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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Oilfield Basics signs partnership agreement with PIOGA; Marcellus Utica Virtual Conference 2020 (video); ShalePro Energy Services profile; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Tellurian’s Souki seeks new Asia gas deals after Petronet rebuff; NATIONAL: Pipeline Prosperity (video); The great American LNG comeback; In shadow of pandemic, pipeline companies eye efficiency until market stabilizes; Trump races clock on remaining environmental rollbacks; INTERNATIONAL: Equinor sees oil demand peaking two-three years sooner due to virus.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Nov 17, 2020”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: More taxes will impede Marcellus Shale production; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: San Francisco bans natural gas in new buildings; NATIONAL: LNG feedgas demand has reached a new all-time high; Cheniere doubling down to cut LNG environmental footprint as stakeholder pressure grows; Physical gas flow constraints, volatility arise at Henry Hub; State climate action unlikely after Democrats fail to flip statehouses; The coming energy shocks under a Biden administration; EPA nominees may face challenging Senate confirmation path; INTERNATIONAL: Europe’s Green Deal is bad news for U.S. LNG.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Nov 16, 2020”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pittsburgh mayor touts ‘Marshall Plan’ for Appalachia, a proposed $600B for transition from fossil fuels to greener energy; Consumers from the Tristate region saved more than $107.5 billion thanks to affordable natural gas; NATIONAL: Making sense of the hydrogen buzz; Biden presidency imperils key oil pipelines; Biden’s oil plan…the good, the bad and the illegal; Biden is targeting U.S. industry; INTERNATIONAL: Saudi Aramco pitches natural gas to China.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Nov 13, 2020”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: FirstEnergy’s top lawyer, chief ethics officer are out, acting CEO gets $150,000 pay raise; Pennsylvania has prepared itself to safely and successfully build pipeline infrastructure; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Sue-happy Louisiana sends people, jobs, and investments fleeing; NATIONAL: December natural gas futures rally for second consecutive day as cooler forecasts hold; U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions fell in 2019, mainly in electric generation; US E&Ps to keep cost-cutting, cautious approach in 2021 amid COVID-19 concerns; Oil operators get DUCs in a row, adding fracking crews to boost output; Election 2020 – the energy voter strikes back; Shell to push Biden for carbon pricing, more methane emissions rules; The coming energy shocks under a Biden administration; Pipeline opposition, hurdles sharpen focus on existing assets: Energy Transfer; How one firm drove influence campaigns nationwide for Big Oil; INTERNATIONAL: New blow for US LNG in Europe as Irish court quashes Shannon LNG consents; Cleaning up LNG becomes a target of EU in blow to U.S. exporters; New LNG-fueled ships and LNG bunkering infrastructure coming online; India could be the next breakout natural gas market.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Nov 12, 2020”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Canfield woman appointed to Ohio’s Advisory Council on Oil and Gas; Learning from Pennsylvania’s election chaos; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Eight steps that could upend Texas Gulf Coast natural gas markets; NATIONAL: OFS sector adds jobs, but resurgent pandemic means an uncertain outlook; Good assets are hedge against any adverse US political impacts: Kosmos; Oil & gas associations welcome Biden/Harris; Biden’s America to rejoin the Paris climate accords – will it help the environment?; Joe Biden’s four big energy transition challenges; INTERNATIONAL: Europe ready to restart transatlantic climate dialogue after Trump ‘parenthesis’; Egypt seeks to almost double cars running on natural gas by 2023; Global LNG supplies seen gradually tightening on FID delays; Prospective Biden administration welcomed by OPEC leaders; China inks first term deal for U.S. LNG since trade war erupted.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Nov 10, 2020”

NATIONAL: Weekly natural gas prices plunge as mild temperatures sap demand; US crude producers eyeing natural gas again; Natural gas vehicles are making inroads and want Joe Biden to get aboard; Henry Hub physical gas volumes jump with LNG exports, storage flows.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Nov 9, 2020”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: CNX supports area school districts as part of ongoing COVID-19 community response; Natural gas shouldn’t be a partisan issue; Dominion comes full circle as it works to offload remaining US gas pipeline assets; NATIONAL: U.S. LNG exports continue weekly rise; Sempra looking at strategic funding options to support North America LNG plans; Ditch Paris—and save America; INTERNATIONAL: Saudi Aramco reports increasing natural gas output, with earnings climbing in 3Q; A warning from the United Kingdom: renewable energy may not suffice.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Nov 6, 2020”

NATIONAL: In 2019, the U.S. imported $13 billion of energy goods from Mexico, exported $34 billion; U.S. out of Paris agreement as country’s political future uncertain; Energy and race: the media’s new intersectionality; Biden would “transition” your standard of living.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Nov 5, 2020”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Pro-industry Republican holds lead in Texas oil commission race; Permian drilling slowdown fuels bullish turn for West Texas spot gas market; Mid-con is now a premium market for natural gas and NGLs; NATIONAL: December natural gas futures stumble amid higher temperatures, election uncertainty; Natural gas refuse trucks versus battery electric…what’s more green?; INTERNATIONAL: France’s Engie backs out of U.S. LNG deal; OPEC members’ net oil export revenue in 2020 expected to drop to lowest level since 2002; Natural gas demand will grow beyond 2035: Gazprom official.