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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”

NATIONAL: We are wasting $2 trillion a year chasing ‘green’ fantasies; O&G reserves were mostly unchanged in 2023; Selection of Walz raises stakes for Harris on energy policy; INTERNATIONAL: Oil soars above $80 amid fears of Iranian reprisal; Wood-burning Drax Power plant highest emitter in UK; Canada’s top natural gas producer acquires rival. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 13, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Proposed Newton Twp. solar farm draws resident opposition; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Vermonters still don’t know how much a clean heat standard would cost; Negative natgas prices get more common in Texas; NATIONAL: EIA reveals latest world oil consumption forecast; America must unburden itself from Harris’s climate agenda; INTERNATIONAL: Another LNG tanker seen docking at Russian terminal sanctioned by US; European gas trades near 2024 high, luring imports of LNG.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 12, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Michelin investing $50M on natgas boiler facility in Rubbertown; NATIONAL: Walz says there is no guarantee of free speech; Carbon dioxide pipeline battle – seize land for green energy; Greenhouse gases are a scientific myth; U.S. crude production hits all-time high; INTERNATIONAL: World Energy Council urges change to energy transition approach.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 9, 2024”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Steel Nation names Sandra Spencer business development manager; NATIONAL: Appeals Court sends pair of LNG permits back to FERC; INTERNATIONAL: Oil rallies on mounting risks and falling stockpiles; Maersk ship order shows change in view on LNG as marine fuel.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 8, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: TSTC to incorporate LNG into curriculum; Gulf Coast export terminals vie for NGL and crude oil market share; NATIONAL: US natgas producers eye more output cuts as prices sink; INTERNATIONAL: Aramco says oil demand strong, recent selloff an overreaction; French imports of Russia’s liquified natural gas surge; Russia uses fertilizer exports to evade natural gas sanctions; Approval delays push Australia’s Woodside closer to the U.S.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 7, 2024”