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NATIONAL: Why LNG exports from the US are off to the moon; Biden’s America-last energy policy; INTERNATIONAL: LNG will not save Europe from winter gas crunch; EU on a ‘tightrope’ as winter gas supply worries increase; Putin plays Biden with gas price hike in Europe; Australia’s biggest natural gas producer is slammed for teaching kids how to drill for oil; GALACTIC: Rocket Man – the surprising simplicity of many rocket fuels.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 20, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Republicans on PA Senate environmental committee OK letter disapproving final carbon tax; Utica Green Conference to focus on ESG initiatives; NATIONAL: DOE announces $24 million to capture carbon emissions directly from air; Is the U.S. shale bankruptcy rout over?; INTERNATIONAL: Oil buckles to lowest price since may; Nord Stream 2 says Fortuna vessel working on final stage of project.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 19, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Lackawanna College School of Natural Gas taking registrations; NATIONAL: Infrastructure bill boosts China, while reconciliation proposals pummel American consumers; U.S. Treasury to oppose development bank financing for most fossil fuel projects; The disaster of green energy; INTERNATIONAL: As U.S. retreats, China looks to back Taliban with Afghan mining investments; OPEC+ predictably rejects Biden plea for more oil production.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 18, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: El Paso natural gas pipeline segment shut Monday after deadly blast; NATIONAL: IPAA joins API, other oil & gas trade associations in lawsuit over illegal federal leasing ban; Natural gas price forecast – natural gas shoots straight up in the air.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 17, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Cabot, Cimarex set shareholder meeting date on merger; Klaber’s Viewpoint: Pipeline issues not being addressed; Justice defends coal, gas industry appointees to revamped Public Energy Authority; NATIONAL: Natural gas futures fall to $3.86 as near-term cooldown trumps supply concerns; Oil ends lower Friday on demand concerns from delta variant spread; Offshore Technology Conference set to open today; An energy and political crisis of Biden’s own making; INTERNATIONAL: Cheap USA oil snapped up in Asia; Entirety of Europe could face a staggering natural gas crisis this winter.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 16, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PJM Tracker: Warmer weather, higher gas prices boost power prices in July; New York’s pension fund to review oil holdings, axes more coal investments; For nation’s and West Virginia’s sake, natural gas must remain player in national energy policy; Oil and gas reps, Jefferson County, OH citizens to connect; NATIONAL: USA EIA reveals new oil price forecast; U.S. energy markets progress toward carbon capture solutions; EIA expects U.S. natural gas inventories to enter winter heating season below average; INTERNATIONAL: IEA is sleepwalking the world into an oil supply crisis; Europe could face a natural gas crisis this winter.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 13, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: US Northeast power, gas prices rise on scorching temperatures; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Gas producer BKV Corp to buy Texas power plant for $430 million; Exxon launches U.S. shale gas sale to kick-start stalled divestitures; NATIONAL: White House urges more help from OPEC; EIA expects U.S. natural gas inventories to enter winter heating season below average; Frackers, shippers eye natural-gas leaks as climate change concerns mount.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 12, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: The Shell cracker plant is a boon for business; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tellurian says talks with banks underway for $12 billion Driftwood LNG project; Maintenance cuts natural gas pipeline flows to US Southwest as strong prices persist; NATIONAL: Natural gas to prove far more resilient than coal amid energy transition; Late summer natural gas prices hit multi-year highs; CO2 users face supply issues, higher prices as carbon sequestration grows; Granholm says we have to ‘go after’ methane from natural gas and ‘pressure’ Russia to do same; INTERNATIONAL: US solar panels rely on Chinese forced labor and coal.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 10, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Natural gas extension – critical Bluefield project up for federal funding; Schumer joins environmentalists in denouncing Brooklyn natural gas pipeline; NATIONAL: Steamy summer drives big gains for weekly spot natural gas prices; The U.S. maintains its natural gas dominance; Carbon-neutral cargoes of LNG and other hydrocarbons; Shale giants hit hard by poor hedging decisions; INTERNATIONAL: To save the planet, focus on cutting methane – U.N. climate report; Exxon Mobil suspended from climate advocacy group; Chinese firms seek LNG cargoes, demand is strong.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 7, 2021”

NATIONAL: Biden administration sets USA clean car goal; US working natural gas volumes in underground storage increase 13 Bcf; Senate Democrats to introduce measure taxing major polluters.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 6, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Dakota oil pipeline expansion completed; NATIONAL: With climate litigation failing, Rockefellers try a different angle; Now Biden is trying to racialize energy, too; John Kerry questions long-term future of natural gas.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 5, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Analyst sees Permian basin output fully recover from COVID shutdown by 2022; FERC must redo climate analysis for Texas LNG projects – D.C. Circuit; NATIONAL: Pioneer Natural Resources warns of tepid shale growth in coming years; INTERNATIONAL: Natural gas demand to surpass 2019 levels by year’s end, says BP chief.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 4, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: CEC takes over Chevron headquarters building in Pittsburgh; NATIONAL: WTI oil price to average $75 in 2022 and remain elevated for years; Natural gas futures, spot prices sink as cooler weather arrives; “DUCs down” has made shale’s post-COVID bed softer…so far; LNG seen offering upside as North American gas pipeline buildout winds down; The climate warriors are coming for your gas heater and stove; U.S. natural gas prices flying through summer 2021; INTERNATIONAL: Delta variant causes oil prices to tumble; Forget about peak oil – we haven’t even reached peak coal yet; Hydrogen in the home would be four times more dangerous than natural gas.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 3, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: West Virginia and the value of national gas; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Dominion plan calls for all-gas Cope plant in SC; Towns trying to ban natural gas face resistance in their push for all-electric homes; Outrage growing in north Denver neighborhood as hundreds go three days without natural gas; Why is the Biden administration attacking America’s energy independence?; NATIONAL: Electrification alone won’t cut it for decarbonization, say natural gas experts.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 2, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tellurian finalizes offtake agreements for first phase of Driftwood LNG; NATIONAL: Former natural gas exec weighs climate controversy; DUC clock ticks on cheap production: low-cost cash flow won’t last; Critical U.S. pipelines remain stopped, as Russian pipelines are greenlighted; Hijacking natural gas #1 (video); INTERNATIONAL: Big Oil shows confidence that big profits era is back.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Jul 30, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Equinor grows Marcellus output and NA natural gas fetches 53% price improvement; Ohio oil and gas industry continues to recover from pandemic; NATIONAL: Oil price increases as healthy demand decreases supply; Haaland accused of defying judge on oil leasing; The insult of favoring OPEC’s leaders over America’s energy workers; Natural gas-powered Class 8 trucks make sales gains in 2021; INTERNATIONAL: German emissions from electricity rose 25% in first half of 2021.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Jul 29, 2021”