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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tellurian to start building Louisiana liquefied natural gas plant in April; Exxon, Chevron promise Permian Basin shale production boost; NATIONAL: Be grateful for global warming; Analysts expect largest US natural gas storage withdrawal of season; American cities’ climate sacrifices are for nothing; INTERNATIONAL: With fear of $100 oil back, OPEC+ is heading into a tough meeting; Biden designates Qatar as a major non-NATO ally.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Feb 2, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Hearing set for Marcellus Shale gas compressor station in Upper Burrell; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Frigid Canadian winter slashes gas exports to Midwest as demand soars; NATIONAL: Over $1B available for U.S. orphaned O&G well clean up jobs; McDermott starts-up carbon footprint calculation tool; INTERNATIONAL: Natural gas markets under extreme duress.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Feb 1, 2022”

NATIONAL: Chevron CEO says $100 oil may be coming within months; Low-cost natural gas is our centerpiece strategy to fight climate change; As Biden doubles down on his War on Energy, prices keep shooting up; How Manchin and Sinema saved Biden from creating an energy security disaster; Oil and gas industry rallies against environmentalist Biden Fed nominee; INTERNATIONAL: OGUK dropping oil and gas from name; Before Ukraine, U.S. pitched its ‘freedom gas’ to Europe, found few takers.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Jan 31, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Lefties push electric heat pumps to replace natural gas furnaces, hot water heaters; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: WEC Energy to pilot hydrogen fuel in Michigan natural gas plant; Forced electrification will cost Maryland consumers more than $26K per household; NATIONAL: One year later Biden admin still hasn’t held onshore lease sales; US LNG exports go up by 5 from last week; The U.S. is now the world’s leading LNG exporter. Let’s make sure it sticks.; Backlash against renewables surged in 2021, with 31 Big Wind and 13 Big Solar projects vetoed; We can store our excess renewable energy in an energy vault; INTERNATIONAL: Yamal natural gas pipeline running eastwardly – away from Germany.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jan 28, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Good-paying PGW jobs would be irreplaceable if Philly moves away from natural gas; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Los Angeles bans new oil and gas wells and will phase out old ones over five years; NATIONAL: Why Biden can’t put a cap on oil prices.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jan 27, 2022”

NATIONAL: Time for investors to loosen the reins on shale producers; Exposing Baltimore’s short-sighted, frivolous climate lawsuit against energy companies; API Sommers urges support for “every type of energy”; INTERNATIONAL: Can we future-proof natural gas plants with hydrogen?; What happens if Russia cuts off Europe’s natural gas?; US’ ‘natural gas alliance’ aimed at containing Russia could hardly work.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jan 26, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Wolf administration gives $2.7M to cleaner transportation projects, including fossil fuels; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Sabine Pass sees record LNG flows; VCEA makes Virginia’s electric grid dangerously unreliable; NATIONAL: U.S. oil CEOs offer opposing views on crude output growth; INTERNATIONAL: Royal Dutch Shell changes name; Europe’s crazy war on natural gas.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Jan 25, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Utica Shale drilling benefits Ohio; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Calcasieu Pass in Louisiana nearing start of LNG production; NATIONAL: Enbridge announces executive leadership changes; Morgan Stanley sees Brent hitting $100 by 3Q; Anti-gas policy exposes US to risk of energy crisis; Industry sees big year ahead for gas; INTERNATIONAL: NIMBYism is global, and that’s a problem for the energy transition; Greece turning into gas hub.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Jan 24, 2022”

NATIONAL: To address supply shortages, stop restricting O&G on fed lands; US LNG exports down from last week; U.S. crude exports ramp up as global demand recovers; Lawsuit alleges Tellurian chief defrauded investor in short-seller battle; INTERNATIONAL: Current energy crisis confronts Net Zero-loving elites with the stark reality; Linde starts up ‘world’s first’ plant for extracting hydrogen from natgas.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jan 21, 2022”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Continental names former Chesapeake boss Lawler as operating chief; NATIONAL: Exxon to become net-zero company by 2050; Oil rally continues to seven year high; Novi Labs announces the acquisition of ShaleProfile; US not considering gas export ban, official says; INTERNATIONAL: Goldman Sachs sees oil at $96 this year; High natural gas prices could lead to spike in food costs through fertilizer link; U.S. natural gas is saving Europe from its own energy policy.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jan 20, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: MidCentral Energy expands northeast presence; NATIONAL: Trust is gone, institutions are corrupt, it’s now up to us; Democrats defeat GOP sanctions on Russian gas pipeline; For many carbon-capture projects, 45Q tax credit just isn’t enough; Arctic cold snap could push U.S. natural gas prices higher; Energy sector predictions for 2022; INTERNATIONAL: Global gas and LNG – 6 trends to watch in 2022; Russia’s Gazprom has no Europe gas exports planned in February via Yamal pipeline.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Jan 18, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Columbiana County seeks to strengthen ties between shale business, education; NATIONAL: US weekly LNG exports go up by one vessel; API pins high energy costs on Biden policies; Why Democrats make energy expensive (and dirty); INTERNATIONAL: Commodity trader King eyes $200 oil; U.S. voices misgivings on EastMed gas pipeline – Greek officials; Oil producers aren’t keeping up with demand, causing prices to stay high.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jan 14, 2022”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: NJ groups plead with Murphy to stop plans for new $180M power plant; NATIONAL: USA gasoline markets point to bad news for Biden; EIA raises oil price forecast for 2022; INTERNATIONAL: China’s natural gas demand, LNG import growth to slow.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jan 13, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Utica Shale to create outdoor welding lab; Erie lawmaker invites National Fuel Gas to relocate to Pa.; NATIONAL: Upstream dealmaking to almost certainly rise in 2022; Coal will account for 85% of U.S. electric generating capacity retirements in 2022; INTERNATIONAL: Russia’s natural gas threat is far from subtle; Germany’s new tool for achieving 2030 climate goals – stop using energy.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jan 12, 2022”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Anti-fracking Boulder advises residents to bundle up as natgas costs soar; NATIONAL: DOE funding small cos to pursue clean energy solutions; NYMEX Henry Hub gas futures cross $4 mark as US market balance tightens; INTERNATIONAL: Shrink to fit: the year Big Oil starts to become Small Oil; Still no Russian gas auctions scheduled on Gazprom Export’s ESP; Gas prices rise as Russian pipeline stays in reverse after three weeks; Finally, Bloomberg admits renewables mania caused energy shortages.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Jan 11, 2022”

NATIONAL: U.S. LNG feedgas demand looks primed to build on record highs; INTERNATIONAL: Shell says trading results in gas stronger; Analyst releases latest multi-year oil price forecast; Gas ships divert from China to Europe.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Jan 10, 2022”