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OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Bowman buys RPT to boost data center power engineering; Newsom’s California slouching towards a self-inflicted energy crisis; NATIONAL: Natural gas surge 9% this week on strong flow of exports; MAHA activists urge Trump to fire his E.P.A. Administrator; Green energy’s problems go beyond messaging; Climate rift opens between Amazon and rivals in row over data centre power; Halliburton promotes Slocum to COO role; WoodMac flags ‘key themes’ shaping lower 48 in 2026; U.S. retail gasoline prices fall below $3 per gallon, the lowest since 2021; INTERNATIONAL: Crude finishes higher on short covering; Today’s $67 per barrel is only $44 in 2008 dollars; Rationality returns to Australia as climate scare wanes; China’s paradox – kingdom of solar, wind, hydro, nuclear and coal. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Dec 8, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Glenfarne, POSCO finalize strategic Alaska LNG partnership; Macquarie places 20-year order from Texas LNG; Report shows Newsom prioritizes Beijing over Bakersfield; L.A. kicks coal as it fires up the world’s largest green hydrogen power plant; NATIONAL: Natural gas futures extend gains as U.S. grows cold; $5 psychological threshold still a relevant driver for natgas; Natural gas price forecast – $5.09 new high; New tool signals best time to buy business energy; Top journal retracts study predicting catastrophic climate toll; INTERNATIONAL: Crude settles higher despite Saudi price cut; Analysts see ‘5-10 years of decent growth’ for oil demand; There’s no green backlash, EU climate chief insists. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Dec 5, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Utica Shale Academy receives grant for security equipment; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Newlab and JERA partner to commercialize next-gen CO2 capture tech; Blame Dems for fueling New York’s ‘affordability’ crisis with their green-energy insanity; NATIONAL: South Korean companies to build ships in the U.S.; Williams leadership foresees moderate, sustained natural gas prices; 2025 was a no good, terrible, very bad year for the energy transition; INTERNATIONAL: Oil closes up as peace deal falls short; Russia oil revenue falls by a third; Europe’s green energy rush slashed emissions—and crippled the economy; Europe finds winter relief in LNG surge from US; Asia backs away as Europe becomes the LNG price-setter. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Dec 4, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

NATIONAL: Natural gas futures fall amid uncertain weather forecasts; Solar bankruptcy Pine Gate Renewables (boom to bust continues); Modern Hydrogen lays off most of its employees after decade-long pursuit of clean energy; Environmental Defense Fund staffers launch union; Soaring U.S. natural gas prices could boost coal power generation; Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions; Energy Department renames renewable energy lab to reflect Trump’s fossil fuel focus; INTERNATIONAL: Crude settles lower on peace talk jitters; Canada’s first compressed air storage facility; EU seals deal to phase out Russian gas by 2027; India’s Russian oil dilemma – cheap crude, costly consequences. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Dec 3, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Colorado PUC finalizes plans to push natgas out of home heating to hit 100% decarbonization; NATIONAL: Natural gas turns positive amid mixed weather trends; US natural gas futures hold near 35-month high on record LNG flows and colder forecasts; Natural gas price forecast – new long-term trend high established; USA Compression announces strategic acquisition of J-W Power Company; Energy affordability has become the kitchen-table issue of the 2020s; Your Thanksgiving turkey has a carbon footprint; Nuclear-generated electricity overshadows government-subsidized wind and solar; Ignoring EV pollution for fake climate crisis; INTERNATIONAL: Crude ends higher despite glut fears; China shale oil output outlook improving; Why is the price of gas falling in Europe in the middle of winter. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Dec 2, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Hawaii’s return to gas puts energy reliability in the spotlight; NATIONAL: Trump issues EO to launch DOE-led Genesis Mission; Gunvor eyes investment in U.S. oil and gas; Many fighting climate change worry they are losing the information war; A few markers on the road to the demise of the climate apocalypse; America’s power grid will be able to withstand the $2.5T A.I. datacenter boom; Cummins X15N marks return of natural gas to class 8 trucking; INTERNATIONAL: Oil notches fourth monthly drop; OPEC+ holds oil output steady, agrees capacity mechanism; OPEC’s numbers are an exercise in artistic deception; Carney loses Quebec minister after energy deal; Europe’s drilling comeback challenges US energy pledges. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Dec 1, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Georgia Power’s large load pipeline shrinks by 6 GW; NATIONAL: Coming wave of LNG supplies more likely to produce a rising tide than a cataclysm; U.S. feedgas demand set to soar by the end of the year; JPMorgan projects Brent crude at $57 a barrel, WTI at $53 in 2027; INTERNATIONAL: Oil closes the day near month low; OPEC+ again faces thorny issue of how much it can pump; Aramco makes 17 deals with ‘major’ USA cos worth $30B+; IEA publishes climate era’s obituary; Climategate turns 16 – never forget. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Nov 26, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California Gov Newsom is oblivious that electricity came about after oil; New monster gas wells are outperforming legacy Haynesville deposits; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures price settles lower; LNG shipping rates surge to two-year high as U.S. exports soar; INTERNATIONAL: Oil closes the day up as equities rally; European gas prices fall on strong imports, milder weather forecast; China’s LNG imports set to drop for 13th month. