An Austrian-based company claims its hydrogen-to-power projects are demonstrating the viability of using hydrogen gas engines, with some installations in Germany, the Netherlands, and South Korea using 100% hydrogen. At a company-hosted event, representatives discussed how natural gas-fired plants are adaptable for future hydrogen conversion and detailed the technical modifications required to support this energy…
Read More...NATIONAL: California phaseout of fossil fuel cars faces Congress test; Residential energy expenditures have increased with colder weather and higher prices; DOE Sec. Wright – coal is critical to meeting energy demand; The truth about Big Oil and climate change; How to solve the energy sector’s growing skills shortage; INTERNATIONAL: Is the era of net…
Read More...Matador Resources focuses most of its efforts on the Permian’s Delaware Basin today. But the company still has vast untapped natural gas resources in Louisiana’s prolific Cotton Valley play, where it could look to drill as commodity prices increase. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Diamondback CEO Travis Stice, who led the company through an IPO in 2012 and a $26 billion acquisition last year, will step down as CEO later this year. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Cheniere Energy executives say the Corpus Christi Stage 3 project has been ahead of schedule in commissioning its first LNG cargo. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...SM Energy Co. has made several officer appointments and announced the retirement of Jennifer Martin Samuels, the company’s vice president of investor relations and ESG stewardship. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...The storage drop failed to offset warmer forecasts, as natural gas prices dipped following a three-week rally. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...EQT Corporation, the nation’s second-largest natural gas producer after Expand Energy, delivered its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 update yesterday. The company, which drills solely in the Marcellus/Utica, produced 605 Bcfe of natural gas and equivalents during 4Q, which works out to be 6.58 Bcfe/d, despite curtailing 27 Bcfe (or 0.29 Bcfe/d, the same as…
Read More...The Ohio Natural Energy Institute (ONEi) is a nonprofit organization of professionals who educate people about the essential energy that makes life better, specifically focusing on natural gas and oil production. ONEi provides trusted, factual information through teacher workshops, first responder training, guest speaker programs, and more. The organization used to be called Ohio Oil…
Read More...Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, himself a swampy career politician, has nominated another swampy career politician to stop “Acting” and become the full Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Jessica Shirley, with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in public administration, has been Interim Acting Secretary of the DEP since October…
Read More...Yesterday, MDN noted the NYMEX “front month” futures price of natural gas had jumped 28.2 cents to close just above $4/MMBtu (see Wx Drives March NYMEX Price to Close at $4/MMBtu, Spot Price Higher). The price did it again. Yesterday, the NYMEX price for March delivery closed +6.8% to $4.280/MMBtu, a new 52-week high and…
Read More...Two days ago, President Trump signed yet another executive order, this one called “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies.” We’ve lost count of how many he’s signed! This latest EO is a really, hairy, big deal. This EO gives the president sweeping control over the budgets, policies, and regulations of independent U.S. agencies that oversee the…
Read More...NATIONAL: U.S. faces obstacles on road to supplying the world’s natural gas; Can the U.S. utility industry rise to its Sputnik moment?; INTERNATIONAL: WTI tops $72 amid crude supply concerns; Putin says global energy market needs Russia-US-Saudi talks; In a major shift, Japex to prioritise oil and gas investment through 2030. NATIONAL U.S. faces obstacles…
Read More...In one of the House Committee on Natural Resources’ first oversight hearings, a subcommittee held a hearing focused on restoring American energy dominance through offshore oil and natural gas development – highlighting the continued shift in tone in the new Congress and Administration. Witnesses and members of Congress pointed out the myriad benefits of a
Read More...Occidental Petroleum is exploring upside in the Permian’s secondary benches, including deeper Delaware Wolfcamp zones and the Barnett Shale in the Midland Basin. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
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