S&P 2025 Energy Outlook: Fossil Fuels Needed to Save the Day

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S&P 2025 Energy Outlook: Fossil Fuels Needed to Save the Day

Yesterday, the analysts at S&P Global Commodity Insights, the leading independent provider of information, data, analysis, benchmark prices, and workflow solutions for the commodities and energy markets, released their 2025 energy outlook. S&P published the top 10 “key themes” from the report. Key theme #2 was this: “Total energy demand growth to outstrip clean energy…

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U.S. Supremes Signal Willingness to Curb NEPA Enviro Reviews

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could fundamentally change how the federal government conducts environmental reviews. We first told you about the case last week (see U.S. Supremes to Consider How Far is Too Far with Enviro Reviews). The case deals with a proposed railway that would connect…

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Timing & Future of Venture Global’s CP2 LNG Project Murky

The timing (even the very future) for Venture Global’s proposed Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) LNG export plant is murky at best. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in June issued a 2-1 decision to approve the project (see FERC Approves Expansion of Venture Global’s CP LNG Export Plant). However, the project is on hold (with…

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Feds & PA Soak PennEnergy with $2M Fine, $3.6M Upgrades re Emissions

PennEnergy Resources, LLC, the 11th largest shale driller in Pennsylvania, agreed to a “deal” with the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ), the Biden Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Josh Shapiro Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to pay a $2 million fine and spend another $3.6 million on “upgrades” related to air emissions at its…

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PA+WV+OH Produced Nearly One-Third of All U.S. NatGas in 2023

Yesterday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported five states produced more than 70% of the record 113.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of U.S. marketed natural gas production in 2023. Two of the five were in the Marcellus/Utica: Pennsylvania (18% of the country’s gas) and West Virginia (8% of the country’s gas). We…

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Methane Emissions in Marcellus/Utica Down 52% from 2019 to 2023

The environmental left is hellbent on regulating fossil fuels, including oil and natural gas, out of existence. One of their favorite (false) memes is to claim methane is a bazillion times more “potent” in causing global warming than other things, like carbon dioxide. The false narrative continues that shale drilling is causing a stratospheric increase…

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Dec. STEO Predicts 40% Higher NatGas Price for Winter 2024/25

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) issued its latest monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook yesterday, the agency’s monthly best guess about where energy prices and production will go in the next 12 months. In October, the EIA predicted the average spot price for natural gas would be $3.10/MMBtu in 2025 (see Oct. STEO Predicts Lower Output,…

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Trump Promises Expedited Enviro Permits for New Investments of $1B+

Yesterday, President-elect Donald Trump posted an interesting message to his Truth Social account: “Any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America, will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals. GET READY TO ROCK!!!” The implication is that the…

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Google’s Quantum Leap: Bitcoin’s Security Remains Unshaken

Google’s latest quantum computing breakthrough with the Willow chip, boasting an impressive 105 qubits, has sparked intense discussion about the potential vulnerabilities of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. However, leading experts are unanimous in their assessment: Bitcoin’s cryptographic foundations remain robust against quantum computing threats. Understanding the Quantum Computing Landscape The emergence of Google’s Willow chip represents

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