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MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: City to issue recommendations for developers eyeing PES refinery; Akron receives first high-efficiency, natural gas boiler for new energy production plant; Climate week sadly misses the boat on natural gas; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: New research: Fracking helped lower crime rates in North Dakota; Annova LNG requests swift FERC project approval; NATIONAL: Political rhetoric aside, fracking must remain legal; Fracking ban proposed by 2020 Dems would kill millions of jobs; LNG developers looking beyond China; INTERNATIONAL: LNG buyers fret over feast-or-famine forecasts; Surging ethane demand to trigger big gas-carrier orders.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Sep 27, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Dominion Energy offers $1.2 million in critical community needs grants; Cuomo’s wrong on natural-gas pipelines; Outrage grows as National Grid’s denial of gas service to new customers spreads after state rejected pipeline project; Long Island senators quiet on gas moratorium, pipeline; INTERNATIONAL: BP pursuing bigger share of global LNG with new supply deals in U.S., elsewhere; IEA has no plans for gas reserves, urges members to boost gas security.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 26, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: UGI officials open CNG fueling station; Amid battles over natural gas pipelines, why not look to propane?; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: No surprise: AOC gets the facts wrong in visit to Colorado; The Caliche NGL storage project in Beaumont, TX; NATIONAL: Feds recommend new requirements after Mass. natural gas disaster; A climate change for lawsuits; INTERNATIONAL: In Scotland, a town evolved with its refinery. Shale gas arrived to help the plant; Natural gas will make Africa greener.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 25, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Despite proven record of climate progress, natural gas suspiciously missing from NYC climate week; WV budget shortfalls result of downturn in coal exports, gas prices, pipeline jobs; Opponents rally against 23-mile gas pipeline extension; Natural gas impact tax works for Wyoming, Susquehanna, Sullivan and Wayne counties; NATIONAL: Fracking ban rhetoric might appeal to woke left but it’s a loser for America; AI tech provider releases new shale well spacing algorithm; Top energy regulator warns of mass blackouts if a gas pipeline were attacked; Renewable Portfolio Standard Scam (Part 1) – video; More fracking, or more war?; The halting progress of U.S. LNG export projects; INTERNATIONAL: Japan to break dependence from Middle East oil with $10bn LNG investment.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 24, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA Senate committee meets Sept. 24 to move bill to regulate conventional oil & gas wells; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: India’s Petronet makes $7.5 billion investment to ship U.S. shale gas abroad; The University of California divests; NATIONAL: Big Oil’s future may rest on climate debate over natural gas; Save the planet? Try fossil fuels first; Energy and the Democrat primary: no more ‘all of the above’; Michael E Mann, loser; INTERNATIONAL: How will Germany pay for its €50bn climate plan?
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Sep 23, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Water authority plans soil cleanup from tank; Three Mile Island to shut down for good on Friday; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Why India’s Prime Minister Modi is visiting Texas; NATIONAL: Democratic hopefuls lay out radically different approaches on climate and natural gas; E&Ps boosting production despite sharp cuts to capital spending; INTERNATIONAL: China’s giant $400 billion Iran investment complicates U.S. options.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Sep 20, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA GOP members begin moving priority, pro-natural gas package; NATIONAL: US fracking will continue its forward march; Charif Souki warns of dire need for US gas infrastructure; The U.S. shale response to Saudi attacks? Not much, says IHS Markit; INTERNATIONAL: Natural gas risks ‘demonization’ similar to coal, says Woodside CEO.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 19, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: 5 permits awarded for Utica-Point Pleasant drilling; Klaber’s Viewpoint: Breaking through the fog on energy; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: San Jose set to become largest U.S. city to enact natural gas ban; NATIONAL: Natural gas and wind forecast to be fastest growing sources of U.S. electricity generation; Global natural gas glut may linger five years, threatening U.S. cargoes in 2020; Capital dries up as new crude, gas and NGL infrastructure comes online; INTERNATIONAL: In the UK, fracking is not a thing — so shale gas from the U.S. has become their workaround; Attack on Saudi oil is boon for Trump in China trade war.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 18, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: The crackers and frackers could hold the keys to 2020; Ohio subsidy sausage (video); OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cheniere inks gas supply deal with EOG Resources; California regulators assert natural gas still power gen necessity; Should N.J. ban fossil fuel power plants? Question may be heading for voter ballot; NATIONAL: Former oil CEO aims to change how the U.S. exports natural gas; US oil and gas rig count hits 29-month low at 949: Enverus DrillingInfo; Energy executives, environmentalists remember ‘visionary’ T. Boone Pickens; Trump cites natural gas boom in wooing New Mexico; INTERNATIONAL: 12 things to know about the strikes on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure; Natural gas downside seen as Saudi attack a reminder of oil’s geopolitical risks; Frackers to stand pat, reap profits after attacks on Saudi oil; Freeport LNG launches private cargo trading storefront inside the Redwood Marketplace; India poised to become a huge market for US gas?; LNG Ltd to supply gas to Vietnam from Louisiana project.