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”
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”