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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to defrauding $2M from investors; NATIONAL: US oil, gas M&A nears 2023 record, focus shifts away from Permian; Toning down the rhetoric on fossil fuels and radical climate change; America’s energy success has nothing to do with the Biden-Harris administration; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC+ discusses delaying supply boost after oil price crash; Saudi Arabia faces potential deficit on oil decline. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 5, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Waha’s negative gas prices set an unwelcome, painful record; NATIONAL: Don’t be fooled – Kamala is a zero-carbon green radical; US LNG exports rebound in August on higher output from Freeport; Winter demand may not boost natural gas prices, Bank of America says; INTERNATIONAL: World’s biggest underwater methane hotspot is found off Barents Sea coast; Brent crude tumbles below $75 a barrel; Let’s be honest – shale fracking has saved the West. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 4, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Hope Gas celebrates ‘Hope’ 24-months after acquisition; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Data centers face seven-year wait for Dominion power hookups; NATIONAL: Why this Democrat decided Donald Trump is the best choice for president; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC+ likely to proceed with planned output hike from October; Oil fell sharply on expected OPEC+ output increase; BP stock trails Shell as investors turn away from green energy; USA Centcom says Houthis attacked 2 oil tankers. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 3, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Texas sued by climate zealots over anti-ESG law; Gov. Newsom’s Venezuela-like price control proposal on oil industry; NATIONAL: Harris does u-turn on fracking ahead of November election; Kamalism – financial illiteracy with a smiley face; 5 best-performing oil & gas stocks in 2024; Trump’s plan to cut energy costs in half; INTERNATIONAL: Japan ignored climate critics and built global natgas empire; UK govt announces plans for new oil, gas enviro guidance. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 30, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Donation of oil and gas industry standards to Penn College enhances curriculum; Penn College gets grant from Coterra Energy; $500K gift aids laboratory upgrades at WVU Statler College; NATIONAL: Exxon joins OPEC in warning of looming oil supply crisis; Hydrogen may be bad bet for gas turbine makers; CBS attacks plastic recycling using Rockefeller-funded ICN; Yes, Kamala Harris wants to ban your gas stove; INTERNATIONAL: Equinor to deploy world’s first supply vessel running on ammonia; European gas’s near-term risks are stealing winter’s thunder. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 29, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA Sen. Bob Casey dodges question about Harris’ fracking flip-flop; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures extend losing streak; New methane conversion innovation could be huge for shale; Exxon Mobil’s winning strategy – staying true to oil; What energy transition?; INTERNATIONAL: Big banks in Canada lag in renewables investments, says “watchdog”; Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve; Central Europe left fretting over 15bcm of piped Russian gas via Ukraine. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 28, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Kamala Harris would destroy Pennsylvania energy jobs; NATIONAL: Dems admit they don’t want Kamala Harris taking tough questions.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 27, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Utica Shale Academy opens new learning spaces; NATIONAL: Harris is strategically silent on climate; We’ll need equivalent of 300 new Hoover dams to keep up with power demand; INTERNATIONAL: US sanctions seven ‘dark fleet’ ships linked to Russia LNG; Tanker carrying sanctioned Russian LNG attempting ship transfer.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 26, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Range announces retirement of Steve Gray from the board; Antero Midstream executive sells over $343k in company stock; Rising PJM capacity prices lift returns for all assets; NATIONAL: Harris skips over climate change even as party touts green wins; Unexpectedly large storage build drives gas futures downward; INTERNATIONAL: Crew evacuated from Houthi-stricken oil tanker in Red Sea. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 23, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: NextDecade withdraws FERC application for Rio Grande CCS project; NATIONAL: Top U.S. oilfield firm Halliburton hit by cyberattack; At the DNC, the Left’s climate solutions are worse than the problem; Why oil is down by nearly 10% in 2024 and sliding; INTERNATIONAL: World’s first AI drilling engineer is currently in training; BP economist says OPEC+ has limited scope to restore oil output; India bets its energy future on coal. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 22, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Refrigeration wars in New York; NATIONAL: Anti-oil groups spend big to boost Harris campaign; Top Kamala surrogate says Green New Deal will happen under Harris; American natural gas is America’s clean energy standard; DOT proposes fee to review expensive LNG projects; INTERNATIONAL: Santos says natural gas demand will remain strong after 2050; Oil slips amid Gaza talks and demand outlook fears. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 21, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Endeavor Energy founder passes away; NATIONAL: BMI reveals latest Henry Hub gas price projections; The Heritage Foundation talks oil prices; Storing solidified natural gas in seawater; Harris-Walz are oblivious that US economy cannot exist without crude oil; INTERNATIONAL: Oil falls amid softening demand outlook; Asia Pacific’s record coal use makes Western sacrifice pointless.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 20, 2024”

NATIONAL: Joe Manchin says Harris has brought a ‘vivacious energy’ to 2024 campaign; INTERNATIONAL: Oil services group SLB digs deeper in Russia; Second ‘dark-fleet’ LNG ship departs sanctioned Russian terminal; 85% of Russia’s oil finds buyers in China and India.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 19, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Clinton County is business friendly, oil-gas company says; Second phase of Wyalusing natgas pipeline project underway; MSC members support Debby relief efforts; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Richlands receives $2 million to build natural gas-fired turbine and generator; Texas comptroller adds NatWest to list of energy boycotters; NATIONAL: J.D. Vance on tax-exempt foundations behind green energy; U.S. LNG ambitions shaken by regulatory setback; INTERNATIONAL: Oil ends two day drop on Middle East tensions; The real story of the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 16, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Largest USA facility to pull carbon from air opens; NATIONAL: Harold Hamm says this election is oil industry’s most important ever; INTERNATIONAL: Oil falls amid surplus fears as US stockpiles rise; China’s natgas consumption, production, imports increased in 2023; French imports of Russia’s LNG surge; Amid flagging US activity, OFS looks to 2025 & overseas.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 15, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: In PA, Harris can’t shake her anti-fracking past; Utica Shale Academy adds to energy training center; NATIONAL: Elon Musk warns against vilifying the O&G industry; Natural gas is now cheaper than water; The zero emissions grid demonstration project follies; INTERNATIONAL: UK gov meets with oil and gas industry.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 14, 2024”