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 17, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: A fracking ban would eliminate thousands of jobs in Pennsylvania; Gas industry drivers get partial certification in Pa. FLSA case; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas production reaches a new record despite low prices; Dipping low – ethane prices bottom out, spurring a huge inventory build; No need for energy poverty; INTERNATIONAL: Iran attacks Saudi Arabian oil refinery & oil field; Iran-backed attack strikes the heart of global oil markets – U.S. must act; How Trump is using attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil to his advantage; The oil industry needs a U.S./China trade deal.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Sep 16, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Pennsylvania orders Sunoco to cover exposed pipelines; CCAC is offering free training for workers in PA’s future plastics economy; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Minnesota oil pipeline fight highlights Democratic dilemmas; Natural gas-fueled electricity is replacing coal, oil in Florida; Veolia wins $2M tax refund at Mass. high court; NATIONAL: IHS Markit sees Henry Hub averaging under $2 in 2020, sharply below EIA, independent consensus; U.S. oil and gas jobs fall as shale boom cools; Natural gas vehicle stakeholders meet with Sen. Ted Cruz; More natural gas is needed as low power prices dent solar.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 12, 2019”

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Time between drilling and first production has little effect on oil well production; NATIONAL: Zell, Barrack Equity ready to infuse U.S. upstream ventures; BP launches gas cloud imaging, drones to monitor methane emissions; Trump’s hard sell of American LNG; A giant bet against natural gas is blowing up; If Democrats cared about the environment, they’d talk about China; INTERNATIONAL: U.S. LNG cargo heading for Portugal; Why Russia and Saudi Arabia secretly want the Democrats to beat Trump.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Sep 11, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Green breakthroughs coming from an unexpected source; GDS manages water for Cabot throughout Susquehanna County; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Dominion Energy donates $250,000 to Hurricane Dorian recovery; Natural gas-fired power generation has grown in Florida, displacing coal; New Permian gas pipelines will reduce flaring, but what about prices?; NATIONAL: Industrial demand said ‘unsung hero’ of U.S. natural gas demand; Rig count falls to lowest since 2017 as prices stay stuck in ‘purgatory’; The coming M&A wave in U.S. shale; Oil companies succesfully reduce methane emissions; Fracking buzzwords evolve, from ‘ramp up’ to ‘capital discipline’; The next target in the climate-change debate: your gas stove; Natural gas and the electric power sector: the latest trends; Climate Call Out (video); INTERNATIONAL: Russia ups LNG race with green light on $21 billion Arctic LNG-2 project.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Sep 10, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Natural gas finding niche in e-fracking, but diesel still rules; Women’s Energy Network Greater Pittsburgh Chapter announces awards from annual gala; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Permian Basin natural gas prices up as a new pipeline nears completion; NATIONAL: No, shale’s not dying, it’s just maturing; Tucker Carlson: CNN’s town hall was not really about climate change, but about Dems controlling our lives.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Sep 9, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Cuomo’s pricey wind-power gift to unions; Methane reduction rules won’t change gas producer’s plans to cut back on emissions; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: NJR Midstream announces acquisition of Leaf River Energy Center; Monmouth College’s ‘Shale Play’ exhibit explores impact of fracking; NATIONAL: Electric generation transforms primary energy into secondary energy; Fact check: Kamala Harris misled America on#ExxonKnew; Reporters Notebook: Natural gas-powered buses becoming more visible; Methane emissions continue to drop; 5 surprising scientific facts about earth’s climate; Media’s embrace of ‘climate crisis’ raises alarm about journalistic objectivity; INTERNATIONAL: Dutch homeowners willing, but not eager to switch to natural gas-free living.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Sep 6, 2019”

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: PA Democrat Senators announce bill requiring power sector 90% greenhouse gas emission reductions; Trump correct about natural gas trends in New York and Pennsylvania; Keller speaks on natural gas at chamber event; Second-year gas students anxious to get to work; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Cowboys owner Jerry Jones defends $1.5 billion natural gas bet; Exxon, Chevron see consolidation in top U.S. shale field; NATIONAL: Why rig count is no longer a reliable gauge of production; Halliburton CEO sees consolidation in oilfield services as shale matures; Natural gas, America’s wonder fuel; Bernie Sanders makes one of the most ‘horrifying’ arguments during CNN climate town hall; Trump loosens methane standards in a win for oil & gas industry; INTERNATIONAL: Global economic slowdown hits China’s natural gas demand.
Read More “Shale Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 5, 2019”