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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Ohio Dem Ryan touts benefits of natural gas during Bellaire visit; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Likelihood of rotating outages in California significantly increased; NATIONAL: USA oilfield services employment rises in August; Ex-ExxonMobil rep gets API upstream VP role; Biden climate adviser Gina McCarthy leaving White House; INTERNATIONAL: OEUK hopes new PM will lead nation towards energy security; Gazprom starts producing LNG at plant near Nord Stream pipeline.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 7, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pa. natural gas and labor, forging a reliable, sustainable energy future; NATIONAL: Biden hits new low for offshore, federal land drilling permits; Electric car mandates the latest frontier in war on the middle class; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC+ agrees to make token supply cut; Fitch Solutions offers latest oil price prediction.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 6, 2022”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Jerry Jones’ natural gas win beats Cowboys growth; NATIONAL: Oil drops further amid growing demand concerns; U.S. LNG exports drop week on week; America could face its own gas crisis, or worsen Europe’s; INTERNATIONAL: Shell’s CEO van Beurden prepares to step down next year.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Sep 2, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Field research confirms natural gas developed safely; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tulane prof sees bright future for natgas, renewables, but not for oil; NATIONAL: EIA expects U.S. ethane production to grow in second half of 2022; Jim Cramer says he likes these 5 LNG stocks for the long haul; As natural gas prices jump, shale oil firms get gassy; INTERNATIONAL: Full gas storage no fix for Europe’s winter energy crunch; Germany’s energy crisis dispels several myths.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 1, 2022”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Port of Corpus Christi reaches centennial as the largest U.S. port; Gov. Glenn Youngkin vows to stop ‘ridiculous’ state ban on gas vehicles; NATIONAL: Incentives, technology have carbon capture poised for global breakout; Price of natural gas affecting fertilizer production; INTERNATIONAL: French industry may face energy rationing; Truss poised to unleash gas drilling ‘frenzy’; Russia halts natural gas flows to Germany again.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 31, 2022”

NATIONAL: DOE funds transforming energy production, low emissions tech; Firms make deals to boost LNG exports 60% from U.S., Canada, Mexico; INTERNATIONAL: Shell CEO warns energy crisis may last more than one winter; Musk says world needs more oil, gas as bridge to renewables.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 30, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: EPA schedules hearing on proposed injection well in Plum; NATIONAL: Climate activists plotting to negate Manchin oil lease mandate; CCUS planned capacity nearing 1 bn tons per year; Atlantic hurricane forecasts signal havoc for gas shoulder season; How energy politics are discouraging critical investments; Gasoline prices to rise to $5 by year end; INTERNATIONAL: Germans are looking to firewood for energy as natural gas prices soar.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 29, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Zeldin ramps up attacks on Hochul after Dem digs rival on fracking; NATIONAL: 21 LNG carriers departing U.S. this week; Recapping a wild week in the energy policy landscape; INTERNATIONAL: Russia burns off gas as Europe’s energy bills rocket.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 26, 2022”

NATIONAL: Carbon capture and storage: will it work this time?; INTERNATIONAL: EU gas market passes 2 important milestones; Global LNG investments to peak at $42 billion in 2024; Onshore drilling rig use to increase over the next five years; Norway has overtaken Russia as Europe’s biggest supplier of natural gas; Russia’s gas threat is a bluff.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 25, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: John Fetterman proposes prosecuting oil executives for high gas prices; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Ex-Chesapeake CEO becomes Continental president; Texas O&G upstream jobs topped 200,000 in July, first time since March 2020; INTERNATIONAL: Russia LNG plant scraps cargo to Asia buyer.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 24, 2022”

NATIONAL: Here’s why Buffett loves Oxy; Manchin’s permitting side deal highlights the energy transition’s central conundrum; INTERNATIONAL: German power prices smash record as energy panic engulfs Europe; Asia gas prices jump after Russia pipe work sends Europe benchmark price to record; Saudi prince says oil disconnect may force OPEC+ action; Charter rates for natural gas supertankers have surged 124%.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 23, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Kromer is named to OOGA post; NATIONAL: Berkshire Hathaway seeks to buy as much as 50 percent of Oxy; I like ESG—but not for the reason you think; As U.S. races toward 30 Bcf/d of LNG exports, what could it mean for upstream markets?; INTERNATIONAL: Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Europe to shut for three days; Europe’s gas price is now equivalent to $410 per barrel of oil.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 22, 2022”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: U.S. natgas exports to Mexico increasing at West Texas border; Oil’s new Bible-thumping, Biden-bashing billionaire; Town vote sought on natural gas easement; NATIONAL: Biden freeze on oil and gas leases reinstated; Natgas futures ‘puke’ as low-ball storage already priced into market; The energy report – good news or bad news?; Winter is coming: $13 natural gas prices?; Why natural-gas prices are holding near 14-year highs; Carbon capture gets a big boost in Biden’s climate bill; INTERNATIONAL: Flotilla of diesel ships heads to Europe; The new world energy order: a battle of attrition.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 19, 2022”

NATIONAL: Oil rallies as strong US demand eases recession fears; EIA expects production of global liquid fuels to outpace consumption in 2022; U.S. LNG upside seen limited by pipeline capacity constraints; Amid lackluster production, $13 natural gas said possible; Oil giants must face climate-liability suits in states, appeals court rules; Europeans risk death by cold for green folly, and we could be next; Private-equity firms with oil-and-gas focus defend sector; INTERNATIONAL: NFE, Apollo complete $2B LNG maritime joint venture.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 18, 2022”

NATIONAL: Liberty Energy’s Wright says ‘energy transition is not happening’; New study finds that the future of copper is coming at us fast; INTERNATIONAL: Pariahs and pals: emerging Russo-Iranian energy cooperation.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 17, 2022”

NATIONAL: We’ve made it nearly impossible to build in America; This is $93 billion in direct attacks on fossil fuels and energy independence; INTERNATIONAL: Extinction Rebellion spawns another splinter group planning to block streets.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 16, 2022”