Climate David Wojick, PhDJournalist and Independent Policy Analyst … … … [Editor’s Note: George Orwell long ago identified the problem with language that is crafted to mean the represent the opposite of what is implied. Climate Newspeak is here!] I am constantly entertained by the artful ways alarmists bend language to their will. This often
Read More...Wrightstone Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Greg Wrightstone just did a nice segment on the Candace Owens show about his book “Inconvenient Facts: The Science That Al Gore Doesn’t Want You to Know.” it was a thorough pleasure to watch our friend and guest blogger, Greg Wrightstone be interviewed by Candace Owens yesterday.
Read More...Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro abruptly canceled a planned news conference on Monday to announce criminal charges against the developer of the Mariner East 2 pipeline, which transports natural gas liquids across the southern portion of the state, according to the Associated Press. The event was scheduled to take place in Marsh Creek State Park
Read More...Shapiro Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Josh Shapiro is running for Pennsylvania Governor so he has decided to grab some headlines by criminalizing construction issues with respect to the Mariner East. There ought to be a law that prosecutors can’t run for political office, at least not outside their field. Whenever an attorney
Read More...oil and gas … …[Editor’s Note: Incredibly, Joe Biden, our White House occupant, is seemingly determined to wipe out our oil and gas even as China wraps its arms around its own energy industry.] While the U.S. government is doing all it can to keep our nation’s fossil fuels in the ground, China is investing
Read More...The U.S. oil and gas rig count increased by nine during the week ended Sept. 29, bringing the total to 640, according to data provided by Enverus. Oil rigs reached their highest total since April 2020 at 501. Natural gas rigs increased five to 139. The Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas saw the biggest
Read More...Thanks to the development of America’s abundant shale resources, energy supply shocks seemed to be a thing of the past. But with winter approaching, the Biden administration’s refusal to allow timely lease sales for production on federal lands is set to contribute to the highest energy prices in years. Now that summer has come
Read More...Adelphia Gateway Jim Willis on NGL PipelinesEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) [Editor’s Note: Though the PennEast Pipeline is dead for now, the Adelphia Gateway project, backed by one of the same entities, is full speed ahead to deliver gas to Philly.] New Jersey Resources’ Adelphia Gateway project is a plan to convert an old oil
Read More...On Wednesday, Cabot Oil & Gas Corp and Cimarex Energy Co shareholders approved the proposed merger between the two companies, forming one of the largest oil and gas firms in the U.S., according to Reuters. The merger was announced in May. It brings together Cabot’s gas-rich Marcellus shale positions and Cimarex’s oil-heavy acres in West
Read More...What is fracking? Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock. Is it safe? What most concerns people about fracturing is
Read More...A group of fringe politicans in Québec announced plans earlier this month to completely halt all existing and future oil and natural gas production in the Canadian province. And the direct attack on the province’s energy industry doesn’t end there: The group also wants to permanently close all wells and reservoirs and expropriate all permits
Read More...PennEast Pipeline announced on Monday it would stop developing a proposed pipeline from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, dropping its plans due to ongoing regulatory battles, according to Reuters. The company said it canceled the project because it had not yet received all of its required permits, including a water quality certification in New Jersey. The
Read More...Gulfport Energy Corp has been exploring the possibility of selling, according to sources that spoke to Reuters. The natural gas exploration and production company has been working with an investment bank on its options, following its emergence from bankruptcy earlier this year, and its ability to solicit potential acquisition interest. Gulfport has a market value
Read More...MEGlobal to get renewable energy for Texas petrochemical plant MEGlobal said on Sep. 21, 2021 it entered into an agreement with Calpine Energy to buy renewable energy for its ethylene glycol plant in Oyster Creek, Texas inaugurated in 2019. The accord will help the EQUATE Petrochemical Group-owned site to meet all its energy needs beginning
Read More...Last Tuesday, Rockdale Marcellus Holdings LLC, a natural gas driller in northeastern Pennsylvania, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a federal bankruptcy court in Pittsburgh, according to Pittsburgh Business Times. According to court filings, there are two related bankruptcy proceedings — Rockdale Marcellus Holdings and Rockdale Marcellus, which is owned by the holding company.
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