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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Natural gas use expected to rise in NY; 3 firms seek $12M for Williams Cos. poison pill win; NATIONAL: Democratic opposition builds against Biden’s federal oil, natural gas orders; Biden administration shows openness to continued U.S. LNG exports; EIA: US weekly LNG exports rise, Henry Hub drops; The economics and potential benefits of compressed natural gas; Biden’s climate ‘fix’ is fantastically expensive and perfectly useless; America trails in global race for rare earth elements; INTERNATIONAL: Saudi oil exports post only small drop despite pledged cut.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 12, 2021”

NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas consumption was lower in 2020 in all sectors except electric power; Senate confirms Michael Regan as EPA chief; Hydrogen slides ‘on deck’ and ready to play; Rule by regulation.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 11, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: AOC, other NYC Dems call on Cuomo to pull plug on ‘toxic’ gas-fired power plant in Astoria; Ample supply, outflow constraint kept lid on Northeast gas prices in February; NATIONAL: U.S. crude oil production fell by 8% in 2020, the largest annual decrease on record; No roaring USA shale industry to respond to OPEC+; Biden admin launches oil and gas leasing study; America’s energy policy should be “all of the above” not “everything but”; The Biden administration should build, not backtrack, on energy progress; INTERNATIONAL: ‘Drill, baby, drill is gone forever’: Saudis bet against U.S. shale.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 10, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Manchin prods environmentalists to back oil, gas pipelines; NATIONAL: Not a fracking frenzy: what the new shale oil boom will look like; Cummins introduces heavy-duty natural gas powertrain; Biden sued by 12 states over climate executive order: ‘Enormous expansion of federal regulatory power’; INTERNATIONAL: Japanese companies form carbon-neutral LNG buyers alliance; Shell, Gazprom in Europe’s first carbon-neutral LNG cargo delivery.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 9, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Oil and gas industry is Valley economic driver; West Virginia counties, school districts in natural gas producing counties beginning to plan for revenue hit; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Sierra Club Maine: The power of community organizing and the truth about fracked gas; California’s energy policies hurt minority citizens the most; NATIONAL: Enthusiasm for electric vehicles still appears excessive; INTERNATIONAL: OPEC+ shocker, don’t bet against the Saudis, US shale rejoices, loonie rallies.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 8, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Peregrine acquires producing royalties in West Virginia; Can the U.S. meet its electricity demand with 100 percent renewable energy?; NATIONAL: EIA: US weekly LNG exports rise another week; Lower-paying labor awaits oil and gas crews in the green energy transition; Biden told union leaders ‘I’m all for natural gas’; No ‘one-trick pony’ as Enterprise considers switching up US pipeline infrastructure; Energy secretary says oil industry must embrace green transition; INTERNATIONAL: China’s pursuit of natural gas jolts markets and drains neighbors; Iran accused of eco-terrorism as oil spill washes up on Israeli beaches.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Mar 5, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: West Virginia Gov. Justice to submit tax bill this week; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Exxon and Macquarie in $11.7 million U.S. lawsuit over gas contract; NATIONAL: Biden decision to kill Keystone XL could spell disaster down the tracks; Granholm wakes up DOE’s loan programs office, appoints Jigar Shah; U.S. climate czar urges oil industry to hasten transition to renewables.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Mar 4, 2021”

NATIONAL: Permian Basin oil growth may hinge on ExxonMobil, Chevron activity; US shale stakes out a future in changed energy landscape; Laid-off pipeline worker: The Biden administration ‘has taken my livelihood from me’; INTERNATIONAL: Worldwide LNG market a ‘big boy game,’ says Qatar Petroleum CEO; OPEC oil has advantage over U.S. shale during pandemic recovery; Oil executives eye important role for natural gas.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Mar 3, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tellurian in market for more Haynesville assets to feed Driftwood LNG; Cheniere eyes start of LNG output from ninth train by end of 2021; NATIONAL: Trump: Biden’s policies to bring ‘energy disaster’ to the U.S.; Fossil fuel demand seen growing through 2030s; Privately-held shale drillers poised to create headaches for OPEC; Opposing natural gas pipelines means opposing natural gas users; Midstreamers’ ESG agendas focus on reining in methane, CO2 emissions.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Mar 2, 2021”

