in US and Europe; It’s the biggest failure in history…nearly $1 Bn lost in hydrogen; India weighs scrapping import tax on US LNG, boosting purchases; Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw chiefs oppose new fracking law, considering legal action; Greta Thunberg — from climate warrior to Israel hater. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 31, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA PUC launches review of grid impacts from data center growth; Shapiro touts energy plan in Blair County; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: US oil producers face new challenges as top oilfield flags; US gas players refocus on Haynesville basin, buoyed by Trump LNG plans; Northeast gas demand springs upward at start of spring; NATIONAL: Shale-oil bosses slam Trump’s tariffs in anonymous survey; U.S. could see return of acid rain due to Trump’s rollbacks; The U.S. remained the world’s largest liquefied natural gas exporter in 2024; Secret Energy Department “hit list” targets renewable energy industry; The oil industry takes its critics to court; Could U.S. natural gas power AI revolution?; The crumbling of net zero in the U.S.; Climate change taken off America’s global threat list for the first time in over a decade; INTERNATIONAL: Jereh unveils AI-powered oil and gas innovations at cippe 2025; China’s falling LNG imports are a boon for Europe. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 28, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Legislation to define natural gas, propane as ‘clean energy’ heads to Indiana governor; Federal law bars Alaska from shipping its own natural gas within the state; NATIONAL: DOE withdraws, postpones multiple appliance energy efficiency rules; WTI nears $70 as supplies tighten; How AI data centers are reshaping America’s electric grid; Earth has limited natural resources to support the generation of electricity; INTERNATIONAL: Europe ready to return to Russian gas if sanctions end; Government bill to lift fracking moratorium in Nova Scotia clears third reading; Is Shell interested in buying out/merging with BP? Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 27, 2025”