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Nov 4, 2020”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Repsol sees possible upside in Marcellus gas; Oil and gas company donates $150K to fight food insecurity; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Democrat seeking Texas RRC post gets fundraising boost from leftists; In effort to curb emissions, state regulators probe the future of natural gas in Massachusetts; NJ building electrification not happening any time soon; NATIONAL: EIA forecasts more residential natural gas consumption this winter than last; Trump vs. Biden: there is but one choice on energy issues; Drilling and fracking accelerates ahead U.S. election; Global demand swings amplify U.S. gas market seasonality; INTERNATIONAL: The global hub for trading natural gas moves to the Netherlands; Russia’s Novak calls for closer cooperation with OPEC on natural gas; U.S. senator warns France’s Macron over gas exports deal delay; China believes natural gas demand will soar.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Nov 3, 2020”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Natural gas will not be eclipsed by renewables; Marcellus Shale gas benefits touted by panelists; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Latino leaders are fighting California’s ‘unbelievably regressive’ climate policies; NATIONAL: Exxon warns of $30 billion shale writedown decade after XTO; A wave of stranded oil assets is coming to the U.S. shale patch; New analysis says DUCs can’t sustain US shale output; Oil and natural gas are our best bet for continued economic recovery; The Green New Deal can’t break the laws of physics; Biden has already failed once to deliver the “green jobs” he promises today; Shale plays fail to deliver: look to Alaska; INTERNATIONAL: Dutch municipalities receive another 100 million euros to get rid of natural gas; Russia rules out cutting fossil fuel production in next few decades.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Nov 2, 2020”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Eying Pennsylvania, Trump officials pound on energy themes; Navarro: Pennsylvania’s ‘proud frackers’ help drive state’s economy; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: DoE issues LNG export extensions for three projects; Massachusetts DPU making gas companies review energy output to help state meet 2050 net-neutral goal; NATIONAL: U.S. weekly LNG exports keep climbing; Joe Biden’s flip-flops on fracking, natural gas issues leave experts concerned of economic impact if he’s elected; Clean energy vs. oil & gas: the biggest lie of 2020; Dirty solar (video); INTERNATIONAL: China believes natural gas demand will soar.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Fri, Oct 30, 2020”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Oil & Gas Industry is invited to attend this Saturday’s TRUMP RALLY!; Virtual town hall on America’s energy future this Friday; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Texas added 700 oil extraction jobs in September, first uptick since the pandemic started; NATIONAL: TC Energy awards more than $1.6 billion in American Contracts to build Keystone XL; Can Liberty Oil maverick’s corporate culture survive the U.S. shale bust?; Enterprise pipeline CEO projects oil price climb in late 2021; Biden’s painful transition from oil and gas; States that will decide the 2020 election are reliant on an industry Joe Biden has vowed to eliminate; Democrats’ energy dilemma; INTERNATIONAL: US boosts energy infrastructure push in Vietnam with raft of LNG-to-power deals; US LNG developers eye shorter contracts to lure India buyers: energy secretary; Europe moves toward requiring low-methane natural gas; Chinese energy company, U.S. oil & gas affiliate and Chinese national indicted for theft of trade secrets.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Oct 29, 2020”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: US secretary of energy tours a Marcellus Shale natural gas well in Washington County; Former Rice Energy CEO files for IPO for new sustainable fuels company; The big Trump rallies you don’t see; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: BP looks to Haynesville on rising Henry Hub natural gas prices, LNG export outlook; Texas study links more than 238,000 jobs to pipelines; NATIONAL: Trump weighs executive order to show support for fracking; Despite fewer regulations, emissions are declining, oil industry says; Chevron to lay off about 25% of Noble Energy employees after merger; Fracking finally gets the attention it deserves; Brouillette: ‘When they say they will kill oil … they mean it’; INTERNATIONAL: Lower-for-longer LNG prices to put buyers in the sweet spot for years; India LNG demand growth presents opportunities, challenges for US developers; LNG-as-bunker-fuel winning converts as shipping industry eyes future CO2 rules.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Oct 28, 2020”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Range Resources starting to deliver on its considerable potential; Coal magnate Robert E. Murray dies at age 80; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Another public oil and gas operator in Oklahoma announces merger plans; NATIONAL: Natural gas futures, cash back above $3.00 as LNG demand reaches fresh highs; US shale tries to answer the carbon question; Oil and gas production to account for 68 percent of energy consumption over next two decades; Sanctions likely to dominate US-Russia energy links post election; Shale oil & gas M&As pick up: here’s what investors must know; Rockefeller Foundation pledges $1 billion for ‘green’ and ‘inclusive’ COVID-19 recovery; INTERNATIONAL: New Fortress Energy invests in green hydrogen production technology company H2Pro; AMLO mulling rollback of ‘neoliberal’ energy policies as U.S. legislators sound alarm.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Tue, Oct 27, 2020”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: DEP Climate Committee meets Oct. 27 to discuss abandoned oil & gas wells; CNX Resources: a worthy takeover target; Klaber’s Viewpoint: Renewables, unfortunately, aren’t free; Congress launches energy export caucus; WV lawmaker is co-chair; NATIONAL: Biden plans for Green New Deal offer devastating future; Mr. Biden will ‘transition’ you now; Biden: OK to frack for natural gas – not OK to burn it; Propane use, prices to rise alongside winter freeze, EIA says; Increasing warmth in weather models pushes natural gas futures back below $3; Exxon Mobil, still reeling from massive oil bust, to lay off workers after all; INTERNATIONAL: China’s growing niche buyers of liquefied natural gas.
Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Oct 26, 2020”