Industry News

PA State Sen. Muth Tries to Block Shale Drilling Via Landfill Ban

Pennsylvania State Senator Katie Muth (Democrat from Berks, Chester, and Montgomery counties) is clever and dedicated in her mission to halt shale drilling in the Keystone State. We’ve written plenty about Muth over the years (see our stories here). She’s attempted to block shale wastewater treatment facilities from getting built. She has a new target:…

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Dividends Declared Week of Feb. 17

2024 year-end earnings season is underway. Here is a compilation of dividends declared from select upstream, midstream, downstream and service and supply companies. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.

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36 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Feb 10 – 16

For the week of Feb 10 – 16, the number of permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica to drill new shale wells soared. Two weeks ago, 24 new permits were issued. Last week, the number increased to 36 new permits issued. The Keystone State (PA) issued the vast majority with 23 new permits last week. Seven…

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FERC Launches Investigation of PJM Grid Co-Location of Data Centers

We’re still coming to grips with understanding how the power generation market works with respect to providing electricity for AI data centers. Data centers can potentially be huge and important new customers for natural gas—especially Marcellus/Utica molecules, as some 25% of all the data centers currently operating in the country are located in northern Virginia,…

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FERC Approves Increased Production at VG’s Plaquemines LNG

At the end of December, Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG export facility officially shipped its first cargo…to Germany (see Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG Ships First Cargo to Germany). Unfortunately for Venture Global’s contracted customers, they will have to wait to receive their legally contracted shipments. Venture Global has admitted it will (as it has with its…

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Mass. Gov. Healey in Trouble re High Energy Prices She Created

For years, we’ve warned you about the potential for insanely high natural gas costs and even blackouts in New England. We’ve written post after post after post about Massachusetts then-Attorney General (now Governor) Maura Healey, a radical leftist who has consistently blocked new pipeline projects that would deliver cheap, clean, abundant Marcellus gas to her…

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