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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Northeast gas demand started New Year with a gang; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Glenfarne launches financing for Texas LNG project; BLM announces March 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in four eastern states; NY Coalition for Safe and Reliable Energy petition; Washington State admits massive climate data error in 2026; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures down despite inventory draw; U.S. natural gas futures dip 3% on forecasts for mild weather, low heating demand; Strategies for reducing methane emissions from cattle; INTERNATIONAL: Oil prices jump as short covering builds; Survey shows OPEC held supply flat last month; Could Venezuela production get back to 3 million bpd?; Europe is waking up to the follies of ‘green energy.’ Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Jan 9, 2026 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Lotus Infrastructure closes acquisition of the Caithness Long Island Energy Center; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures snap losing streak; Execs have different views on potential AI impact on breakevens; Why the U.S. Senate must soon pass the SPEED Act and the MRCA of 2025; CFACT to feds – time to define “water” sensibly; Hunt for scale to keep US shale deals ticking along; INTERNATIONAL: WTI drops as US markets Venezuela oil; USA seizes two more sanctioned ships with Venezuela oil; Equinor says AI saved it $130 million in 2025; Five things to watch in Canada’s oil and gas industry in 2026; EU accused of fueling Putin’s war by importing Russian LNG; LNG market moves from famine to feast on wave of new supply; Global warming sustained a naval power that dwarfed Vikings. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Jan 8, 2026 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: New York State 2026 RGGI Operating Plan Amendment comments; NATIONAL: Strategists forecast USA crude inventory drop; Should LCOE finally be retired from energy policy?; Energy Transfer to spend up to $5.5 billion on natgas pipelines in 2026; More U.S. LNG growth expected after record-breaking year; INTERNATIONAL: Crude price falls as market refocuses on glut; Venezuela’s oil industry could be poised for a rebound, but it will take time; Renewables turn LNG glut into a sinkhole. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Jan 7, 2026 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Trump administration sues Calif. cities over natural gas bans; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas extends losses on milder weather outlook; Foreign billionaires are investing in American energy lawsuits; Why the Boulder climate case is so dangerous and SCOTUS must step in; Top 10 energy prognostications for 2026 – Year of the Horse; INTERNATIONAL: Oil settles higher as US pressures Venezuela; Crude oil prices fell in 2025 amid oversupply; 2026 oil market will not be about Venezuela; Five energy market trends to track in 2026, the year of the glut; Trump to help oil companies ‘take back’ some of the billions Venezuela owes them. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Jan 6, 2026 [FREE ACCESS]”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: DEP seeks comments on Marcus Hook Power Plant air permit renewal; Pa. receives OK to spend $112 million in federal funds for electric charging stations; DEP invites comments on Chapter 105 permit for daylighting 3 CNX pipelines; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Gas release at natural gas pipeline hub causes evacuations; Illinois dairy and beef farms make raising methane-belching cows part of the climate solution; Law firm leading latest climate lawsuit accused of “misconduct bordering on criminal”; University of North Dakota to introduce students to energy-sector careers; NY’s City Council members are just begging for blackouts; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures kick off 2026 with a loss; Public ownership won’t cure power market volatility; Green hydrogen’s uncertain future; AI data centers are forcing dirty ‘peaker’ power plants back into service; Climate change perceptions; INTERNATIONAL: Oil fluctuates as traders weigh surplus, geopolitical risks; Oil stuck in tug of war; Argentina’s shale boom propels it past Colombia in oil output; Energy transition meltdown could mean global bifurcation; Anti-energy threats still abound. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Jan 5, 2026 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: New York unheated EV school bus horror; Spanberger to name energy czar to address power demand, cost; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas settles lower in choppy trade; Dakota Access Pipeline – common sense energy vindicated; America’s energy economy – why natural gas and nuclear still matter; Climate faithful admit need for fossil fuels; The data center water crisis isn’t real; INTERNATIONAL: Crude settles higher as US tightens Venezuela blockade; The world’s population explosion demands new energy and electricity channels. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 23, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Fuel rationing chaos looms in New York State; Hochul ends ‘100-foot-law’ through new legislation; Georgia regulators approve massive power grid expansion to serve data centers; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures post daily gain, weekly loss; Climate fundraising update – hope amid doom; The EV bubble, or what’s left of it, popped this week; Democrats introduce legislation to stop LNG exports; INTERNATIONAL: Oil posts second weekly decline; The high cost of the “energy transition.” Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Dec 22, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Cold weather leads to lower Northeast natural gas outflows; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Ithaca halts net-zero code changes following state’s all-electric delay; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas settles lower in volatile session; What if the chart of US oil production is wrong?; BKV announces $100 million share repurchase program; Wind turbine eagle-kill secrecy may soon end; State AGs ask DOJ to probe Chinese ties to anti-energy activism; Top 5 American energy developments in 2025; INTERNATIONAL: Oil edged higher for a second day; EIA sees 2.2 million barrel per day glut in 2025; Why Canada’s hottest shale play is catching the eye of US producers; German energy demand seen sliding to historic low. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Dec 19, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Time to reconsider a NY Climate Act press release; Don’t believe Kathy Hochul’s all-too-cute claims to have U-turned on climate; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Wisconsin Senate scrutiny highlights growing concerns over Bloomberg SAAG program; Judge rules Michigan can’t shut down Line 5 pipeline in Straits of Mackinac; Lingering pessimism, uncertainty further weigh on oil and gas activity; One state’s drive to slash GHGs slams into reality, a warning to others; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas gains ahead of storage data; Short-covering lifts natgas prices today — is it just a pause?; Rinse & repeat research fails to link gas stoves and asthma…again; INTERNATIONAL: Crude climbs as US threatens Russian and Venezuelan flows; USA readies new Russia sanctions if Putin rejects deal; Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela; O’Neill leaves Woodside to become BP CEO; Netanyahu announces $34.7 billion natural gas deal with Egypt; Europe’s ‘green’ emperor is naked and cold. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Dec 18, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: New York and California reach the energy abyss; NATIONAL: Climate litigation hands China a strategic victory while harming America; 12 facts of energy affordability; INTERNATIONAL: Oil price sinks as oversupply pressures intensify; Russia oil prices hit lowest since war began; Canada releases more stringent methane rules for oil and gas producers, landfills; Norway avoids ‘green’ energy quicksand. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Dec 17, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation awards grants to 388 nonprofits; Blue states, high rates; New York utility says queue for large power users has tripled; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures extend losing streak; U.S. oil slides to four year low; Tokyo Gas to invest in U.S. downstream assets; Nearly 1,400 natural gas stations to power clean transport growth in 2026; INTERNATIONAL: Baker Hughes, Hunt announce joint framework for redevelopment of mature O&G fields; USA emerges as world’s hydrocarbon superpower. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 16, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: PROPWR secures distributed microgrid contract with Coterra Energy; Colorado residents face high energy bills after regulators turn away from natural gas; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures post hefty weekly loss; How billionaire Wes Edens’ big energy dream hit the rocks; A new approach to carbon capture could slash costs; EIA forecasts U.S. crude oil production will decrease slightly in 2026; Energy secretary predicts that electricity prices will stop rising ‘very soon’; INTERNATIONAL: Oil drifts lower despite geopolitical tensions; OPEC data points to balanced global oil market in 2026; Timor-Leste rejects climate hysteria, embraces development; What if pursuing carbon-free electricity does more harm than good?; Oil executives once booed Canada’s prime minister – now they cheer him; Panic-stricken climate alarmists resort to bolder lies. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Dec 15, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Drew Barrymore joins MSC Cruises to celebrate new LNG-powered ship; Consumers Energy defends customer protections for data centers against challenge from Mich. AG; New York was a leader on climate issues, under Hochul things changed; The Gulf of America is back; NATIONAL: Natural gas prices are down 20% in just a week; Winners from S&P Global Energy’s 27th Annual Platts Global Energy Awards; Voltagrid & Halliburton make 400 MW power commitment re data centers; US gas inventories down by 177 Bcf; One state’s green mandates can become another state’s nightmare; U.S. E&Ps continue to maintain investor support despite commodity price plunge; Supremes have chance to end climate lawfare; INTERNATIONAL: Crude settles at October lows; The Christmas gift that climate Grinches can’t abide. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Dec 12, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas picks up ahead of storage data; Kinder Morgan expects to ride on LNG, power demand growth; Democrat lawmakers renew push to regulate natgas pipeline emissions; Exxon’s low carbon cuts mesh with Trump’s energy priorities; INTERNATIONAL: Crude rises after US seizes Venezuelan tanker; COP30 – 50,000 participants for what?; Hydrogen dreams meet reality as oil and gas groups abandon projects; Former UK Prime Minister says Europe ‘insanely jealous’ of US economy. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Dec 11, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Venture Global hits back at Shell’s fraud claims in LNG arbitration battle; Dem-leaning group roasts NY’s green energy law as an ‘undeniable’ failure; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas extends pullback on shifting weather outlook; A different inconvenient truth (this one is true); EIA to ditch some existing reports and launch new surveys on minerals, data centers; U.S. LNG feedgas demand at record levels; Datacenter boom drives rapid power grid innovation; INTERNATIONAL: Oil falls again on oversupply signs; BMI analysts make 2026 oil demand prediction. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Dec 10, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Newsom sparks rebellion in Bay Area town; Aurora partners with San Antonio company to haul fracking sand; AGA staffer joined interview process for open Maryland PSC seats; If Sherrill wants to make NJ affordable, she must roll back net-zero policies; NATIONAL: No hurricanes strike USA for 1st time in a decade; Spark and dark spreads indicate improved profitability of natural gas, coal power plants; Climate groups falter, Bill Gates recalibrates, but Al Gore soldiers on; INTERNATIONAL: Crude oil price settles lower; China’s Daqing Oilfield surpasses one million tonnes in shale oil output. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 9, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”