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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”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cheniere and EOG extend long-term LNG supply deal; Chevron targets 5 U.S. well sites in project to curb emissions; NATIONAL: Standing up to putin means ditching net-zero; N. America’s old pipelines seek new life moving carbon in climate push; US LNG exports down by five from last week; INTERNATIONAL: Well-known former Marcellus exec now working in war zone in Ukraine.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Feb 25, 2022”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Dakota Access Pipeline loses Supreme Court appeal; NATIONAL: Republicans push Biden to increase natural gas exports to Europe; ‘Green’ media misrepresents the world’s energy reality; INTERNATIONAL: Aramco closes $15.5B deal; Schlumberger launches new drilling service; How to beat Putin with natural gas; Reviving the MidCat natural gas pipeline critical to answering Putin aggression.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Feb 24, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Take a tour of Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas; Bill that would boost DEP Office of O&G funding passes WV Senate; NATIONAL: A deep dive into the process, quirks and idiosyncrasies of U.S. natgas pricing; Russia is a major supplier of oil to the U.S.; 22% increase in North American land upstream capital spending in 2022; INTERNATIONAL: Russia response could see oil burst through $100; Oil stabilizes as an end to Iran negotiations approaches; Germany freezes Nord Stream 2 gas project as Ukraine crisis deepens.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Feb 23, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: It is past time PA stops apologizing for its abundant energy resources; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Utility firm to develop largest U.S. green hydrogen pipeline; Northeast pipeline blockade delivers trifecta of bad outcomes; NATIONAL: EIA expects U.S. petroleum trade to shift toward net imports during 2022; Biden’s regulators empower Putin; The big problem with Democrats’ gas tax holiday dreams; INTERNATIONAL: Oil spikes following Putin action; Vitol sees $100+ oil for prolonged period in 2022.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Feb 22, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Shale giant says it is increasing workforce diversity; NATIONAL: US weekly LNG exports drop by four; Bill to expand natural gas exports to U.S. allies and partners; Senator Bernie Sanders doesn’t understand the oil industry or inflation; AP expands climate change reporting funded by left-wing activist groups; INTERNATIONAL: Oil curves show one of the tightest markets ever.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Feb 18, 2022”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Oil and gas scholarships are available through OOGEEP; NATIONAL: U.S. crude oil production forecast to rise in 2022 and 2023 to record-high levels; Shifting natural gas and oil jobs to the renewables sector isn’t so simple; Gas tax holiday could backfire on Democrats; As oil prices soar, U.S. drillers scramble to find sand for fracking; INTERNATIONAL: Green hypocrisy hurts the poorest; Hit with high natural gas prices, France vows to build more nuclear energy.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Feb 17, 2022”

NATIONAL: $90 oil offers the best-ever economics for U.S. shale; The private equity firms driving fossil fuel expansion; Student climate activists file legal complaints to compel divestment; INTERNATIONAL: How to solve Europe’s energy crisis; Reliance’s deep fossil fuel footprint gives its blue hydrogen push an edge.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Feb 16, 2022”