NATIONAL: New administrator confirmed for EIA; Blamed for high gas prices, oil executives defend themselves at a House hearing; Congress rounds up the usual Big Oil suspects; Financial officers from 27 states demand Biden bolster domestic energy production; INTERNATIONAL: As Ukraine war squeezes energy, UK looks again at fracking.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Apr 7, 2022”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Shale Academy keeps adding services; Keystone Clearwater Solutions invests in solar and renewable energy; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas will be the first energy crisis signal, there’s no SPR for that; These three LNG plays are worthy investments, Jim Cramer says; Winter not quite done as US gas storage activity flips back to withdrawals; U.S. wants more oil from Canada but not a new pipeline to bring it; Energy producers aren’t causing gas prices to spike; INTERNATIONAL: ‘Now or never’: Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes; Why Germany can’t just pull the plug on Russian energy.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Apr 6, 2022”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Murrysville marks site of natural gas discovery; NATIONAL: LNG services provider Excelerate Energy sets terms for $360 million IPO; Biden’s wasteful SPR release; Stopping natural gas pipelines yields tiny carbon cut; INTERNATIONAL: Global oil supply, demand & prices become clear despite the fog of war.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Apr 5, 2022”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Russia-Ukraine war puts spotlight on 3 natural gas explorers; NATIONAL: Private oil company values are readying for take off while publics remain on runway; Supply chain woes, inflation crimp U.S. producers’ growth potential.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Apr 4, 2022”
NATIONAL: Lawsuit against Big Oil alleges price-fixing in 2020; Biden orders record oil release from USA reserve; Biden oil relief plan seen backfiring; US weekly LNG exports and Henry Hub price go up; The future of electric trucks will begin with natural gas; INTERNATIONAL: Cuadrilla’s shale gas wells given a reprieve ahead of new UK strategy.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Apr 1, 2022”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: New Fortress working on new Fast LNG terminal offshore Louisiana; NATIONAL: Shale drillers foresee ‘world of hurt’ in Biden’s green economy; Human flourishing – the case for using more oil, coal and natural gas; INTERNATIONAL: UK faces importing 80 percent of its gas; PTTEP joins net-zero 2050 club; Germany girds for gas rationing, Europe on edge in Russian standoff; Are the environmental impacts and human atrocities worth an EV battery?
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 31, 2022”
NATIONAL: Oil executives refuse Democrat request; Biden, again, proposes eliminating tax breaks for oil, gas production; Higher prices spark fresh investor interest in oil and gas; Biden’s plan to starve America of fossil fuels; Biden’s budget proposal is proof Democrats have forsaken American values; Surging WTI crude price brightens outlook for US associated gas production; INTERNATIONAL: Crude oil exports from other countries may pass through Russian infrastructure.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 30, 2022”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Chevron sues Calif. to overturn fracking ban; NATIONAL: Unleash American energy’s strength & security; US seeks new lithium sources as demand for batteries grows; The time for American natural gas is now; INTERNATIONAL: Oil down with demand concerns as covid lockdowns rise in China.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 29, 2022”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pa. should take lead in hitting Russia in its budget; Sen. Manchin applauds FERC policy shift on natural gas pipelines; NATIONAL: People over 60 account for a third of greenhouse gas emissions; E&P capex and production guidance, and why they aren’t doing more; Natural gas: essential for American’s cleaner energy future; U.S. oil companies have increased drilling by 60% in one year.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 28, 2022”
NATIONAL: US weekly LNG exports up by one; US energy cos. ready to defend pipelines from Russian cyberthreats; Manchin restarts talks with other Democrats on climate, social spending bill; INTERNATIONAL: Here’s what may happen if Russian oil and gas stops flowing into the EU.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 25, 2022”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Berkshire Gas sees natural gas as part of its plan to meet state climate goals; NATIONAL: Which way will USA oil go?; Why U.S. E&Ps have been slow to ramp up crude oil production; Chesapeake Energy eyes greater role in LNG market; Atlantic piece mocked for warning of nuclear war’s effects on climate change; INTERNATIONAL: USA in talks with EU to help LNG, hydrogen supply; With the Ukraine war, the green chickens have come home to roost.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 24, 2022”
NATIONAL: New oil related billboard erected in Times Square; U.S. imports more petroleum products than crude oil from Russia; Biden is in climate denial; INTERNATIONAL: Assessing reliability of estimates of greenhouse gas intensity for crude oil; Oil market players struggling for answers; EU leaders to agree to jointly buy gas, LNG this year.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 23, 2022”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: How blue-state policies are making America more dependent on hostile foreign oil; NATIONAL: American liquefied natural gas can replace more Russian gas; Largest federal utility chooses gas, undermining Biden’s climate goals; INTERNATIONAL: Has Russia ostracized itself from global oil market for good?; Halliburton, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes freeze Russian ops; IEA plan won’t snip Europe’s energy ties to Russia.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 22, 2022”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Climate scientist Michael E. Mann leaving Penn State for UPenn; NATIONAL: Shale companies drilling more, but oil output growing little; How much more LNG can the U.S. send to Europe?; Yes, Biden is to blame for the energy crisis…here’s why; NGSA and CLNG Request Rehearing of FERC updated policies; INTERNATIONAL: Germany seals gas deal with Qatar to reduce dependence on Russia; A ‘Plan B’ for addressing climate change and the energy transition.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 21, 2022”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Gov. Justice appoints new Public Energy Authority member; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: U.S. Gulf of Mexico brimming with LNG tankers as exports rise; NATIONAL: US weekly LNG exports drop by one from last week; US natural gas storage declines more than forecast as Henry Hub futures surge; Make America energy independent again; Joe Biden’s ‘transition away from the oil industry’ is strangling America’s economy; Putin’s war revives calls for probe of Russia’s support of green groups battling U.S. oil production.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 18, 2022”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA Senate resolution offers hope for developing a rare earth minerals industry; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Driftwood LNG nears FID, backed by 10-year contracts in break from norm; Texas asks 19 finance firms for fossil fuel stance; NATIONAL: ‘C’mon Man’ stop sabotaging American energy; Waive the Jones Act to get the supply chain flowing again.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 17, 2022”