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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Altus Midstream finds way to thrive amid energy downturn; Big wind and big solar got $22 billion in subsidies in Texas; Maine becomes first state to order public fossil-fuel divestment; NATIONAL: Oil prices climb for fourth straight week; Hydrogen substitution for natural gas in turbines: Opportunities, issues, and challenges; Natural gas is now a punching bag but can it withstand the pummeling?; Senators press Interior Secretary Haaland on oil lease pause; INTERNATIONAL: Oil boom 2021: OPEC+ thinks U.S. Shale has been tamed for awhile; EIG-led group closes $12.4 billion deal to buy Aramco pipeline stake; OPEC secretary urges member countries to continue oil investments.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Jun 21, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: ConEd looking to power New York City’s future with renewables; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: While claiming ‘environmental justice,’ pipeline protesters vandalize native-owned businesses; NATIONAL: U.S. dry natural gas production and rig count continue to grow from pandemic lows; Shale operators’ strict financial discipline is finally paying off; N. American oil service firms’ pricing and hiring on the upswing; It’s too late to avoid a major oil supply crisis; Satellites seek out methane leaks from pipelines, oil fields, landfills and farms.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jun 18, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Wide-ranging NC energy bill would mean significant move to natural gas; NATIONAL: Study highlights shortcomings of ESG ratings; ESG momentum may influence oil, gas funding, midstream valuations; Natural gas ETFs surge on hot summer weather.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jun 17, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Electricity and natural gas prices spike in California and Texas amid heat wave; INTERNATIONAL: Big Oil’s net-zero goal: myths and realities; Oil price rally for 2021 approaches 50%; Global fossil fuel share of energy mix similar to decade ago.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jun 16, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Bradford Co. to receive 9.3M through Marcellus Shale impact fees; Senate committee eyes vote to shield natural gas from Ohio city bans; Encino Energy wins award from Eastern Ohio Development Alliance; NATIONAL: Hydrogen isn’t as clean as it seems; US natural gas futures hold near 7-month high; How COVID-19 reshaped the future of North American LNG projects; No place for pipelines or affordable energy under Biden’s plan; INTERNATIONAL: Gas is so scarce in Europe that coal is making a comeback.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Jun 15, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Shale academy continues work on new location; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Shell weighs blockbuster sale of Texas shale assets; NATIONAL: Post-pandemic E&P cash allocation shifts to debt repayment, shareholder return; INTERNATIONAL: Baker Hughes and Air Products in hydrogen team up; EU energy ministers reach compromise deal over fossil gas funding.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Jun 14, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Coal plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio to shut down; Sen. Yaw visits Shell petrochemical plant in Beaver County; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Aethon Energy announces collaboration with Cheniere Energy on GHG emissions; NATIONAL: Oil prices get boost from inflation data; Why are they celebrating the Keystone XL cancellation?; New technology on display at the Shale Energy Conference and Tradeshow; Biden looks at financial rules to deprive oil of capital, shift country on climate.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jun 11, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: 10th Annual Marcellus and Manufacturing Development Conference; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Line 3 foes in northern MN block road, chain themselves to equipment; NATIONAL: At the Department of Energy, ‘process’ takes a back seat to politics; INTERNATIONAL: NOCs to fill void as majors retreat from oil and gas; TC Energy, Alberta government pull plug on Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jun 10, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Energy production important to Pennsylvania’s environmental future; NATIONAL: Light crude settles above $70 a barrel; US natural gas exports necessary to fight climate change; What you need to know about energy markets in one place – absolutely no charge!; Ovintiv CEO Doug Suttles announces retirement; Only 33% of US adults surveyed support complete phase-out of fossil fuels.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jun 9, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Tribe sues to stop New York hydrogen plant; NATIONAL: Unsettled: A book that ought to open some liberal minds, but will it?; A bad week for big oil and its ominous consequences for America; INTERNATIONAL: Biden Secretary of State calls Nord Stream 2 done deal; Worley bags Shell hydrogen deal.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Jun 8, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Planned solar project near Gettysburg denied key permit; Wind energy company closing Lehigh Valley manufacturing plant, shifting work to Mexico; Klaber’s Viewpoint: The environment as a political weapon; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: How an old power plant is being refitted for the hydrogen economy; NATIONAL: The oil industry is ready for the next production boom — if Biden allows it; Inflation hits shale patch with steel costs surging, Citi says; LNG-powered Mardi Gras makes U.S. debut docking; Can power-to-ammonia provide grid flexibility?; Could public support for renewables wane?
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Jun 7, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Ohio natural gas and oil industry awards 36 scholarships; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tellurian signs 10-year LNG agreement with Vitol for 3 MTPA; NATIONAL: The energy transition will change the oil industry: ‘this time for sure’; U.S. natural gas storage capacity has remained flat over the past eight years; Part 2 – How COVID-19 reshaped the future of North American LNG projects; Joe Biden’s climate plan will make us even more dependent on China; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC, Russia seen gaining from climate activist wins.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jun 4, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Hearing set for Olympus Marcellus shale gas valve site in Upper Burrell; Bucks County opens new Creek Road bridge in Warwick Township; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tellurian likely to start construction on Driftwood project this summer; Justices won’t review Ill. fracking moratorium; NATIONAL: Hydrogen, RNG ‘not ready for prime time’ in gas grid – state policymakers; Biden’s hypocrisy on Keystone XL vs. Nord Stream 2 pipelines; INTERNATIONAL: Climate activists are setting up oil prices for new boom; Oil price hits two-year high as OPEC sees more demand.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jun 2, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Republican Joe Gale seeks Pennsylvania gubernatorial nomination; Cimarex Energy and Cabot Oil & Gas deal not seeing much love from Wall Street; NATIONAL: Pew poll: Two-thirds of Americans don’t want to phase out fossil fuels; Battle brews over banning natural gas to homes; The energy transition won’t happen without secure mineral supply chains; INTERNATIONAL: Natural gas producers jockey for position as focus shifts to hydrogen; The current legal onslaught is unlikely to limit world oil production significantly.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Jun 1, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tellurian secures LNG SPA with Gunvor; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas, oil pipelines directed to enhance cybersecurity following Colonial hack; Toomey, GOP senators offer White House nearly $1 trillion deal on infrastructure; How COVID-19 reshaped the future of North American LNG projects; May 26, 2021: A day that may live in infamy for Big Oil.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, May 28, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Muth and mouth disease spreading through Pennsylvania capitol; NATIONAL: Exxon Mobil loses board seats to tiny hedge fund; Liberal media ignore ethics and electric concerns at Biden Energy Department; Biden looks abroad for electric vehicle metals, in blow to U.S. miners; INTERNATIONAL: Air France-KLM completes eight-hour flight powered by used cooking oil; WoodMac: Europe as global LNG price-setter; Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45%; The IEA’s ‘roadmap’ for net-zero is full of dead ends.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, May 27, 2021”