Here’s an interesting twist. Just last week we told you about ongoing opposition from anti-fossil fuelers to a currently dormant project, the Mountaineer NGL Storage hub project in Monroe County, OH (see Opposition to Dormant Mountaineer NGL Storage Hub in Monroe, OH). Mountaineer wants to build an underground storage cavern to hold natural gas liquids,
Read More...It was exactly one year ago that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in THE most consequential lawsuit for Marcellus Shale drilling we’ve seen, a case called Briggs v Southwestern Energy (see HUGE NEWS: PA Supreme Court Keeps ‘Rule of Capture’ for Fracking). Now that the dust has settled, it’s a good time to take a
Read More...Kenny SteinDirector, Policy – Institute for Energy Research.… … [Editor’s Note: Kenny Stein outlines the extraordinary damage the Biden administration executive orders will produce to our energy system and security.] This post appeared first on Natural Gas Now.
Read More...Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM, 1600 AM, 104.1 FM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about Keystone XL Pipeline, Russian LNG, Biden energy policy and much more last week. The Shale Gas News has grown again to the
Read More...There’s plenty of potential for “significant” oil and natural gas infrastructure development through 2025 as the U.S. economy recovers from COVID-19 and exports increase, according to ICF Resources Inc. ICF completed two scenarios of North American oil and gas markets through The first modeled infrastructure development prior to COVID-19. The second attempted to fully capture
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy. As usual, emphasis is added. Biden Talks Unity, Sows Division, Take Orders by Earphone Joe Biden started off with a speech promoting unity and promptly signed
Read More...Clean Energy Doesn’t Happen Without Natural Gas! Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Clean energy is, to a large extent, in the eye of the beholder, but one thing is surely clear; natural gas is critical to any of it. As a new administration takes shape in Washington, D.C. we enter a period of
Read More...Natalie DeCarioExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … [Editor Comment: The natural gas supply chain is huge and includes hundreds of local contractors and their employees are benefitting economically.] In order to operate with success each day, the natural gas industry relies on local contractors in the region for their supporting services. Over the
Read More...Although North American gas production felt the majority of the pandemic’s impact on global output last year, demand fared better amid lower prices, according to Natural Gas Intelligence. Rystad Energy, an independent research firm, estimates North American gas production fell 47 billion cubic meters year-over-year to 1,103 bcm in 2020. Simultaneously, global output dropped 3.6%
Read More...Only a day after taking office, the new Biden administration announced a temporary suspension of new drilling permits on federal land and foreshadowed further efforts to place a moratorium on leasing. Though not unexpected, the move is a shot across the bow for energy producers across the country, and particularly in states with prolific federal
Read More...The long-contested Keystone XL Pipeline may be reaching the end of its battle with President Joe Biden’s recent decision to revoke a permit for the project, according to The Wall Street Journal. The project’s saga spans more than 12 years, facing judgment from the last three U.S. presidential administrations. The Keystone XL is an expansion
Read More...Beaverton, Mich. — Brown Machine Group (BMG) has launched a web- and app-based portal to access process data in thermoforming and product handling applications for both new installations and as a retrofit for most BMG machinery from the past several decades. The platform, which is called Advanced Digital Readiness (ADR), enables operators, maintenance personnel and
Read More...Birmingham, Ala. — Birmingham-based Motion Industries Inc., a distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, as well as industrial technology solutions, broke ground on an $11.2 million, 104,000-square-foot shop facility in Irondale, Ala. Company officials and local officials attended the socially-distanced event to mark the first stages of construction, which are underway. First announced
Read More...Are you in the forecasting business? Not the weather, but business. (And isn’t everyone from CEOs to entrepreneurs and investors to engineers just doing their best to forecast what the market will need?) As you well know, the past year has defied expectations, but with a new administration in Washington and vaccines making their way
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … The Department of Energy just issued a comprehensive report about the dangers of banning hydraulic fracturing in this country. The Executive Summary follows: Abundant American oil and natural gas reserves are a strategic asset in driving sustained, long-term economic growth, achieving environmental goals, and enhancing the national security
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