OTHER U.S. REGIONS: The natural gas well that changed everything; Leftist Dem Congressman demands Weymouth compressor shut down; NATIONAL: U.S. LNG exports slip in July, average prices rise; Peak oil demand! Again?
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 16, 2020”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: The greatest story Pennsylvanians were never told; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Nearly 25% of US Gulf oil and gas volumes offline as Hurricane Sally nears; Colorado regulators pursue pseudo fracking ban, understanding the impacts; INTERNATIONAL: Why Nord Stream 2 is back in the spotlight.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 15, 2020”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pence touts ‘American energy renaissance’ in visit to Beaver County drilling site; W.Va. Coal Association criticizes Brooke County power project; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Dominion Energy South Carolina celebrates milestone of serving 400,000 natural gas customers; What’s ailing California’s electric system?; NATIONAL: US oil policy at stake in November presidential election; Trafigura sees no US shale growth until end-2021 amid ‘enforced sabbatical’; The new geopolitics of energy; U.S. oil & gas rig count falls for the first time in four weeks; A secret recording reveals oil executives’ private views on climate change; The economics of U.S. LNG in a competitive global gas market; INTERNATIONAL: Saudi Aramco is now suffering the consequences of a failed oil price war; Greenpeace blocks tanker from delivering oil to Swedish refinery.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Sep 14, 2020”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Three things to know about Charleston, S.C.’s new climate lawsuit; Cheniere resumes normal operations at Sabine Pass LNG; NATIONAL: Energy industry warns of dire consequences if natural gas, oil development banned on public lands; U.S. natural gas prices to average $3.40 in January, says EIA; Fossil fuel-conscious financing decisions add wrinkle to North American LNG market; As renewables falter, environmentalists stand up for nuclear; US will need 280-300 rigs to maintain tight oil output once DUC wells run out; Trump to ban oil, gas drilling off US Florida, Georgia, South Carolina coasts; Baker Hughes to sell SPC flow unit to Pelican Energy Partners; INTERNATIONAL: Carbon-neutral LNG to increase costs of natural gas production, consumption; Did the Russian poison meant for Alexei Navalny kill Nord Stream 2 instead?; PTT reveals ambitious plan to make Thailand an LNG hub.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 10, 2020”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Supreme Court of Ohio to decide three cases regarding subsurface rights; CNX Resources announces pricing of $200 million of senior notes; First natural gas terminal for tanker ships may get final vote; Labor union supports Danskammer energy project; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: More natural gas options coming to Botetourt County, Va.; NATIONAL: Natural gas price differentials to Henry Hub narrowed at most hubs in first half of 2020; McNamee leaves FERC; INTERNATIONAL: Shell sees natural gas as ‘destination fuel’; Mexico to present projects open to private capital as it moves to undo energy reform.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 9, 2020”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Joe Biden says he won’t ban fracking, but can we believe him?; Pence to campaign in Westmoreland and Beaver counties Sept. 9; Klaber’s Viewpoint – The energy industry is resilient; Harvest Oil & Gas announces changes in board of directors; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Key documents raise troubling questions about money behind Hoboken climate lawsuit; U.S. shale producers race for federal permits ahead of presidential election; NATIONAL: U.S. shale recovery leans on huge inventory of DUCs; US oil, gas rig count rises by three to 285 heading into last trimester of 2020; Highlights of Joe Biden’s [horrible] energy plan; Rush Limbaugh likens Biden rejecting fracking ban to ‘me telling you that I’ve never been a conservative’; Why midstreamers depend on pigs; U.S. LNG exports: outlook improves as macro headwinds ease; Is the energy transition really accelerating?; Schlumberger deal shows hope for battered oil services sector; INTERNATIONAL: Russian led Nord Stream II in trouble over Navalny poisoning.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 8, 2020”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California extends life for four coastal natural gas-fired plants; Approvals for new oil and gas wells up in California; NATIONAL: Demand for jet fuel in the U.S. is recovering faster than in many other markets; Power burns drive record U.S. natural gas consumption for June despite pandemic, production slide; U.S. LNG exports expected to bounce back, near capacity in months ahead; 30 years of drilling data points to a rebound in U.S. oil production; Schlumberger sells U.S. fracking business, and who can blame them?; The surprising jump in U.S. natural gas prices.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 3, 2020”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Editorial: Biden’s confusing stand on fracking; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California survey finds little evidence of methane emissions from abandoned wells; New report details benefits of natural gas for Tennessee families, and businesses–critical for recovery; Hearing begins on whether Vermont Gas pipeline was buried correctly; NATIONAL: Natural gas posts biggest monthly gain in more than a decade; Groups pressure Biden to exclude fossil fuel execs from team; INTERNATIONAL: S Korea’s 9 nuclear plants restarting Sep-Oct to pressure LNG demand.