Worst Fears May Come True with PennEast Pipeline Court Decision

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Worst Fears May Come True with PennEast Pipeline Court Decision

Yesterday MDN brought you news of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruling that disallows PennEast Pipeline from using the delegated power of eminent domain to cross properties either owned by, or with easements granted to, the state of New Jersey (see Federal Court Rules PennEast Pipe Can’t Run Thru NJ State

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Dominion Confident Courts Will Restart Atlantic Coast Pipe

What’s the status of Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), a 600+ mile pipeline that will run from West Virginia through Virginia and into North Carolina? Only 35 miles of pipeline is currently built, and all construction, at the moment, is blocked by the U.S. Fourth District Court of Appeals. Almost all of the workers for the

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Ohio Issues New Form Landmen Must have Landowners Sign & Return

You may recall news from last year that an Ohio Supreme Court ruling requires landmen to have a real estate license in order to get paid–IF they are compensated via a commission and/or royalties for the deals they broker (see OH Supreme Court Rules Independent Landmen Need Real Estate License). However, IF a landman is

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LNG Export Facility Review Part 1: Elba, Freeport and Cameron

Any LNG (liquefied natural gas) export facility built or planned along the Eastern seaboard or Gulf Coast is critically important for the Marcellus/Utica. Why? Because they are BIG users of natural gas, big important (new) markets for our gas. Yes, M-U gas flows all the way to the Gulf Coast, to both Louisiana and Texas.

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Cannabis packaging regulations: What you need to know

Few agriculture sectors, let alone any branch of commerce, are more regulated with red tape, road blocks and barriers in the agriculture community than cannabis packaging and distribution. Regardless of a person’s philosophical stance, cannabis is coming to a state near you. Setting personal conviction aside, the packaging of cannabis is going to play a

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More MOLU Adventures; This Time in Pittsburgh

Kelsey MulacCabot Oil & GasExternal Affairs, Pittsburgh … … Energy industry employees, teachers and legislators learn more about the many benefits of the STEM mobile learning lab. On Monday, September 9, 2019, energy industry employees, local legislators, teachers and school administrators attended an event where they could ‘Meet the MOLU’ and learn about the many

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Maag realigns branding, corporate strategy

The Swiss company Maag Pump Systems AG is realigning its branding and corporate strategy following significant expansions and acquisitions in recent years. The move is aimed at further strengthening the company’s position as a broadly diversified global solutions provider with integrated and customizable system solutions, Maag announced in a statement Sept. 12. As part of

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European beverage giant eyes 100% sustainable plastic bottles by 2030

Suntory Beverage Food Europe (SBFE) has sets out a roadmap to use fully recycled or plant-based materials across the entire portfolio of products by 2030. The plan, unveiled Sept. 12, will see the beverage maker fully moving away from fossil fuel-based virgin plastic, through using existing mechanical recycling processes as well as new technologies. The producer of

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PennEast Pipeline Decision Totally Obscures the Point

Tom ShepstoneNatural Gas NOW … …  There is nothing so maddening as a bad court decision, one that totally ignores the point of it all and creates chaos as a recent PennEast decision does. I get a lot of my business from lawyers but there are times I have Shakespearian dreams of eradicating the species.

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Prices fall after larger-than-expected drop in crude inventories

U.S. crude oil prices fell Wednesday after a sharp drop in U.S. crude stocks and Opec member Iraq said the cartel would discuss deepening output cuts amid ongoing demand concerns. Brent crude fell 0.19%, to $62.26 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 0.61%, to $57.05/Bbl, Kallanish Energy reports. Oil prices have risen more than 7%

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US crude oil inventories drop more than expected

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 6.91 million barrels (Mmbbl) during the week ended Sept. 6, from the previous week, the Energy Information Administration reported. The American Petroleum Institute had U.S. crude inventories down 7.2 Mmbbl in the week ended Sept. 6, to 421.9 Mmbbl, compared with analysts’

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US producible gas volume jumps in latest biennial survey

Energy industry experts who comprise the Potential Gas Committee announced Wednesday the volume of producible natural gas in the U.S. has jumped roughly 20% since their last assessment two years ago. The increase of 557 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) reported by the Pgc is the highest assessment in its 54-year history. The organization estimates total

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