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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”

NATIONAL: Supreme Court declines to block climate change lawsuits in state courts; Choice for Energy Secretary has been an evangelist for fossil fuels; Trump admin to unleash ‘energy dominance’ with a series of executive orders; Why oil industry jobs are down, even with production up; DOE, EPA put $850 million toward reducing methane pollution; INTERNATIONAL: Stratas Advisors offers oil price warning; Hamas/Israel ceasefire news cools oil rally. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jan 15, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Democrats join Republicans in excitement to bring energy to Pennsylvania; New federal clean energy rebates are in limbo for residents of Pa.; NATIONAL: WTI hits 5-month high on supply risks; INTERNATIONAL: Europe threatens to trigger a global scramble for natural gas. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Jan 14, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Shale executives raise bar to boost gas drilling, survey says; Don’t block the will of voters on natural gas; NATIONAL: Zeldin’s EPA confirmation hearing scheduled, radicals get shrill; US oil growth slows as gas takes the lead; Enbridge preps pipeline buildout for Trump-driven drilling boom; Trump unveils ambitious 100-executive order plan focusing on border, energy; INTERNATIONAL: USA ramps up pressure on Russia with fresh energy sanctions; Crude oil market has come alive. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Jan 13, 2025”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Consol Energy and Arch Resources shareholders approve $5 billion merger; Natural gas and agriculture working in tandem for PA; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: How will natural gas factor in to Maine’s cleaner energy future?; NATIONAL: American energy powers AI; US producers look toward more spending, less carbon, and a new administration; Lee sticks with Burgum, Wright hearings despite Dem outcry; INTERNATIONAL: Gas more expensive than oil sets stage for Asian fuel switching. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jan 10, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Texas oil, natural gas industry breaks record with $27.3B paid in taxes, royalties; Report from seven New England states outlines “staggering costs” of green energy policies; NATIONAL: Energy sector goes from S&P 500’s ‘worst to first’ in 2025 start; How Madoff’s Ponzi beneficiaries are funding climate lawfare; INTERNATIONAL: Oil slips below $74 amid resistance at key technical level; European imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia at ‘record levels’. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jan 9, 2025”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Exxon sues California AG, environmental groups over ‘smear’; NATIONAL: U.S. DOE picks nine organizations for energy democracy initiative pilot; WTI climbs as U.S. freeze fuels demand; Brent crude oil prices traded in a narrow range in 2024; Trump says he will oppose new wind projects in second term; Trump’s going places with energy, but Biden’s the backseat driver; INTERNATIONAL: Europe races to refill as gas reserves dwindle. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jan 8, 2025”