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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Utica Shale Academy continues to grow; U.S. oil, gas drilling permitting jumps by double digits in April; Marathon Petroleum completes sale of Speedway convenience stores to 7-Eleven; NATIONAL: Can U.S. LNG compete in an increasingly crowded market?; Where does U.S. natural gas production go from here?; Natural gas, America’s no. 1 power source, already has a new challenger; INTERNATIONAL: Role of natural gas will become more and more important over the coming years.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, May 17, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Peregrine acquires royalties in NE Pennsylvania; OOGEEP announces George Brown as new Executive Director; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Waha natgas market is going premium, but it may be short-lived.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, May 14, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Antero can’t skip trial in W.Va. royalty owners’ payment suit; Ohio House passes bill blocking cities from banning natural gas; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tellurian to finish commercialization of Driftwood LNG first phase in few weeks; Texas is fighting back against big businesses that threaten oil, gas jobs; NATIONAL: EIA forecasts less natural gas-fired electricity generation this summer; Pipeline operator Energy Transfer mulls chemicals acquisition.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, May 13, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Stephens bill to protect natural gas passes Ohio House; Emissions reduction at Cabot – a primer; NATIONAL: Cyberattack halts fuel movement on Colonial petroleum pipeline; EIA’s natural gas price forecast ticks up to $3.05 on exports, U.S. demand; Low European stocks, high global gas prices keep U.S. LNG production at full capacity; INTERNATIONAL: China now emits more GHG than rest of developed world combined.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, May 12, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Gov. Wolf’s severance tax proposal, seven years later still a bad idea; NATIONAL: February 2021 weather triggers largest monthly decline in U.S. natural gas production; Big Oil eyes wave of buybacks after blowout earnings; Don’t tell anybody, but frackers went on a hiring spree; Electric vehicle market growth is a blessing for some metals — and not a big worry for oil; Colonial pipeline shutdown exposes vulnerability, highlights resiliency.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, May 11, 2021”

NATIONAL: U.S. pipeline shutdown exposes cyber threat to energy sector; Energy production in the United States fell by more than 5% in 2020; When it comes to FERC, oil and gas really are distinct; INTERNATIONAL: China’s natural gas imports surge as economy recovers.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, May 10, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Antero Resources announces appointment of Brenda R. Schroer to the Board of Directors; Peregrine acquires additional royalties in Appalachian Basin; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Port of Corpus Christi to offer liquefied natural gas to incoming refueling ships; NATIONAL: Biden’s climate goal to require radical shifts in economy; The U.S. will need a lot of land for a zero-carbon economy; U.S. LNG club could get more exclusive; Biden’s First 100 Days: Interior sends ‘clear signal’ promoting wind, targeting oil, gas.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, May 6, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Reading & Northern Railroad hires Raffa for marketing role; NATIONAL: Enterprise weighs US tax policy amid cautious midstream gas, oil spending; INTERNATIONAL: Indian gas demand hit by coronavirus surge and restrictions; Goodbye OPEC, hello OMEC – a shift from petroleum power to minerals power.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, May 5, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: A project to plug 1,600 wells is almost ready to launch, and has been for six years; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Texas upstream oil and natural gas sector continues to add jobs; NATIONAL: Federal bullying threatens small oil and gas producers; Let’s work for science with integrity: Steve Koonin’s new book “Unsettled”; INTERNATIONAL: China’s debt-trap diplomacy.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, May 3, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Dakota Access to seek Supreme Court review in oil pipeline fight; Largest LNG vessel ever to load at US terminal departs Cheniere’s Sabine Pass; NATIONAL: Biden’s first 100 days of oil and gas action: he’s just getting started; EIA: LNG exports remain flat, while natural gas prices rise; US land drillers see improving activity in 2021 as E&Ps expand operating spheres; INTERNATIONAL: Why won’t environmentalists speak out against forced labor for China-made solar panels?
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Apr 30, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Drilling past rocket science (video); PA Senate Environmental Committee approves bill mandating legislative oversight in RGGI; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Crusoe Energy raises $128 million for natural gas-powered modular data centers; NATIONAL: U.S. energy imports declined in 2020, while exports remained largely unchanged; Precision’s U.S., Canada contract drilling escalating quickly as outlook ‘substantially improved’; Biden plan leaves an opening for financing of global gas projects; Jennifer Granholm’s tone deaf advice for the oil and gas industry; Plus and Cummins to develop first autonomous natural gas trucks; deployment in 2022; U.S. natgas at eight-week high on record exports and output slide; INTERNATIONAL: Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries?
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Apr 28, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Oil production in Alaska reaches lowest level in more than 40 years; NATIONAL: Moody’s outlook for global energy industry revised to positive on higher prices, demand recovery; Natural gas price prediction – prices rise despite warm weather forecast; Propane markets writhe due to supply/demand uncertainty; INTERNATIONAL: EU admits it can’t go net-zero without natural gas; Climate change has shifted the axis of the Earth, study shows.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Apr 27, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Dimock Township, PA receives $95K state investment; Treasurer Riley Moore criticizes reported plans to cut funding for oil, gas industry; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California governor seeks end to oil drilling in state by 2045; NATIONAL: U.S. LNG terminals seen running at full capacity to meet global demand; Billionaire’s low-carbon frac dream proves a tough sell; How natural gas production has continued to outpace crude since COVID hit; The Green New Deal will impoverish America; There is no climate emergency.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Apr 26, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Natural gas, manufacturing leaders ask Biden to bolster Marcellus; Vulcan Industrial expands to larger facility in Pennsylvania; NATIONAL: Nuverra announces appointment of Patrick Bond as chief executive officer; Baker Hughes raises global LNG demand forecast to 2030; Halliburton back in black as North America stages ‘healthy recovery’; US natural gas storage volumes increase nearly in line with five-year average; UN-backed climate activists plot to circumvent US Congress in run up to earth day; INTERNATIONAL: WoodMac: Asia reshaped LNG market within a year.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Apr 23, 2021”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: EQT board member passes away unexpectedly; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Legendary natural gas trader sees ‘seismic shift’ in Houston’s oil patch; NATIONAL: Collins joins Democrats in bid to undo Trump methane emissions rollback; Clean Energy Fuels soars 27% on a deal with Amazon to supply renewable natural gas; Joe Biden’s EV dreams are just another government boondoggle; INTERNATIONAL: World Bank: natural gas unlikely to play leading role in cutting maritime emissions; Why natural gas won’t be replaced anytime soon.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Apr 21, 2021”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: NextDecade and Project Canary launch GHG measurement and certification framework for LNG; Gas ‘peaker’ plant would make way for more renewables, Massachusetts utilities say; Exxon pitches $100B carbon storage project using public, private financing; NATIONAL: Six subsectors account for nearly 90% of manufacturing energy consumption; Manchin backs labor-organizing bill while standing against carbon tax and fossil fuel bans; INTERNATIONAL: John Kerry’s climate kowtow to China.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Apr 20, 2021”