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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Prince William County Public Schools unveils 62 new propane buses; NATIONAL: Front-month Nymex natural gas rose 1.06% to settle at $3.0650; A new way to measure U.S. energy security; Keystone XL revival gains momentum as new pipeline plan emerges; Times of conflict or war remind us of the importance of U.S. natgas; INTERNATIONAL: Oil settles higher on Gulf escalation; Oil, gas majors cut green spending for first time since 2017; Israel hits Iran South Pars facilities in world’s largest natural gas field; European natural gas prices spike amid attacks on Middle East energy sites; Asian prices may surpass $26 after strike on Qatar LNG plant. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 19, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA Senate passes bill to protect vehicle choice; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Response to Democrat Senator’s letter to Hochul re Climate Act; Japanese firm unveils proposal to import LNG to Hawaii; New energy policies in California threatening America’s national security; NATIONAL: Natural gas climbs as traders watch headlines; The market wants more oil, shale may not deliver; U.S. LNG feedgas demand rebounds; Big Tech needs Trump’s energy agenda; US energy realism pays off in Iran crisis; U.S. E&Ps increasingly see LNG as way to get a piece of the arbitrage pie; INTERNATIONAL: Oil settles higher on supply threats; JP Morgan flags oil price ‘misalignment’; Hormuz choke point displays ‘green’ vulnerabilities and US power. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 18, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA DEP “invests” $10M to upgrade electric grid; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: US DOE orders restart of Santa Ynez oil flows; EPA orders Colorado to increase air monitoring at 6 oil and gas sites; NATIONAL: Natural gas follows oil prices lower; Why US shale producers are not cheering $100 oil; Netflix plastics documentary admits it’s not science; U.S. natural gas production is America’s true superpower; INTERNATIONAL: Oil eases but supply fears linger; How some ships are sneaking through the Strait of Hormuz; Pakistan oil tanker transits Hormuz; Shell says global LNG demand to rise at least 54% by 2040; Canada’s second chance in the global LNG race. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 17, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Venture Global pledges on-time LNG deliveries amid Middle East conflict; DOE approves 13% increase in Plaquemines LNG exports; Oil drillers resort to trucks as California pipe idled; Time to reconsider New York’s Climate Act; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures settle lower; Potomac disaster demonstrates environmental hypocrisy; Juiced up temperatures — a baseball analogy; INTERNATIONAL: Brent holds above $100 as conflict drags. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 16, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Energy Secretary backs restart of Indian Point nuclear plant in NY; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas little changed in rangebound trade; “These people are crazy” – climate science and the cult of self-loathing; Mixed results for Trump’s fossil energy permitting sprint; INTERNATIONAL: Brent closes above $100 amid Gulf crisis; Oman evacuates oil port as ships hit in Gulf; China is affected by the Iran conflict in multiple ways; King Penguins vote for climate change, have more babies; Iran has laid about a dozen mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say; Report claims India-flagged tankers pass through Hormuz. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 13, 2026”

NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas gains with Middle East conflict in view; They’ve nearly given up on climate — plastics will be next; INTERNATIONAL: Crude settles higher as conflict grows; IEA announces record 400 million bbl release as Hormuz flows remain blocked; EIB to shell out $87B in clean energy financing over 3 years. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 12, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Wind turbine catches fire in Wayne County; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Atlas Energy, Caterpillar partner on private grid power through 2029; Exxon set to move legal home to Texas from New Jersey; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas settles lower on mild March outlook; Annual U.S. crude oil exports decrease for first time since 2021; NETL partner project advances flexible, low-NOx fueling; INTERNATIONAL: Oil drops most since 2022 on Hormuz chaos; Sparta CEO says ‘products, not crude, are the real story’; Aramco CEO warns of oil market catastrophe in prolonged war. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 11, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Oklahoma rally opposes massive wind projects; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures settle lower; Gates-backed green energy fund collapses as funding dries up; U.S. LPG terminaling rates soar; INTERNATIONAL: Oil slides late after massive price swings; Saudi Arabia starts oil cuts; Trump teases early end to Iran war; Taiwan will see US natural gas imports increase from June; Europe and Asia battle for LNG as Iran war chokes supply. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 10, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: An oil company quietly dug a surprisingly deep geothermal well; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures gain on global energy turmoil; Repeal of 2009 endangerment finding is major milestone in Clean Air Act history; The asymmetric advantages of environmentalist zealotry; Energy security matters now more than ever; INTERNATIONAL: Crude closes near $91 after historic rally; Analysts see ‘significant yet short lived’ oil price rallies; War sees energy exporters scramble for routes out of Gulf; European natural gas prices soar again; Qatar LNG outage erases 2026 supply surplus, Morgan Stanley says. