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Before Harris Flip-Flopped on Fracking, Confusion Reigned On Her Climate Litigation Stance. Has It Changed?

As the now-presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Vice President Kamala Harris is already attempting to walk back her past anti-energy rhetoric to win over voters in energy-producing states like Pennsylvania. Most recently, Harris’ campaign reversed her antagonistic stance towards fracking – which she made on the record repeatedly as a candidate herself – stating that she does not support a nationwide ban on

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Big Barrels: Meet Ohio’s New Utica Oil Play

After a false start in the early 2010s that went underwater with overwhelmingly low oil and associated-gas prices, a new group of Ohio drillers is going after the Utica’s volatile oil window. They’re talking now. Here’s what they’re up to. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.

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DC Circuit Libs Reverse FERC Approval of Transco Northeast Expansion

This is so frustrating. A panel of three extremely liberal (wildly left) Democrat judges sitting on the U.S. Court of Appeals — two appointed by Joementia and the other appointed by Lord Obama — have overturned a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval of the $1 billion Transco Regional Energy Access Expansion (REAE) project that…

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Chesapeake Whacked Production in 2Q, Down 25%; Lost $227 Million

Chesapeake Energy issued its second quarter 2024 update yesterday. Due to the low price of natural gas, Chesapeake promised (in 1Q) that it would curtail roughly 25% of its production. The company kept its word. Chessy’s 2Q production was 24.9% lower than the same period in 2023. Production was 2.745 Bcfe/d in 2Q24 versus 3.653…

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DT Midstream in Talks to Expand Appalachian Gathering System

DT Midstream (DTM), headquartered in Detroit, owns major assets in the Marcellus/Utica region and other regions like the Haynesville. DTM issued its second quarter 2024 update yesterday. Of keen interest to us was any talk of the company’s Phase III expansion to the Appalachian Gathering System and an expansion in the Tioga County gathering system….

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Austin Master Services CEO Pays $25,000 Bond to Stay Out of Jail

Last week, MDN exclusively brought you the news that the CEO of American Environmental Services, which owns Austin Master Services (AMS), had filed a brief with Belmont County Court to either forgive or reduce a $1.2 million bond needed to keep the CEO, Brad Domitrovitsch, out of jail (see Austin Master Serv. CEO Asks Court…

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Dems’ Crushing Regs Cause PJM Electric Prices to Soar 933% in 2025

PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. power grid operator, published the results of its latest electricity auction yesterday. PJM serves 65 million people in 13 states plus the District of Columbia (including PA, OH, and WV). The latest auction for delivery of electricity in PJM in 2025/26 produced a wholesale price of $269.92/MW-day. That is a…

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Josh Shapiro’s Energy Shell Game is Bad for Penn. & Other States

PJM, the grid manager for Pennsylvania, twelve other states, and the District of Columbia, is worried about future energy needs. As existing power plants come offline and lawmakers seek to replace them with woefully inadequate alternatives, PJM estimates electricity shortages as early as 2027. PA Gov. Josh Shapiro isn’t helping matters with his disastrous energy…

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Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jul 31, 2024

NATIONAL: US natgas prices jump 4% on forecast for record heat; Debunking claims that Biden has replenished the SPR; Climate law’s CCS windfall is almost 2 years old – not working; Shale costs forecast to fall 10% this year. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!) The post Other Stories of

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