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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Golden Pass, Sabine Pass flow shifts complicate US LNG feedgas outlook; New York Democrats’ energy suicide pact; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures settle higher; Kimbell Royalty Partners announces $215.4 million drop down acquisition; DOE appoints members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB); Data-center debate has one winning argument — sheer panic — and it will backfire; AI data centers are the heroes, not the villains; INTERNATIONAL: Oil jumps on fears of wider Iran war; Canadian activists use disasters to prop up collapsing narrative; Forgotten shale gas play reemerges as Canadian oil hot spot; LNG shipments through Hormuz grind to a halt as conflict escalates. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Jul 20, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: New York finally found a corporation that wants to pay taxes, so it banned it; New York City cuts power during July 4th heat wave; Maryland regulators not enforcing gas pipeline rules from 2025, consumer advocate says; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures fall as storage surplus remains robust; White House weighs extending Jones Act waivers; INTERNATIONAL: Oil ends lower but holds weekly gains; Rystad outlines 4 potential USA-Iran scenarios; Canada rejects Trudeau’s energy errors. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Jul 17, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Data center hysteria in Pennsylvania; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Why New York’s data center moratorium feels all too familiar; Trump skewers Hochul’s ban of data centers in NY as ‘terrible decision’; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures inch up ahead of storage data; Waning heat in forecast sends physical natural gas prices lower; Elon Musk bought a gas turbine company; How gas and power markets are inextricably linked in 2026; Gas plant acquisitions remain well below newbuild costs; False optimism, broken promises of wind and solar advocates; Socialist candidates want to resurrect Green New Deal corpse; INTERNATIONAL: Oil narrowly extends gains as US launches fresh Iran strikes; Asian oil refiners scoop up US crude as Iran war intensifies. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Jul 16, 2026”

NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures snap losing streak; SLB, Liberty Energy form strategic alliance for data center infra. and power; Climate litigation activists embedded in new NAS attribution study; Climate retreat documented in the New York Times; Alice in Hydrogen Land; America barely uses OPEC oil, so why are oil and gas prices so high?; INTERNATIONAL: Oil hits one-month high; Houthis strike Saudi Arabia in major escalation; Japan chooses reliable energy over climate nonsense. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Jul 15, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA budget saves data center tax break amid growing opposition to AI boom; Ohio can produce energy and protect parks at the same time; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Glenfarne announces a $500M investment in Texas LNG by HPS Investment; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures extend losses to four sessions; Natural gas cash prices climb on near-term heat despite comfortable supply; The real grid crisis is a state policy problem dressed up as a market failure; INTERNATIONAL: Oil surges as Trump says US wants 20% charge for Hormuz flows; UAE tells OPEC its oil production surged by 80% last month; European natural gas prices jump on Hormuz escalation. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Jul 14, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Ohio named CNBC’s number 1 top state for business; NATIONAL: Freeport LNG maintenance, ample supply drag natural gas futures lower; U.S. exports of crude oil and petroleum products reached record in April; Regarding energy, the left wants us to live smaller lives; What is a data center and why are they suddenly everywhere?; INTERNATIONAL: Oil eases as US, Iran continue talks after renewed fighting; “Experts” quite simply don’t hold a candle to markets; China is weaponizing fertilizer against American farmers. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Jul 13, 2026”

NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures settle with little change; Fed’s Williams stays optimistic as energy prices fall; US oil execs turn to Trump to topple Europe’s climate rules; The heat is political; INTERNATIONAL: Oil jumps after ship strikes spur US to revoke Iran sales waiver; Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over; LNG made up 45 percent of EU gas imports in 2025; Europe’s crisis is energy poverty, not a heat wave. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Jul 8, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Data center supporters and critics argue over future in Pittsburgh area; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Gas production climbs faster than oil in Permian; Virginia’s return to RGGI is another ratepayer rip-off in the making; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures rise on summer demand; Study projects $1 trillion needed for U.S. energy infrastructure by 2052; INTERNATIONAL: Oil slides to fresh five-month low as oversupply signals mount; Russia oil price falls to pre-Iran war level in blow to Kremlin; Qatari LNG carrier struck in Hormuz, testing US talks; Washington’s plan to neutralize Iran’s Hormuz leverage; Securing the oil and gas resources of the future. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Jul 7, 2026”

NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures slip ahead of holiday; INTERNATIONAL: Oil fluctuates as crude flows surge through Persian Gulf; Qatar LNG ship traffic through Hormuz resumes after brief pause; Oil, gas tankers cross Hormuz via Oman-side route after U-turns; China urges ‘unimpeded passage’ of Hormuz as fee chatter mounts; Oil glut calls may be getting ahead of reality. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Jul 6, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Marcellus Shale Coalition statement on America 250 Fair; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: NJ’s $50B climate superfund bill stalls as Democrats, labor raise red flags; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures fall ahead of storage data; Towering power burns buttress natural gas spot prices; Oil execs predict future WTI oil prices; INTERNATIONAL: Crude extends losses on glut fears; Saudis make rare spot oil sales; Why the U.A.E. broke up with OPEC; French Socialists would save us from the “scourge” of air conditioning. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Jul 2, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Wind turbines along Susquehanna River in Lancaster County to be decommissioned; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Connecticut quietly enlists Sher Edling in national climate lawfare campaign; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures rise on weather-driven demand; US energy chief exhorts data center backers to push back against opponents; U.S. LNG feedgas edges higher; IPAA and DEPA consolidate under unified IPAA brand; INTERNATIONAL: Crude slides on rising supply; Morgan Stanley warns of oil glut; World Bank to abandon goal to devote 45% of lending resources to climate change projects; Tehran newspaper calls for Trump’s assassination. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Jul 1, 2026”

NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures pull back despite heat wave; Exxon’s top US gas trader to join Expand as exits hit oil giant; INTERNATIONAL: Oil rises as peace talks resume; Iran steps up talk of keeping control of Hormuz; Middle East producers push on with oil and LNG loadings despite ship attacks. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Jun 30, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Fire extinguished at Monroe Energy’s Trainer refinery in Pennsylvania; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Texas data center to use Cummins natural gas generators; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures slip as July contract expires; USA oil, gas workforce rises from April to May; New name, new mission at the Justice Department; U.S. banking on ‘co-innovation’ for its trillion-dollar energy build; INTERNATIONAL: Crude falls on rising Gulf supplies; Hormuz traffic ebbs as attacks stoke fresh concerns; The IGU calls on EU to “urgently rethink” methane regs; Oil prices and lessons for the press from a failure of expertise. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Jun 29, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Allegheny Township gets donation from CNX for police fleet; Northeast gas demand down as summer starts; Data center ‘pause button’ bill passes PA House nearly unanimously; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: New York’s Climate Act façade is crumbling; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures gain on warming weather outlook; Trump buys back four more offshore wind leases; INTERNATIONAL: Oil rebounds after Hormuz ship attack; UN climate bureaucrats hold another useless meeting; US threatens to cut gas supplies to EU amid row over environmental rules. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Jun 26, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Patriot Rail’s Hydra expands sustainability efforts with new CNG truck; Colorado’s ‘right to natural gas’ measure submits signatures to qualify for November ballot; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures gain ahead of inventory data; Affordability in, renewables out (again); Even Einstein admitted he was wrong – we can’t expect as much from Al Gore; INTERNATIONAL: Oil falls to postwar lows; Natural gas prices set to ease as Qatar restores LNG output; Yes, China is largely responsible for rising carbon emissions. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Jun 25, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: DTE Energy names Renee Tomina president and COO of DTE Gas; The largest U.S. wind facility to begin operations this month; NATIONAL: Traders sell natural gas futures despite building heat risk; Westinghouse Electric, DOE announce $17.5B loan program; U.S. LNG feedgas starts to soar; INTERNATIONAL: Crude extends losses; More vessels transit Hormuz, Qatar-linked LNG tankers return; Qatar sees most LNG output returning within weeks; US, Qatar push back against EU methane rules; Amid 2026 energy chaos, oil and gas giants prosper; “Ecocide” Joker in the deck. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Jun 24, 2026”