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 9, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Calling questions “climate denial” won’t keep the lights on; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures settle higher; U.S. LNG developers sign highest volume of contracts since 2022; U.S. electricity generation in 2025 hit a record, again; To advance energy affordability, America must build again; Energy exploration is under attack, and here’s what needs to change; Short-term priorities emerge as global demand for natural gas heats up; INTERNATIONAL: Oil settles near 20-month high; Saudi Arabia races to reroute oil; LNG shipping rates soar 650% to $300,000 per day; Scientists new plan to save the world by chopping down forest, tossing it in the ocean; The Iran War has exposed the suicidal madness of Net Zero; 5 charts show China’s oil dilemma after US strikes; The Iran conflict and oil markets. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 6, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Mainspring to deploy multi-fuel power at Travis Air Force Base; CT lawmakers push climate “superfund” bill despite rising energy costs; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures settle lower; The radical left’s green scam is running out of fuel; At a time of int’l turmoil, ARC-ES can bring energy stability to U.S.; INTERNATIONAL: Crude price already stops climbing; EU sees no energy supply concern from Mideast war for now; U.S., Australia can do little to replace lost Qatari LNG cargoes; Qatar shuts gas liquefaction, will take weeks to restart; What the military conflict with Iran could mean for hydrocarbons; Russia may halt gas supplies to Europe amid Iran energy spike, Putin says. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 5, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Local officials, water boards to call for injection well moratorium at Marietta meeting; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: NY haunted by closing of nuclear power plant as energy bills soar, green mandates spark chaos; Why Hormuz hits the West Coast (California) hardest; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas gains on Middle East turmoil, weather outlook; Muddling the judiciary’s understanding of science; The U.S. has oil insurance; U.S. LNG production ramps up, but Qatar shortfall looms; INTERNATIONAL: Oil price goes higher even after Trump pledge; Analyst outlines 2 potential scenarios for Iran conflict; Oil is Iran’s weapon of choice; Conflict in Iran and the global oil market. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 4, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Venture Global announces LNG purchase agreement with Trafigura; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures post moderate gains; Science demands we overturn the ‘Endangerment Finding’; U.S. NGLs hit record 7.5 MMb/d production on ethane-driven gains; INTERNATIONAL: Crude jumps on Iran war escalation; Hopes for Suez Canal revival dashed; Saudis pulled deeper into war after new Iranian strikes; Nuclear reactor restart in Japan will likely displace natgas powergen; Naftogaz to import US LNG via Lithuanian terminal; The gas price shock will expose Britain’s catastrophic energy misjudgment; For oil prices, it’s the fear not the barrels. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 3, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Virtual power plant misinformation in NY; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures post modest gains; AI and the data center backlash; Trump’s war on Iran threatens to drive up oil prices and inflation; Why accounting methods matter in O&G; INTERNATIONAL: Crude jumps as Iran risks mount; The oil glut that never showed up; Iran conflict sends European natgas prices soaring; OPEC+ decides to boost production; War in the Gulf – are there winners and losers? Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 2, 2026”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Judge says he will order Greenpeace to pay $345 million in protest case; Venture Global announces new long-term LNG partnership with Hanwha of Korea; Glenfarne, TotalEnergies sign Alaska LNG offtake agreement; Cheniere and CPC sign long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures fall on weather outlook; Smart Sand, Inc. announces fourth quarter 2025 and full year 2025 results; DOE announces $171 million to expand USA geothermal energy; BP goes big on shale oil drilling; LNG exports are not driving up prices, policy failures are; Why climate hysteria and far-left media are reaching their end; INTERNATIONAL: Oil settles mixed as Iran talks continue; Aramco starts gas production at Jafurah. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Feb 27, 2026”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Steelton pipe plant to benefit entire commonwealth; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Most natgas pipelines built in 2025 connect the South Central U.S. to supply; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas gains as March contract expires; Salazar’s shale bets fuel new “Two Texas Presidents” family office; Slowing USA shale growth has fracking companies finding new markets; INTERNATIONAL: Crude volatile ahead of Iran talks; Biggest oil cos need to find 22mm bpd by 2040; ‘Green’ ideology a force for African oppression; Australia ships LNG 25,000 kilometres to Eastern Canada amid Asian slump. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Feb 26, 2026”