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 2, 2020”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: An open letter to all Pennsylvanians about Wolf’s carbon tax; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cheniere reports no Hurricane Laura damage to Sabine Pass LNG; Nuclear plants in Illinois are slated for closure…will the state’s Democrat politicians $ave them?; Black business owners say now is not the time to get rid of natural gas in New Jersey; NATIONAL: The 800-lb gorilla between U.S. shale producers and a big comeback: decline rates; US shale mergers slow to develop; Is propane production increasing or decreasing?; INTERNATIONAL: The next threat to oil prices and U.S. shale: Russia; Don’t deny plastics to poor nations; Siemens Energy CEO: natural gas will play key role for ‘decades’.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 1, 2020”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: DEP accepting comments on Texas Eastern Pipeline Conemaugh River crossing, compressor station replacement; Chamber salute to feature U.S. Assistant Energy Secretary; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Equinor to support Bitcoin mining in US with repurposed natural gas; Laura batters Lake Charles, spares Gulf Coast refiners; Hurricane-related shut-ins curb 82% of oil, 59% of natural gas output in U.S. Gulf of Mexico, regulator says; NATIONAL: Changing demand for petroleum products has led to operational changes at U.S. refineries; America needs energy policies that won’t harm families, businesses with high costs, less reliability; Three reasons that natural gas trucks are worth considering right now; Natural gas: near-term pullback expected, but longer-term outlook turning more bullish.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 31, 2020”
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: U.S. energy exports severely disrupted by Hurricane Laura; NATIONAL: Schlumberger and Thermal Energy Partners create STEP Energy, a geothermal company; Joe Biden’s climate plan would be a disaster for the environment; INTERNATIONAL: Why deaths from hurricanes and other natural disasters are lower than ever.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Aug 28, 2020”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: RG&E to raise rates, limit natural gas development in 2020 rate case; EQT Corporation: Successful race to catch up; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: U.S. Army Corps asks appeals court to reverse Dakota Access pipeline ruling; The potential hurricane impacts on Sabine Pass, Cameron LNG exports; Hurricane Laura targets the heart of America’s oil refining industry; NATIONAL: The United States set record for daily natural gas power burn in late July; INTERNATIONAL: Philippine energy chief says 4 LNG projects still on track despite virus delays.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 27, 2020”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Will California’s power blackouts affect Pennsylvania voters – and the election?; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cheniere closes Sabine Pass LNG due to Hurricane Laura; EIA’s mapping system and data series show energy infrastructure near hurricanes, wildfires; NATIONAL: Oil producers poised to break chapter 11 bankruptcy records; Republicans warn of fracking ban, oil and gas jobs loss, on day one of convention; Senate Democrats’ climate “report” recycles Biden’s failed green jobs policies of 2009; Leading energy consumer advocate commends introduction of bipartisan pipeline safety innovation legislation; Majority of battleground state voters support U.S. energy leadership.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Aug 26, 2020”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Sen. Yaw among state, national leaders pledging to keep country dominant natural gas producer; Health care providers request governor, DOH to ‘better protect Pennsylvanians from the health effects of shale gas development’; NATIONAL: Storm-related production decline boosts natural gas futures; Lower 48 E&P universe forecast to shrink, ‘starved for capital’ as liquidity dries up; Summit Midstream Partners appoints James Johnston EVP, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer; U.S. LNG as swing supply amid shifting global market balance; Adapt or die: oilfield services sector seeks ways to weather difficult market.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Aug 25, 2020”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Shale gas impact fee receipts down; future take a wild card; Natural gas prices are on fire, but producers are holding back; Local activists will paddle in protest of proposed Kearny natural gas plant; ExxonMobil Petrochemicals moving into PA?; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Lack of natural gas infrastructure hurts NC; The blithering idiocy of California’s energy policies; NATIONAL: Federal data show the high cost of electrifying homes; US weekly LNG exports rise to 11 cargoes; Flex LNG expects U.S. cargo cancellations to decrease in September; Natural Gas is the bridge to climate change nirvana; An effective ESG strategy strengthens the competitiveness of US liquefied natural gas; Natural gas price fundamental daily forecast – focus shifts to potential production disruption.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 24, 2020”
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Biden’s assault on free speech in Pennsylvania re fracking; PA Congressmen speaks out regarding commonwealth fracking concerns; Shale producers see gas curtailments differently as prices still slide; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California’s Faustian bargain: you get the electricity you pay for; NATIONAL: Are there signs of green shoots in U.S. shale oil production?; Petrochemical manufacturing to drive U.S. ethane production growth into 2021; Biden’s assault on ‘shareholder capitalism’.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 20, 2020”