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Trump EO Declares National Energy Emergency – “Drill, Baby, Drill!”

Our heads are officially blown! Did you catch any of yesterday’s inauguration? WOW!!! We have NEVER been more proud to be an American than we were yesterday. President Trump hit the ground running so fast the left’s heads were spinning around like Regan’s head in The Exorcist. The left doesn’t know what hit them. Everything…

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Dept. of Energy Reverses Biden LNG Pause, Extends Comment Period

One year ago, the sleazy Joe Biden slapped a “pause” on allowing the Department of Energy (DOE) to review and issue export approvals for any new LNG export facilities (see White House Makes it Official – Biden Declares War on LNG Exports). The move profoundly and negatively affected our domestic natural gas industry, putting some…

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WV Shale Permits Way Down in 2024 – GO-WV Comments

According to an article in the Dominion Post, horizontal gas well permits in West Virginia dipped to “an all-time low” in 2023 and 2024. The Dominion Post talked with the Gas & Oil Association of West Virginia (GO-WV) about the numbers, the trends, and what might be ahead for the industry. Has shale drilling already…

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National Rig Count Whacked, Down 9 in Two Weeks; M-U Count Steady

After losing five rigs two weeks ago, the Baker Hughes national rig count lost another four last week. The number of rigs nationally now stands at 580, the lowest since Dec. 2021 (over three years ago). The Marcellus/Utica rig count was a combined 34 last week—the same number for five weeks in a row. PA…

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Gas Drillers Had Best Shareholder Returns in 2024; Investor Love

The experts at RBN Energy recently analyzed the Q3 2024 financial results for the gas-focused producers the company tracks (mainly Marcellus/Utica producers). The gas-weighted E&Ps RBN follows had the best total shareholder return performance of the three peer groups they tracked through the first nine months of 2024, with a median gain of 14%. On…

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MDN Off for MLK Day & Inauguration – Jan 20, 2025

Since it is a stock exchange holiday, and to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and because it is the second inauguration of Donald J. Trump, MDN is taking today off, Monday, Jan. 20. It’s going to be a busy day with over 200 Executive Orders, many of them related to energy….

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