We spotted an interesting article in the Steubenville, Ohio, Herald-Star newspaper that tackles the issue of using eminent domain in the state for various kinds of pipelines. It provides an excellent history of eminent domain used not only for oil and natural gas pipelines but also how the Mariner East pipeline project led to “expanding”…
Read More...The highly functional and responsible Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC), unlike its completely dysfunctional and irresponsible cousin, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), continues to support the shale energy industry by approving water withdrawals for responsible and safe shale drilling. Yesterday, the SRBC board approved 14 new (or renewed) water withdrawal requests within the basin,…
Read More...We’ve discussed shale wastewater, sometimes called brine or “produced water,” many times over the years. When drilling an oil or gas well deep in the earth, the hole releases naturally occurring water from the depths (far, far below the surface water table) for years after the well is drilled. The water coming out has a…
Read More...Earlier this week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) issued its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. As part of our coverage, we highlighted the news that the EIA is predicting natural gas prices this winter and for all of 2025 will be roughly 40% higher than the Henry Hub price for gas in November (see Dec….
Read More...According to a Reuters report, Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG export facility (Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana) could start to liquefy natural gas as early as today. It will mark the first new U.S. LNG export plant to come online in two years. The 20 million metric tons per annum (MTPA) export plant was set to draw over…
Read More...OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Eagle Mountain considers allowing nuclear reactors, natgas power plants in city; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures gain on big inventory draw; No winners seen in Trump’s ‘hugely destructive’ energy tariffs; Investigation ties fashion to fracking in the USA; Trump’s choice to run Energy says fossil fuels are virtuous; ExxonMobil eyes data centre…
Read More...Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines plant was on track to pull in about 0.16 Bcf/d of pipeline gas on Dec. 13, up from 0.10 Bcf/d on Dec. 12, according to LSEG data. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Berry Corp.’s legacy roots are in California’s Central Valley—but its growth engine is in Utah’s emerging Uinta Basin, CEO Fernando Araujo told Hart Energy. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Shell Plc and Chevron Corp. are taking a final investment decision on Phase 3 of the Silvertip project in the Gulf of Mexico. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...A cold start to December has resulted in one of the biggest storage drops in years. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Novi Labs President and Co-Founder Jon Ludwig gives insight on how AI and machine learning allow diverse applications for oil and gas operations and less risk for cataclysmic failure, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Northern Oil and Gas has entered a joint development program with an Appalachian Basin operator, which wasn’t named, in exchange for a 15% working interest, the company said. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...W&T Offshore has asked a federal judge to block insurance companies’ demands for $250 million. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...In something of a surprise (for us), the Ohio State Senate passed House Bill (HB) 308 yesterday, a bill that extends the standard lease terms for drillers who want to drill under (not on) state-owned land from three years to five years. The bill also extends the total amount of time fracking operations can last…
Read More...For those unlucky enough to live in New York City and its sprawling suburbs, get ready for blackouts due to the lack of electricity. The state of New York and developers of the 175-mile Clean Path NY transmission line have “mutually agreed to terminate” contracts underpinning the project, which was planned to come online in…
Read More...