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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Glenfarne, ConocoPhillips sign agreement for Alaska LNG; Virginia’s carbon market is a wealth transfer the Democrats are trying to hide; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures gain as weather heats up; The left is outspending us, outworking us, and outthinking us; Time to end the injustice of ‘environmental justice’; U.S. LNG is becoming the backbone of global gas supply; INTERNATIONAL: Oil settles higher on Iran doubts; Trump delays planned strike after Gulf allies appealed; Canada strikes deal to start building oil pipeline in 2027; The United Arab Emirates is playing its own game; Why oil hasn’t hit $150, yet. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, May 19, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Maryland regulators put controversial gas line policy on hold; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures rise as weather heats up; U.S. upstream mergers hit $38B as M&A rebounds; The data center doomers must be defeated; INTERNATIONAL: Oil surges as supply risks deepen; No deal in sight to end Iran war; Miliband vows permanent shutdown of the North Sea; Strait of Hormuz will reopen ‘sometime this summer at latest’. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, May 18, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Hope Gas, WV launch energy certification training program for students; Well plugging project to protect natural resources; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures gain as weather warms; Climate pseudoscience debunked – livestock methane fears are baseless; Market fundamentals are key to understanding what comes next; INTERNATIONAL: Crude steady following Trump-Xi summit; U.S. officials flag prospect of Chinese energy purchases after Trump-Xi meeting; Delegates say OPEC+ has plan to complete series of quota hikes; U.S. set to displace Norway as Europe’s largest natgas supplier. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, May 15, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Healey’s reelection bid confronts volatile energy politics; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures edge up ahead of storage data; BLM fully rescinds public lands rule; NYT op-ed on demoting the climate pitch; INTERNATIONAL: Oil retreats after inventory data; JP Morgan publishes first oil price forecast in 2 months; Iran conflict fundamentally altered global energy landscape; Two-thirds of Europe’s LNG imports to come from the US amid increased reliance; Qatar asks vessels at key LNG port to go dark for safety. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, May 14, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Blue states slam fossil fuels in politics, lean on them for energy; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures settle lower; USA oil, gas workforce hits lowest level since 2022; Left progressives cool it on Green New Deal; Wright and Burgum – Trump’s energy tiger team; U.S. LNG feedgas falls during spring maintenance; INTERNATIONAL: Strait disruption lifts oil again; A Trump-Xi deal could revive US energy exports to China; Netherlands still importing liquefied natural gas from Russia. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, May 13, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Utica Shale Academy receives $50,000 award; Large-scale emergency drill tests county response; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Venture Global signs new LNG supply deals with TotalEnergies, Vitol; Oglethorpe Power breaks ground on $3.3B Monroe natgas plant to meet rising demand; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures settle higher; “Green Machine” targets plastics at consumer expense; CFACT presses utility giants on costly Green energy fence-sitting; Why the U.S. now dominates global LNG markets; INTERNATIONAL: Oil jumps as Hormuz crisis deepens; China LNG imports signal recovery; Carney moves to fast-track federal approval for major projects. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, May 12, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: NY City official rallies investors to block ExxonMobil move to Texas; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures little changed on week; INTERNATIONAL: Crude settles higher on Gulf clashes; Brent oil price futures understating physical market stress; LNG carriers test Iran blockade in Strait of Hormuz; IEA head calls on Canada to move faster on energy; EU awards $1.3B in subsidies for cleaner hydrogen production; Oil and gas trade will never be the same after the Iran war. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, May 11, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Team Pennsylvania outlines commonwealth goals for renewed nuclear era; McCormick hails Shippingport power plant conversion; PJM board names David E. Mills as PJM President and CEO; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Rockefeller Fund bankrolls MD Gov. Moore’s ‘climate study’; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas rises on below-estimate storage build; Sen. Cotton bill names FERC as sole lead agency for pipelines; A growing grid needs market discipline – 5 principles for transmission policy; INTERNATIONAL: Oil swings on Iran deal doubts; US, Iran engage in fresh clashes near Hormuz; IEA says Middle East conflict altering medium-term gas outlook; EU purchases from Russia’s largest natural gas field hit record £3bn; Big Oil resists push to prioritize output growth. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, May 8, 2026”

NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures fall ahead of storage data; Alarmist fussing at NYT climate reporting; Rapid solar and wind growth sparks local backlash; INTERNATIONAL: Oil sinks on Iran peace proposal; Shipowners stay cautious on Hormuz despite peace deal hopes. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, May 7, 2026”

NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures give back gains; U.S. LNG feedgas drops dramatically during spring maintenance season; INTERNATIONAL: Oil falls as ceasefire holds; Trump broke OPEC – he may regret it; War puts LNG future in the spotlight; Norway to reopen gas fields that were shut down; EU energy ministers to discuss domestic gas drilling, document says. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, May 6, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: N.J. senator says we can’t lower energy costs without natural gas; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures settle higher; Trump II vs. Biden – energy policy reversal; Treasury’s 990 overhaul – major implications for dark money networks fueling climate lawfare; INTERNATIONAL: Oil surges on Middle East attacks; Shipping freeze deepens in Strait of Hormuz; Chevron CEO says shortages in oil supply will begin appearing; Qatar extends force majeure on LNG supply through mid-June; OPEC report shows oil demand reached over 105MMBpd in 2025; OPEC+ decides to boost output; What about Earth’s threatened and endangered PEOPLE?; Gulf oil production could be restored quickly. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, May 5, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Trump approves “Keystone Light” Canada-U.S. oil pipeline; NATIONAL: Natural gas rises as markets wait for warmer temperatures; Occidental announces CEO succession; ‘Republican’ Green energy fantasies and casualties; The EIA launches pilot surveys on data center usage; US shatters crude, diesel, gasoline export records; Affordability continues to collide with misguided climate policies; Amazon’s AI spending boom signals massive energy needs ahead; INTERNATIONAL: Oil slips as Iran talks hang in balance; European natural gas prices jump amid ongoing Hormuz uncertainty. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, May 4, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Georgia Power revives Plant Wansley with natural gas and batteries; Woodside struggles to secure buyers for U.S. LNG as pricing backfires; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas gains following storage data; Pipeline construction will follow natural gas demand growth; Florida AG James Uthmeier just ended the ‘green’ plastics cartel; Al Gore shifts on global warming – watch out for a new Ice Age; Democrats make it clear that if they retake power, U.S. energy security once again at risk; INTERNATIONAL: Oil settles lower after surge; OPEC+ delegates expect another symbolic supply hike; Could this be the beginning of the end for OPEC?; France unveils fossil-fuel exit plan at Colombia climate summit; European Commission completes inaugural hydrogen matchmaking round. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, May 1, 2026”

NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures await support from weather; Blame anti-fossil fuel crusade, not war for gas prices; Trump met with oil and gas executives as Iran war drags on, prices surge; The folly of funding direct air capture; INTERNATIONAL: Oil surges as Hormuz blockade bites; Russia says it has no plans to leave OPEC+; Trump readies for prolonged US blockade of Hormuz; UAE’s OPEC bombshell signals a new Middle East order; IPCC troubles – the latest from Bangkok; The US is back in charge of the oil industry; Why the UK and EU keep doubling down on net zero dogma. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Apr 30, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Maryland utility co. buying gas-fired electricity from Alpha Gen; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures mixed as May contract expires; Trump cancels more wind leases; Winter storms are a wake-up call for the failures of wind and solar; US has more natural gas than it can use as war chokes global supply; INTERNATIONAL: Oil gains as supply risks persist; Wright says Hormuz can open without clearing all mines; US signs energy and AI deals with Balkan countries as its influence widens. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Apr 29, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Stop Energy Sprawl’s call for action; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures inch up in rangebound trade; The green hydrogen dream is slipping further out of reach; Petchem margins strengthen in April as NGL advantage persists; INTERNATIONAL: Oil rises as Iran talks stall; Alarm bells will ring loudly if Hormuz doesn’t open in May; Iran is flooded with so much unsold oil that it’s stashing it in derelict tanks; Brent crude oil spot prices surge past futures price in April; First LNG shipment since war began appears to exit Hormuz; Global energy markets set for further test as El Nino looms. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Apr 28, 2026”