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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania offers natural gas safety training; NATIONAL: NIMBYism is a bipartisan energy problem; Despite energy crisis, Biden cuts oil, gas leases; INTERNATIONAL: Geopolitical wrangling leaves European gas market whiplashed; Shell names new CEO; Ostracized by the West, Russia finds a partner in Saudi Arabia; How sky-high natural gas prices affect international gas markets.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 15, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: EQT shares hit 52-week high after $5.2B deal reached last week; INTERNATIONAL: China sells non-Russian LNG to Europe, restocks via Russia.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 14, 2022”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Distillate stocks in U.S. New England and Central Atlantic states fall to low levels; NATIONAL: The process, quirks and idiosyncrasies of U.S. natural gas pricing; This large U.S. driller just made a big move into LNG; Biden White House loves CA’s energy solutions – shortages and high costs.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 13, 2022”

NATIONAL: Biden team weighs new oil release among steps to rein in prices; INTERNATIONAL: Ineos renews shale gas offer; Italy ends opposition to ruble-denominated payments for Russian gas; Europe’s reaction to the energy crisis is turning into a ‘Ponzi scheme’; European manufacturers reel from Russian gas shutoff.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Sep 12, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Manchin under water in new WMOV/Triton poll; NATIONAL: U.S. LNG exports remain flat week on week; LNG could be “really, really tight” this winter; INTERNATIONAL: Where is the oil price heading in 2022 and 2023?; Fracking ban in England lifted in bid to boost UK gas supply; Anti-energy nihilism behind economic crisis; ‘Obligatory rationing’—the energy nightmare is coming true.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Sep 9, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Higher natural gas prices due to lack of infrastructure, Williams CEO says; Tim Ryan backing Manchin plan for expediting energy permits; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: ECONNECT picked as partner for New Fortress Energy’s FLNG projects; Top shale executive says U.S. oil output gains to disappoint; NATIONAL: Baker Hughes simplifies organization to enhance profitability; As natural gas prices jump, shale oil firms get gassy; INTERNATIONAL: Oil plunges to six month low amid demand concerns; Global scramble for LNG tankers likely to boost gas prices further.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 8, 2022”

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”