Industry News

Ørsted Names New CFO, COO Following 2023 Setbacks

Ørsted appointed Trond Westlie as CFO and executive board member and Patrick Harnett as COO following company difficulties in 2023, including a $4 billion impairment charge in third-quarter 2023. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.

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E&P Highlights: Feb. 26, 2024

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including interest in some projects changing hands and new contract awards. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.

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Coterra Energy Slashing Marcellus Budget 55%, Production by 6%

Our worst fears about the merger between Cabot Oil & Gas and Cimarex Energy to form Coterra Energy have come to pass. We said from the beginning that the new company would use the Marcellus as a “cash cow” to fund more oil drilling. That’s now happening. Yes, the price of natural gas (especially in…

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Dem Judge Shuts Down Anti Effort to Block Drilling Under Ohio Parks

Sometimes, we get a miracle. A liberal Democrat judge from Franklin County, OH, ruled on Friday that anti-fossil fuel fanatics don’t have the right to appeal a decision by the Ohio Oil & Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) to meet and award contracts to drill under (not on) several Ohio state parks, including the 20,000-acre…

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WV Legislature Votes to Keep Flawed O&G Valuation Formula in Perpetuity

Members of the Wet Virginia State Senate voted on Friday to permanently retain a flawed oil and gas well valuation formula. The Senate vote comes after the House had previously voted to do the same thing (see WV’s Botched NatGas Property Tax Gets Messier with House Vote). The formula used has been the cause of unending…

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SC PSC Approves Gas-Fired Power Plant Proposed for Edisto River

On Feb. 15, members of the South Carolina Public Service Commission approved a proposed project to build a 1,020-megawatt (MV) gas-fired power plant in the state’s Lowcountry, in Colleton County. The project is a 50/50 partnership between Dominion Energy (formerly South Carolina Electric & Gas) and Santee Cooper (South Carolina’s state-owned electric and water utility)….

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PA DEP Shakes Down Shell Another $2.6M for Cracker Air Violations

Although Shell maintains flaring and accidental emissions from its new multi-billion-dollar ethane cracker in Beaver County, PA, have not violated state and federal air standards, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) says they have — on numerous occasions. Shell didn’t argue the point, and last May, the company agreed to pay nearly $10 million…

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