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  • MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Apr 7, 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]”

  • MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Apr 4, 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]”

  • MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Apr 3, 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]”

  • MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Apr 2, 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]”

  • MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Apr 1, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]

    OTHER U.S. REGIONS: What’s ahead for New England’s power grid – more gas?; Mass layoffs at hydrogen company near Albany, NY; NATIONAL: Oil, gas execs reveal where they expect WTI oil price to be in the future; U.S. natural gas consumption set new winter and summer monthly records in 2024; Big Oil shrugs at $50 crude; White paper points to carbon capture as possible data center solution; Study found US gas exports did not impact climate change, so Biden admin buried it; Consumers are not voting for the energy transition; US Army Corps to narrow list of emergency energy projects by this week; INTERNATIONAL: Exports of Russian pipeline gas to Europe down 19% in March month-on-month, data shows; Allianz’s board says it’s time to save the planet; ‘Pissed off’ at Putin, Trump threatens tariffs on Russian oil if Moscow blocks Ukraine deal; The Paris climate agreement is dead — time to bury it for good; Aramco eyeing new US LNG deal. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Apr 1, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

  • MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 31, 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]”

  • MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 28, 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 Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 27, 2025

    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”

  • Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 26, 2025

    OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Shell CEO Sawan expects progress in Venture Global arbitration in coming months; Freeport LNG in Texas set to return to service after lightning strike; New Plaquemines terminal offers high hopes for U.S. LNG feedgas; NATIONAL: U.S. manufacturing energy consumption has continued to increase since 2010 low; U.S. faces uphill task to refill natural gas storage for next winter; Proposed U.S. fee on Chinese ships would drive up costs, upend global energy logistics; FERC finally wakes up; Hedge funds struggle as green stocks crash; The indefensible Republican defense of the 2022 IRA; INTERNATIONAL: Shell aims to grow LNG sales by 5 percent annually; Oil slips on Ukraine truce talks; Oil destroyed Hitler, fracking destroyed Putin. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 26, 2025”

  • Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 25, 2025

    OTHER U.S. REGIONS: How Texas oil workers, technology are helping build a new renewable boom; Judge overturns WA natural gas measure approved by voters; Grid crisis forces Puerto Rico to eliminate renewable energy targets; NATIONAL: The oil oligarch who wants to take us back to the 1990s; EPA decimates grant program aimed at construction material emissions; Risks facing new LNG projects on the U.S. Gulf and East Coasts; INTERNATIONAL: JP Morgan says oil vigilantes have been found wanting; LNG Canada to start cooldown of plant next week in final step before first LNG; Why the global digital economy will be powered by natural gas for decades; After years of pushing net zero propaganda the IEA suddenly remembers what it’s for; How Ukraine’s gas storage, pipeline network could boost U.S. LNG under Trump. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 25, 2025”

  • Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 24, 2025

    MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Energy leaders reflect on industry’s direction at Range Resources event; Does Josh Shapiro understand fossil fuels are coming back?; Ohio must support oil and gas industry to fuel growth; Cuomo, Hochul sent energy bills soaring — here’s how they can climb down; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California will launch methane-detecting satellites, Gavin Newsom announces; First U.S. offshore LNG export terminal gets green light from Maritime Admin; NATIONAL: Greenpeace verdict is a wake-up call for progressive NGOs; Amazon to sell carbon credits to suppliers, customers; Amidst escalating costs, the value of energy assets is underestimated; INTERNATIONAL: Alberta premier rejects oil export tax in meeting with Carney; Oil gains slightly as OPEC+ uncertainty looms; Global oil demand makes strong start to 2025; Ignore the boom in oil that isn’t oil at your peril. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 24, 2025”

  • Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 21, 2025

    MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: New York state’s natural gas and electricity dilemma; Utica Shale Academy embarks on $1.5M welding lab project to boost local workforce skills; Bucks County’s energy lawsuit hurts Pennsylvania; NATIONAL: The Biden LNG ‘pause’ deception; Oil executives talk permitting but not prices in Trump meeting; U.S. ethane production, consumption, and exports set new records in 2024; Shale producers face uncertain future despite the Trump agenda; INTERNATIONAL: Hydrogen is not the future of energy; Net zero – all pain for no climate gain; Oil prices likely to be lower in 2025. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 21, 2025”

  • Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 20, 2025

    OTHER U.S. REGIONS: EIA forecasts Alaska crude oil production will grow for first time since 2017; Fate of fracking in California in the balance in court case; NATIONAL: Chevron buys 5 pct of Hess via open market; Energy fantasy versus reality in woke-land — Part III; Trump’s tariff stick strikes unease among oil and gas giants; EPA plans to cut scientific research program. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 20, 2025”

  • Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 19, 2025

    MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Are climate lawfare activists trying their hand in Pennsylvania (again)?; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Michigan claims immunity in natural gas pipeline interference lawsuit; DC Circuit reverses course on vacating FERC approvals of 2 LNG sites; Plaquemines Terminal, the newest kid on the block, boosts U.S. LNG feedgas; NATIONAL: America’s energy grid faces unprecedented threat; Energy chief praises research hub that Trump once sought to ax; GE Vernova shortlisted for supply of geothermal power to US military; Wind and solar firms pitch to Trump: ‘You’re going to need us’; The U.S. needs to drill smarter, not harder; US natural gas prices up on record flows to LNG export plants, cooler weather; Natural gas, not oil, may be the real winner of Trump’s EPA overhaul; Price rally sets the stage for U.S. natural gas boom; INTERNATIONAL: Natural gas may be first to offer a hint when Russia-Ukraine peace deal is near; Russia is wooing Arctic gas buyers with life after US sanctions; GASCADE to convert 249 miles of natural gas pipeline in Germany for hydrogen. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 19, 2025”

  • Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 18, 2025

    MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Delaware Basin fracking ban based on ‘junk science’; Seneca Resources donates truck to Tioga County emergency responders; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cheniere announces substantial completion of Train 1 at Corpus Christi Stage 3 project; NATIONAL: BH bags deal to ‘provide reliable and efficient power to US data centers’; Natgas pipeline project completions increase takeaway capacity in producing regions; Lights out for Sunnova Energy?; Crusoe secures 4.5GW of natural gas power for AI data centers; INTERNATIONAL: Goldman cuts oil forecasts on slow USA growth, OPEC+ policy; Natural gas is becoming the undisputed king of Europe’s power markets; Oil’s oversupply spiral – can prices stay above $60?; China halts US LNG imports as trade war reroutes deliveries. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 18, 2025”

  • Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 17, 2025

    MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Energy a heated topic in PA budget debate; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Two New England energy companies in surprising alliance with fossil fuel lobby; Healey admin opposes gas pipelines in Massachusetts, voters feel otherwise; NATIONAL: Leaders cheer EPA announcement to revise WOTUS; Ex-Pioneer CEO says shale can’t thrive at $50 oil; Chevron advances plans to develop US data centers with power generation; Energy bosses shrug off DeepSeek to focus on powering AI boom; A new Beltway intrigue – follow the Biden EPA money; Coinbase seeks approval to launch natural gas futures contracts; INTERNATIONAL: EU countries draft plan to soften gas storage targets; Freeport LNG, EQT execs expect Europe to buy more U.S. LNG; Crude edges higher after seven weeks of declines. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 17, 2025”