NATIONAL: U.S. shale oil just had its worst year and the pain could bleed into 2021; Fossil fuel fears blind those seeking green energy nirvana to reality; Baker Hughes discloses SEC probe over projects affected by U.S. sanctions; The economy, oil demand and prices.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 1, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Texas natural gas production fell by almost half during recent cold snap; Port Canaveral to welcome first liquified natural gas-powered cruise ship in North America; NATIONAL: EIA: US weekly LNG exports increase; New postal delivery vehicle omits natural gas option; Americans can’t afford president Biden’s green obsession; Jennifer Granholm sworn in as energy secretary; INTERNATIONAL: Macquarie launches WaveCrest Energy to develop LNG markets in Asia, Latin America.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Feb 26, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: UGI work to begin on $6 million pipeline that will change fuel mix at Northampton County’s Keystone Cement; Antero Resources presents a check to the Mountaineer Food Bank for $150,000 to help battle food insecurity; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Midcoasters say $90M natural gas line expansion isn’t aligned with state climate change plan; NATIONAL: Day 2: Rep. Haaland goes further, says federal lands moratorium is not a “permanent thing”; Quantum Fuel Systems awarded substantial natural gas virtual pipeline trailer order; Natural gas price spike curtails ammonia plants, linking hydrogen and gas markets; INTERNATIONAL: Keystone XL’s death sparks rush to ship oil-sands by rail.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Feb 25, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Temps fall, but Western Pa. power plants, gas lines built to operate during big chills; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Annapolis leaders admit activist group convinced city to file climate lawsuit; Uri scrambles Gulf Coast gas flows, briefly shuts off Texas LNG feedgas; Texas freeze raises cost of charging a Tesla to $900; California and Texas vie to be America’s hydrogen capital; NATIONAL: The battle over climate change is boiling over on the home front; Survey calls for second-ever US natural gas storage draw above 300 Bcf; GOP Senator grills Biden Interior nominee on O&G industry: Why not just let these workers keep their jobs?; INTERNATIONAL: Panama Canal weighing additional compensation for canceled LNG bookings.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Feb 24, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Private equity group acquiring minority stake in Kinder Morgan-operated NGPL; Texas blackout deception (video); NATIONAL: Natural gas plant liquids persevere in 2020; Why Biden’s new dawn of net-zero is looking like a dark day for labor; Propane and the 2021 deep freeze; where are we now?; INTERNATIONAL: Chevron, Pavilion agree to LNG supply deal detailing emissions to produce and deliver cargoes.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Feb 23, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Natural gas is a cornerstone for climate, economic progress; DEP awards $250,000 to Moon Township Sheetz for 4 fast-charging plugs for electric cars; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Amid Texas freeze, oil producers still shut; governor bans natural gas exports; A dangerous narrative emerges in the wake of Texas power blackouts; NATIONAL: Rep. Haaland’s Interior Secretary confirmation hearing: 6 key questions; The merger wave in the oil patch starts heading midstream; INTERNATIONAL: Is another LNG glut looming?; US LNG exports to China may drop.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Feb 22, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Tier 1 Rental and Distribution files bankruptcy; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cold snap causes force majeure at Cameron LNG; Democratic state lawmakers propose fracking ban in California; Sustained arctic weather exposes weaknesses in Texas’s power industry; Texans deserve better than the epic power generation failure they have endured this week; NATIONAL: Annual U.S. liquefied natural gas exports forecast to exceed pipeline exports in 2022; US gas production stabilizes, easing domestic supply crunch and lower prices; INTERNATIONAL: Putin’s corrupt pipeline is on life support.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Feb 19, 2021”