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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”

NATIONAL: Oil suffers ‘spectacular’ collapse, enters bear market 5 days after 14-year highs; Times Square billboards have oil message for Biden; Drilling permits spiked then plunged under Biden; INTERNATIONAL: Sinopec starts construction of world’s largest LNG storage tank; Why LNG won’t fully replace Russian gas in Europe.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 16, 2022”

NATIONAL: US gas exports can ‘easily’ replace Russian; How refined FERC policies will affect new LNG terminals; Sen. Joe Manchin signals opposition to Sarah Bloom Raskin for Fed; INTERNATIONAL: Drillers awaken in Canada; Europe is a key destination for Russia’s energy exports; What will happen at the next OPEC meeting?
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 15, 2022”

NATIONAL: Senator pitches stiff new oil company tax; Democrats file new tax on alleged ‘windfall profits’ by big oil; Ukraine war puts Biden and USA oil at odds.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 14, 2022”

NATIONAL: USA energy chief calls for more oil output; US weekly LNG exports down by one; Chief of U.S. energy regulator gives climate endorsement to natural gas; Why Biden’s killing of Keystone XL was an energy security blunder.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 11, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Chesapeake completes acquisition of Chief Oil & Gas; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Justices urged to pass on Spire’s fight to retain permit; NATIONAL: Dow jumps 700 points as oil prices fall, but worries far from over; Biden no longer working ‘like the devil’ on gas prices, shifts blame to Putin; INTERNATIONAL: Saudi Aramco is fast closing in on Apple as #1 company; What will it take for Europe to give up Russian gas?
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 10, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Bipartisan support for increased American fuel production rising; NATIONAL: Biden goes for Russian main artery and bans oil imports; As gas prices soar, White House doubles down on green new deal; INTERNATIONAL: There is definitely potential for an OPEC+ collapse; Russia threat to cut gas sends European market wild; Venezuela poised to provide U.S. additional barrels; The end of energy innocence.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 9, 2022”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Shell to buy LNG from Venture Global’s Plaquemines plant; NATIONAL: Biden admin rolls out new regulations and funding for cleaner trucks & buses; How a weak Biden, capitulating to the green left, enabled Putin’s invasion; The Biden admin should convene a summit with U.S. oil producers; INTERNATIONAL: European natgas prices top $100 as ‘panic buying’ fuels record; Is $150 oil inevitable?; Russia threatens to cut natural gas flows to Europe via Nord Stream 1.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 8, 2022”

NATIONAL: What do U.S. refineries import from Russia…and what if they stop?; Biden admin. gave Putin ‘leverage’ by blocking American pipelines and drilling; Investigate Russia’s covert funding of US anti-fossil fuel groups; INTERNATIONAL: USA and EU look at Russian oil ban; Hitting Putin where it hurts by sanctioning Russia’s oil exports; Oil traders bet prices will pass $200 in March.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 7, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: RGGI still divides Pennsylvania; Utica Shale Academy beneficiary of $75K donation; NATIONAL: US weekly LNG exports climb by six LNGCs; Blackrock says Russia-Ukraine war will ‘accelerate’ green energy transition; INTERNATIONAL: How high could oil go?; JPMorgan says $185 oil is in view; Russia’s Yamal-Europe westbound gas pipeline flows stopped on Friday; Sweden proposes a ban on extraction of coal, oil and natural gas.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 4, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA Republicans call for pipeline expansions following invasion of Ukraine; Metcalfe, House ERE Committee call on Wolf to ban Russian sourced energy; Legislator urges support of hydrogen hub in Pennsylvania; When it comes to natural gas, Russia is Putin us on; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: APA Corporation one of America’s best midsize employers; NATIONAL: Co-powering natural-gas-fired power plants with hydrogen; America’s emerging energy crisis; INTERNATIONAL: European gas prices touch new highs as Russia supply fears grow; Europe remains top destination for U.S. LNG for 3rd consecutive month.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 3, 2022”

NATIONAL: What President Biden didn’t say during the State of the Union; INTERNATIONAL: IEA will deploy emergency oil stocks; Energy Transfer selling Canada natural gas business for $1.3B; A lesson in energy masochism; Nord Stream 2 lays off employees amid reports of bankruptcy.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 2, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Proposed rules would allow for Delaware River water to be exported for fracking; NATIONAL: Cut off Putin’s power by cutting off Russian gas; Unseen costs of the energy transition: minerals, metals, and construction materials; Biden’s war on affordable energy; America shouldn’t be held hostage to Russian natural gas; Biden resists calls to back expanded oil and gas production to counter Russia; INTERNATIONAL: Shell ditching Russian business; Germany to break free from Russian gas with two LNG terminals.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 1, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Utica Shale to create outdoor welding lab; Abandoning fossil fuels irrational; NATIONAL: Biden admin vows to avoid Russia oil sanctions; Should we grow up about energy?; Unleashing U.S. oil industry offers Biden path to avoid energy crisis; INTERNATIONAL: The biggest problem with the green energy revolution; Linde develops world’s first plant to extract hydrogen from natgas pipelines; Nuclear, coal, LNG: ‘no taboos’ in Germany’s energy about-face.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Feb 28, 2022”