A scientific review of more than two dozen studies aimed at linking oil and natural gas development to poor health found no direct association between fracking and illnesses, dealing another blow to activists trying to link the two together. The new report by the Health Effects Institute’s (HEI) Energy Research Committee examined 25 studies published
Read More...Despite declining prices, two U.S. natural gas production records were set in August, according to Kallanish Energy. A new daily production record was set on August 19, when production reached 92.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), according to estimates from IHS Markit, the Energy Information Administration reports. A new monthly record was also set
Read More...Amid a more than year-long U.S. – China trade war and growing capacity, U.S. producers have sought and found new routes for chemical exports. × The First Wave of massive investment allowed for tremendous new petrochemical capacity to come online in the U.S. The expectation was that the new material would go to China. Then,
Read More...The Sunshine State could also be called the Natural Gas State, according to data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Natural gas accounted for 72 percent of Florida’s electricity generation mix in 2018 – a 25 percent increase from a decade ago when the fuel was used to generate about 47 percent of
Read More...Although natural gas production has increased by more than 50% in the United States since 1990, methane emissions have dropped 15 percent over the same period, according to The Hill. Methane is a primary component of natural gas and a greenhouse gas that’s more potent than carbon dioxide. Methane emissions count for 10% of total greenhouse
Read More...Low natural gas prices have left Pennsylvania property owners with diminished royalty checks, despite record amounts of gas being pulled from the commonwealth’s shale plays, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The low prices, driven by a supply that has outpaced demand, have angered shareholders and forced shale companies to slow new development. Meanwhile, royalty owners
Read More...We are seeing values of Ohio River front property trading in the range of ~$10,000/acre to highs of $150,000/acre and in rare instances values are above $150,000/acre (higher values are based upon “clean” brownfields and useable acreage. Properties commanding top dollar are range in size from 25 – 50 acres with active rail and barge
Read More...Houston-based e-commerce platform GoExpedi has collaborated with Ensign, a Canada-based drilling company, to provide Ensign’s fleet of drilling rigs with an innovative new technology tool that will significantly enhance its supply chain capability to support their drilling operations. Ensign has identified GoExpedi as a partner within the e-commerce, supply chain and logistics space. “We see
Read More...Ahead of tonight’s third Democratic presidential debate in Houston, the energy capital of the world, EID is taking a deeper dive into several candidates’ climate plans and their potential impacts on America’s power grid. Top tier contenders including Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Kamala Harris have laid out plans to achieve a net-zero
Read More...Earlier this week, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled Senator Andrew E. Dinniman lacks the legal standing to challenge the construction and operation of Sunoco’s contentious Mariner East pipeline system, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The court ordered the Public Utility Commission to dismiss Sen. Dinniman’s complaint, ruling lacked both personal and legislative standing to challenge
Read More...Colombia Court Maintains Moratorium On Fracking The decision by three magistrates from the Council of State, which is tasked with ruling on administrative matters, comes amid a larger case about the use of hydraulic fracturing, which breaks up rock formations with pressurized liquid. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...LONDON—Global oil demand is weathering economic headwinds, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Sept. 12, buoyed by lower prices brought on by abundant supply as the United States briefly dethroned Saudi Arabia as the world’s top exporter. “With oil prices currently about 20% lower than a year ago, there will be support for consumers,”
Read More...Colombia Court Maintains Moratorium On Fracking The decision by three magistrates from the Council of State, which is tasked with ruling on administrative matters, comes amid a larger case about the use of hydraulic fracturing, which breaks up rock formations with pressurized liquid. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Truman’s Cleaning LLC, a direct-to-consumer startup that makes concentrated hard-surface cleaning products, has raised a $5 million minority investment led by German consumer-products giant Henkel AG & Co. KGaA. The deal comes just over six months after Lexington, Ky.-based Truman’s launched, propelled early on by a video that’s gotten more than 1 million views just
Read More...The following information is provided by EnergyNet. All inquiries on the following listings should be directed to EnergyNet. Hart Energy is not a brokerage firm and does not endorse or facilitate any transactions. Vendera Resources LP retained EnergyNet for the sale of an Arkansas well package through an auction closing Sept. 18. The offering comprises nonoperated working
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