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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Best Lawyers in America names WV oil and gas lawyer Allison Farrell to 2022 list; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Enbridge briefly shut Line 5 after protesters tampered with pipeline; NATIONAL: E&Ps start hoarding cash from rapidly rising inflows; Why bad climate legislation is worse than no climate legislation; INTERNATIONAL: Saudi Arabia believes OPEC+ can’t decrease natural gas prices; EIA projects non-OECD Asia to become the largest importers of natural gas by 2050.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Oct 21, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Biden taking social services, climate pitch to Pennsylvania; New ‘Joe Biden highway’ in Pa. defaced by vulgar graffiti: ‘We can do better’; Natural gas saves Pa. residents thousands; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Drilling and completion improvements support Permian Basin hydrocarbon production; NATIONAL: Energy crisis makes multi-year contracts fashionable again; Banks loosen purse strings for shale drillers amid oil rally; Energy crisis 2021: How bad is it, and how long will it last?; Energy crisis threatens return of 1970s inflation; INTERNATIONAL: Study: Fossil fuel plans would far overshoot climate goals.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Oct 20, 2021”

NATIONAL: Annual U.S. coal-fired electricity generation will increase for the first time since 2014; INTERNATIONAL: Energy crisis chatter to accelerate; OPEC+ fails to meet production target; Russia decides not to increase natural gas shipments to Europe; China looks to lock in U.S. liquefied natural gas in energy crunch.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Oct 19, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California scrambles to find electricity to offset plant closures; NATIONAL: Biden’s power over energy; The climate mob is coming for LNG exports; ‘Crazy’ bets on $200 oil invade the options market; INTERNATIONAL: Energy crisis: fossil fuel investment drops, renewables aren’t ready; The global energy crisis has 4 possible paths through early 2022.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Oct 18, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: DEP reg requires 22% of car sales in PA zero emission in 2025; Marcellus cools off in 3Q shale M&A; Man sentenced for damaging Greene County natural gas drilling site; NATIONAL: Jim Cramer thinks Tellurian is a great speculative play; US weekly LNG exports fall from last week; As gasoline prices surge, Biden admin shifts blame to ‘anticompetitive practices’; INTERNATIONAL: Europe’s self-inflicted energy crisis.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Oct 15, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Commissioners approve natural gas pipeline extension; NATIONAL: USA consumers to pay more for energy this winter; Totalitarianism ascends as civil society withers on the vine; The U.S. shale industry desperately needs to drill; INTERNATIONAL: IEA says anti-gas climate policies didn’t cause Europe’s gas crisis; Putin: US partly to blame for European gas shortages.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Oct 14, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pennsylvania attorney general jumps into ’22 governor’s race; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cheniere and ENN Natural Gas sign long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement; Climate activists chain themselves to boat at Gov. Baker’s house; NATIONAL: November natural gas futures bounce back even as forecast weather demand eases; INTERNATIONAL: Europe’s attempt to switch to renewable energy has been ‘management by chaos’.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Oct 13, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Permian shale oil is booming again; California law to eventually ban gas-powered lawn equipment; NATIONAL: Oil bull continues run with WTI closing above $80; Citi says oil may climb to $90; INTERNATIONAL: Are algorithms to blame for Europe’s natural gas crisis?; Did Putin pop the global natgas bubble, or give Europe a last chance to stock up?
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Oct 12, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Energy Transfer says Penn. Access refined products pipe is complete; NATIONAL: Wrightstone: No climate crisis, no need for $3.5 trillion; Commonwealth LNG in late-stage talks with customers for US project; US weekly LNG exports grow week over week; US shale discipline a win for shareholders, a loss for motorists; How big a role will hydrogen play in transportation?; INTERNATIONAL: Oil market needs $500B+ injection to ensure supply; Russia says Berlin could ease natural gas crisis by approving Nord Stream 2.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Oct 8, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Hull Street Energy buys Connecticut natural gas-fired plant; NATIONAL: USA shale cos to see minimal expansion despite rally; DOE invests $45M to decarbonize natgas power and industrial sectors; Henry Hub physical flows hit 13-year highs amid rising LNG exports; Solar and wind alone can’t meet growing power demand; INTERNATIONAL: Aramco fights Apple for most valuable company prize.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Oct 7, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Activist investor Carl Icahn reveals stake in Southwest Gas, urging company to drop acquisition; NATIONAL: With winter coming and energy prices soaring, Biden doubles down on anti-energy policies; U.S. shale giant says OPEC controls oil prices; INTERNATIONAL: First string of Nord Stream 2 filling with gas; OPEC+ holds both the knife and the cake; Europe’s messy transition to clean-energy is making some investors very rich.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Oct 6, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: NY Gov. Hochul appoints EDF Radical to head PSC; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Opponents of a new Connecticut natural gas plant will keep fighting despite a court loss; Columnist earned over $260k from Dominion while writing newspaper editorials about them; NATIONAL: Stonepeak to buy Teekay for $1.5B; Global natgas price surge looms for United States this winter; Biden caught flatfooted by skyrocketing oil prices; INTERNATIONAL: Oil surged to 2014 levels Monday; Analysts release latest oil price forecasts; LNG sellers seek credit letters as gas price spike stretches credit limits; China pulls out all stops to prevent winter energy crisis.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Oct 5, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Why do Pennsylvanians pay higher price for energy?; Attacking energy industry means more inflation, higher gas prices for OH families; NATIONAL: Bill would reverse Biden’s unconstitutional vaccine mandate; Manchin clashes with fellow Democrats over fossil-fuel demands; Fossil fuel demand shakes off pandemic in blow to climate fight; Winter is coming: can energy catastrophe be averted?; INTERNATIONAL: U.S., international gas markets strap in for wild winter ride.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Oct 4, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Shooting for careers – natural gas is a land of opportunity; NATIONAL: US weekly LNG exports lower this week; Natgas generated a larger share of revenue for selected U.S. oil producers in ’21; Exxon sees $700 million windfall from gas rally; Manchin says natural gas ‘has to be’ part of clean energy program; US natural gas storage fields post largest weekly injection since June; Joe Biden’s energy policies hurt my family; INTERNATIONAL: Someone is betting oil will hit $200; Boris Johnson bets on wind.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Oct 1, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Haynesville gas production hits record high as US market tightens, prices surge; NATIONAL: Record operating costs are slowing the U.S. shale drilling revival; President Biden’s ‘green’ obsession is already a disaster; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC says India will be hooked on oil for years; China’s Shanghai gas exchange launches spot pricing for imported LNG.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 30, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pa. Dems running for Senate shun talk of fracking ban; EQT slides on 26M-share secondary offering; Steel Nation announces Director of Steel Nation Environmental; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Red-hot natural gas markets help push North American LNG to Asia; NATIONAL: Senior Democrats’ push for powerful climate tool collides with political realities; EIA product highlight: Natural Gas Storage Dashboard; INTERNATIONAL: ‘Blah, blah, blah’: Greta Thunberg lambasts leaders over climate crisis; World’s largest oil, natural gas producers to increase carbon, methane cuts; Investors see natural-gas crunch spilling into crude market, lifting oil prices.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 29, 2021”