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Nov 25, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Shale rigs idle, layoffs rise as $60 oil tests resilience of Permian; Permian gas wave sparks biggest pipeline buildout since the shale boom; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas gains as traders focus on weather; New Fortress Energy warns of bankruptcy, shares tumble; New FERC commissioners say connecting data centers is key priority; U.S. associated natural gas production increased 6% in 2024; Top MIT scientist blasts ‘climate hysteria,’ global warming fears are driven by money; Export-Import Bank to spend $100bn to achieve US energy dominance; AI most energy-hungry tech ever invented – data centers, the grid, and black swans; INTERNATIONAL: Oil slides on peace deal pressure; European natural gas plummets to 18-month low; COP30 ends with a whimper; U.N. climate talks fizzle out 10 years after Paris accord; The global warming panic is subsiding; Russian oil offered to India at deep discount. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Nov 24, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Texas gains primacy to lead in carbon capture and storage; Maura Healey deflects blame for soaring energy bills; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures retreat on weather data; Natural gas price continues to consolidate; USA crude oil stocks drop by 3.4 million barrels WoW; FERC explores blanket authorizations for LNG, hydroelectric; How tariffs are impacting the U.S. oil and gas industry; As US expands NLG exports, fractionation capacity risk emerges; INTERNATIONAL: Oil slips as peace talks advance; Norway gas output hits six-month high; Colombia urges world to quit fossil fuels as its own effort founders. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Nov 21, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Ohio natural gas plant purchase approved for Indiana Michigan Power; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: New York Gov. Hochul gets a message – legalize natural gas!; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas price gains ahead of inventory data; US risks winter blackouts on data center demand; U.S. propane stays well supplied as export strength levels off; INTERNATIONAL: Oil falls on rising fuel stocks. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Nov 20, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Greenpeace faces an unusual new legal attack from a pipeline giant; NATIONAL: Dark-money climate litigation network faces IRS scrutiny; US LNG industry breaks records; INTERNATIONAL: Oil gains on EU sanctions pressure; US energy majors among potential Lukoil bidders; COP30 is green hype and real-world rip-offs; How Germany is building up LNG import terminals. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Nov 19, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Venture Global files FERC application for Plaquemines expansion; NATIONAL: India strikes US gas deal under Trump pressure; The true source of civilization’s future is energy wisdom; Goldman sees oil demand rising through 2040 driven by petchem, jet fuel growth; States want proof data centers will get built; INTERNATIONAL: Oil slips as Russia port reopens; Trump backs bill to sanction Russia trade partners; Drone strikes Turkish tanker in Ukraine’s Odesa, where US natural gas will go; Atlantic LNG freight rates surge to highest since early 2024. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Nov 18, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Shell ordered to pay Venture Global legal tab in LNG arbitration; NATIONAL: U.S. natgas inventories enter winter at similar level to 2024, most since 2016; U.S. LNG export build-out to boost natural gas demand; Cheniere sees US LNG plants using 40 bcf of natural gas per day in coming years; The remarkable rise of natural gas; The latest political scam — “affordability” — is really taking off; INTERNATIONAL: Oil rises as geopolitics heat up; UN tells Australia (but not China) that drilling for gas might be a breach of “international law”; COP30 flounders on the rising tide of climate and energy reality; Ten years after the Paris climate agreement, climatism is crumbling; Saudi Aramco to sign US LNG agreements during crown prince’s visit to Washington; Protesters in Pikachu costumes demand Japan end fossil fuel financing at U.N. conference; Ukraine secures US LNG imports from Greece to cover winter needs. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Nov 17, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: WV announces more than $4B in energy investments in past month; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: NY Climate Act fork in the road; Hochul enrages environmentalists with shift to ‘all of the above’ energy policy; Mike Kennealy calls for review of Massachusetts’ green energy programs; NATIONAL: Natural gas prices hit highest level since invasion of Ukraine; Six US states to watch as rising gas prices drive a coal comeback; Chevron sees oil prices under ‘more pressure’ than LNG next year; INTERNATIONAL: Crude settles higher; This year’s UN climate summit in Brazil, COP30, is a green flop; Paris Climate Accord’s demise—James Hansen was right; Five EU countries import €938 million in Russian oil and LNG in October. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Nov 14, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: EPA head visits WV to talk economy, manufacturing and energy; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Chevron chooses W. Texas for 1st AI data center power project; Stefanik hits Hochul on energy ahead of $800/year utility hikes; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures edge down in choppy trade; RFK Jr. probes health dangers of offshore wind turbines; Six FIDs, $72 billion – U.S. LNG’s record-breaking year; Oil vs. Gas – diverging valuations in the energy patch persist; INTERNATIONAL: Oil sinks as OPEC acknowledges supply surplus; Energy is the foundation of every digital addition. Read More “MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Nov 13, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]”