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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: La. granted power by Biden to approve wells storing CO2; LNG developer Tellurian hires financial adviser; Chatterjee Fund Mgmt boosts stake in LNG developer Tellurian; NATIONAL: The one simple reason electric vehicles are doomed to fail; U.S. shale growth could exceed forecasts in 2024; Is U.S. shale too big to fail?; A shale oil CEO’s second act – going green; Climate “protesters” vow to take fight to “cowards” of US politics; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC+ can’t cut oil production enough to push crude prices higher; Runaway greenhouse effect fully simulated, and it’s “hell”; US tries to reassure shippers of Red Sea safety.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Jan 2, 2024”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Alaska Democratic Party considers a call to end all oil production; NATIONAL: USGS updates database for O&G wastewaters with 23 new datasets; GOP report highlights 2023 energy; The needs of the grid are changing, infrastructure must change too; Republicans hold hearing ‘to prevent energy poverty’ in America; INTERNATIONAL: Startup of Russian LNG project delayed over US sanctions.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Dec 22, 2023”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Court rules Oregon’s landmark climate change regs invalid; NATIONAL: Rockefellers still heavily invested in oil companies; How gas pipeline rates are really set and why you should care; INTERNATIONAL: ING plans to phase out of oil and gas financing after COP28; Oil edges up as rising US stockpiles dim Red Sea chaos.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Dec 21, 2023”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Chesapeake Utilities Corp. expands propane services in NC; Consumers Energy continues billion-dollar natural gas investment; NATIONAL: Bridger Photonics partners with CSU on methane emissions measurement; It’s increasingly difficult to get U.S. LNG to Asia; The era of flat power demand is over.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Dec 20, 2023”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Chicago’s natural gas pipeline project halted; INTERNATIONAL: Elon Musk says don’t ‘demonise’ O&G, hits out at environmentalists; LNG vessels avoid Red Sea as tension rises; We must have more natural gas pipelines to avoid freezing.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 19, 2023”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Look at the evidence; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Chevron slashes Calif. spending on ‘adversarial’ fossil fuel policies; NATIONAL: Biden govt sets only three fossil fuel leases for 2024–29; America was in a better position when Trump was president; Democrats revolt against Biden plan for expanded gas exports; INTERNATIONAL: US frackers return to haunt OPEC’s pricing strategy; SNB told to end fracking investment in petition signed by 60,000.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Dec 18, 2023”

NATIONAL: Americans must choose between civilization or its destroyers; Kelcy Warren says “impossible” to “transition” out of energy; INTERNATIONAL: Now scientists say BREATHING is bad for the environment; African Energy Chamber to COP28: We want fossil fuels!
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Dec 15, 2023”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Gov. Shapiro wants unilateral power to commit state to RGGI; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: ExxonMobil pushes back timeline for startup of Golden Pass LNG; Japan energy companies seek US approvals for CP2 LNG; Leftists petition Bidenistas to block Calcasieu Pass 2 LNG; NATIONAL: Turning the problem into the solution in natural gas power plants; US helps forge global group to measure natgas emissions.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Dec 14, 2023”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: M&A deals in Permian basin exceeds $100 billion in 2023; NATIONAL: Natgas prices plummet amid high US production, warm weather; Deskless oil workers say they’re viewed as expendable; Extreme cold still poses reliability challenge for power generators; Supreme Court dismisses challenge to EPA ruling on GHGs; INTERNATIONAL: COP28 deal signals role for gas in clean energy transition; What does China and India know about coal that Biden and Dems don’t?
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Dec 13, 2023”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Shale-drilling rights jump to pre-COVID price; NATIONAL: Shell selling partial ownership in two U.S. renewable energy projects.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 12, 2023”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Need to ‘phase-out’ fossil fuels, Markey says; NATIONAL: John Kerry pledges to slash emissions from AC units, refrigerators; US industry group backs pipeline safety bill.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Dec 11, 2023”

NATIONAL: Crude continues losing streak in saturated market; Poll finds people don’t want to “electrify everything”; INTERNATIONAL: $50B Woodside/Santos merger creates world-class LNG biz; Fears grow that fossil fuel firms will capture hydrogen industry; Green groups at COP28 demand U.S. halt support for LNG.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Dec 8, 2023”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Associated natgas tripled since 2018 in top three Permian oil plays; Upstream Texas O&G sector grows by additional 2,200 jobs; NATIONAL: U.S. natgas sinks to three-month lows on mild weather outlook; Analysts see US gas storage surplus narrowing in bullish EIA report; No amount of subsidies will make a wind/solar electric system feasible.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Dec 7, 2023”

NATIONAL: WVU research helps power plants recycle water using O&G wastewater; USA oil supply now exceeding high expectations; U.S. push to decarbonize plays out differently from state to state; INTERNATIONAL: John Kerry emits loud fart during speech at climate panel.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Dec 6, 2023”

NATIONAL: Experts discuss oil, gas recruitment surprises in 2023; Natural gas futures fall as mild weather forecasts persist; INTERNATIONAL: Saudi energy minister says won’t agree to fossil fuel phase down.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 5, 2023”