OH Fed Court Ruling Further Clarifies Post-Production Deductions

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OH Fed Court Ruling Further Clarifies Post-Production Deductions

An important decision was recently issued in a federal court case (in Ohio) that has the potential to affect landowners and drillers with shale leases throughout the Marcellus/Utica. At least, we believe it has broader implications. The case is known as Grissoms et al. v. Antero Resources Corporation. The case revolves around the issue of…

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Hope Gas Seeks to Build 30-Mile Gas Pipe in Monongalia County, WV

Hope Gas, a Local Distribution Company (LDC) or a utility company, provides gas service to approximately 112,000 residential, industrial, and commercial customers in thirty-five West Virginia counties. Hope Gas recently received approval from the Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virginia to acquire nearly 900 miles of gathering pipelines in northern West Virginia from Equitrans…

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Enbridge Pipe to Feed TVA Plant in Tenn. Advances with FERC EIS

Enbridge has plans to build a natural gas pipeline across Tennessee to get gas to one of Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) planned gas-fired power plants (see Enbridge Gets Serious About New TN Pipe to Feed TVA Power Plant). Enbridge’s Ridgeline Expansion Project is an expansion of the company’s existing East Tennessee Natural Gas (ETNG) system….

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Ameren Plans to Build Two Gas Peaker Plants in Mo. Fed by M-U

Yesterday, Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, a regional electric utility, announced its updated 20-year plan to provide reliable, affordable, and resilient energy to its customers. The plan calls for investment in new on-demand energy sources (two new gas-fired power plants) to ensure the long-term stability of the energy grid and accelerated deployment of…

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Coterra Continues to Spin Gold Profits from Straw Low Gas Price

Going back at least 10 years, MDN has referred to the way Coterra Energy (then Cabot Oil & Gas) was seemingly able to spin golden profits from the straw of low gas prices in the northeastern PA Marcellus (see Cabot Spins Gold from Hay with Low Cost Drilling). Coterra was formed in 2021 when Cabot…

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Poll: Only 4% of NY Puts Environmental Threats at the Top

Poll: Only 4% of NY Puts Environmental Threats at the Top Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York   … [Editor’s Note: Net zero hits rock bottom as stunning Sienna College poll shows only 4% of New Yorkers agree environment threats should be the primary concern of

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Republican Leaders Probe Financing of Sher Edling’s Climate Nuisance Lawsuits

Two high-ranking lawmakers have announced a probe into plaintiffs’ law firm Sher Edling regarding who funds and supports the firm’s “barrage of lawsuits aimed at bankrupting oil and gas companies.” A letter from Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) to the San-Francisco based firm reads:

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API Methane Action Plan: Charts Path to Lower Emissions and More Innovation

Serving as a guide for companies and policymakers who aim to reduce methane emissions throughout the energy supply chain, API’s newly released Methane Action Plan (“MAP”) creates a blueprint that builds on the industry’s existing actions to reduce emissions through programs like the Environmental Partnership. The plan outlines the need for effective methane regulation that

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The New York Times’ Monstrous Misrepresentation of U.S. Fracking Operations

The Shale Revolution improved upon technologies the oil and natural gas industry had been using for decades and enabled a transition from energy scarcity to energy security, reduced emissions, lowered prices and helped entice manufacturing and other investments across the country. Despite this and more than a decade of evidence demonstrating the safety of fracking,

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Wind Debacles Drive Northeast Blowhards to Beg Biden

Wind Debacles Drive Northeast Blowhards to Beg Biden David Wojick, PhD Journalist and Independent Policy Analyst  … … … [Editor’s Note: Six blowhard governors from the Northeast who are stuck with offshore wind debacles are begging Joe Biden for our money to rescue themselves from their bragging.] Six Atlantic shore Governors are begging the Feds

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