MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: EQT appoints Frank C. Hu to board of directors; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Pioneer Natural Resources adds ESG expert to board; NATIONAL: ESG is here to stay–here’s how to move forward.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 28, 2021”
NATIONAL: FERC Chair Glick wants mandatory winterization standards for power plants; Interior Secretary Haaland hints at fossil fuel extraction limits; Why do ‘fracking’ opponents ignore its moral benefits?; Liberty CEO Chris Wright is happy to talk about ESG and electric fracking; List of 317 wind energy rejections the Sierra Club doesn’t want you to see; INTERNATIONAL: Europe must act to avert an energy crisis this winter; The world’s biggest carbon-removal plant just opened.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Sep 27, 2021”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Shale event highlights need for natural gas in PA; Pennsylvania association launches training facility, program; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Texas upstream employment grows; Joyce, Haas team up to bring natural gas to Pembroke Township; NATIONAL: US weekly LNG exports go up, Henry Hub prices drop; Democratic bill would force Fed to defund fossil fuels; MacArthur Foundation joins investment shift away fossil fuels; Big Green, Inc. flexes its political muscle.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Sep 24, 2021”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: API President Mike Sommers highlights role of Pennsylvania natural gas and oil; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Encinitas just banned natural gas in new buildings, including homes; NATIONAL: Rockefeller-funded group takes a swing and miss at U.S. LNG; INTERNATIONAL: The natural gas crisis is a much-needed reality check; European carbon trade drives up global gas prices, by design; The future of China’s gas demand.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 23, 2021”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Utica Green Conference postponed until spring 2022; Gulfport Energy stock hits new 1-year high at $80.75; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Foreign and naturally occurring sources are the main contributors of ozone in Utah; NATIONAL: Chevron looks to hydrogen and natural gas; Natural gas price prediction – prices fall as momentum turns negative; Biden pledges to double U.S. climate change aid; INTERNATIONAL: Another headwind – global gas price spike worries energy execs; Enabled by Biden, Putin declares energy war on Europe; Europe could turn to more coal if gas crunch persists.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 22, 2021”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: New England, California to see soaring energy costs this winter; NATIONAL: Chesapeake Energy remains on the wagon while doubling down on natural gas; There’s safety in pipelines; The dangerous rally in natural gas prices; America’s next hot import might be record energy prices; Natural gas price forecast – natural gas markets pull back towards the $5.00; INTERNATIONAL: Deadwood releasing 10.9 gigatons of carbon every year – more than all fossil fuel emissions combined; Why gas desperate Europe is not buying LNG.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 21, 2021”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Tennessee Gas Pipeline incrementally adds infrastructure; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: How BP is counting on poultry litter for renewable natural gas; NATIONAL: US natural gas storage fields add more than market expects, prompting price slide; INTERNATIONAL: Biden urges world leaders to cut methane gas emissions; Gazprom denies European Parliament’s accusations of rigging gas prices.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Sep 20, 2021”
NATIONAL: October natural gas futures backtrack following higher storage injection, cooler forecasts; Natural gas has only done this twice in the last decade, and it could mean more pain ahead; The key to U.S. domination of global natural gas markets; US natural gas storage fields add more than market expects, prompting price slide; INTERNATIONAL: Europe’s energy crisis is driving up natural gas prices worldwide; New report claims governments don’t take the climate emergency seriously; High natural gas prices lead to a shutdown of British fertilizer plants.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Sep 17, 2021”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Archaea Energy completes merger, poised to begin as publicly traded company; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Los Angeles County votes to phase out oil and gas drilling; NATIONAL: Oil surged higher Wednesday; Chevron and Enterprise exploring carbon storage ops; Pipeline integrity programs a ‘growing business’ for CNG/LNG providers; How long can U.S. shale producers resist the oil price rally?; U.S. gas production set for big increase in 2022; INTERNATIONAL: Natural gas looks to remain key component as companies, nations lower emissions.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 16, 2021”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Utica Shale Academy looks to expand; NATIONAL: What’s made from a barrel of oil?; Record global gas prices signal more room for North American LNG; Sierra Energy Holdings launches with $500 million to buy minerals/royalties; Biden says climate change causing severe weather is ‘no longer subject to debate’; INTERNATIONAL: Asian spot LNG prices reach seasonal record; Energy prices in Europe hit records after wind stops blowing.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 15, 2021”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Columbiana County still on oil and gas drillers’ radar; Developer joins climate advocates in pushing gas-hookup ban; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California’s request to burn natural gas OK’d by DOE as supply risks imminent; NATIONAL: As oil-well backlog shrinks, U.S. shale may upset investors and drill more; The natural gas market is a great precursor for the oil market; INTERNATIONAL: Researchers toilet-trained cows in hopes of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 14, 2021”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: New York State passes a law banning gas powered cars starting in 2035; Yaw correct about state collaboration with the RGGI; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Volcano watch: mapping Kilauea’s gas emissions; California’s battle with climate change is at stake in Tuesday’s recall election; Natural gas costs significantly less than electricity to heat a local home; NATIONAL: Two ways to play the 107% rally in natural gas; Natural-gas market conditions look unnatural; House bill would eliminate natural gas power, impose sweeping changes on economy; INTERNATIONAL: US adviser warns ‘lives at stake’ in European gas crunch.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Sep 13, 2021”
NATIONAL: EIA: US weekly LNG exports reach 20 vessels; CEO of U.S. shale producer Pioneer says oil consolidation largely over; US natural gas storage fields adds 52 Bcf, over market expectations; Harvard University pledges to end investment in fossil fuels.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Sep 10, 2021”
NATIONAL: Number of drilled but uncompleted wells declines; The coming pipeline shortage; Until production settles, natural gas prices will continue their uptick; INTERNATIONAL: Shell weighs COVID-19 vaccine mandate, firing staff who resist.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 9, 2021”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Bluefield State trying to make engineers out of the Northern Panhandle; Proposed natural gas and oil industry taxes would hamper economy; Carl Marrara of PMA discusses RGGI and why it is bad in PA; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Enbridge buys N. America’s biggest oil export hub in $3-bln Moda deal; Echols promoting use of CNG across state; NATIONAL: Merger mania is back in North America’s oil patch; Manchin backs as little as $1 trillion of Biden’s $3.5 trillion plan; Give us regulation, not a new tax, gas groups beg Congress; Executive paychecks at U.S. oil-service firms rebound from crash; INTERNATIONAL: High natural gas prices strain Europeans, weighing on recovery.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 8, 2021”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Southwestern Energy, Williams sponsor new teaching facilities; NATIONAL: Initial Ida hit to production surpasses Katrina; How the US became the world’s LNG price setter; Advocates push White House to nominate energy regulator; Is Joe Biden killing fracking for EVs?; INTERNATIONAL: Europe faces energy price shock with gas and power at records.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 7, 2021”