As COVID-19 continues to spread — more slowly in some places than others — it’s probably not a surprise to hear of more changes coming to trade shows and conferences still on the schedule for 2020. On July 2, organizers of Plastimagen, Mexico’s largest trade show, said they would move the event to January, from
Read More...Jim WillisEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) The DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory just did a study of some Appalachian shale gathering pipelines and found no significant methane leaks. It’s such a breath of fresh air (and so rare) when we spot actual, in-the-field, real science being done. So many times the “studies” we see published
Read More...Plotting The Path To A Successful Digital Transformation The digital revolution in oil and gas sector is not only changing the way the industry operates, but also the type of people employed and the way they work and are managed. Rebecca Wiles, head of upstream technology, BP, tells how the company is approaching the digital
Read More...Australian firm Viva Energy opened its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal to commercial partnerships on Sunday, Kallanish Energy reports. Viva Energy plans to develop the LNG regasification terminal alongside its Geelong crude oil refinery, located in Victoria, South Australia. Following successful initial technical studies, the company intends to begin the front-end engineering and
Read More...The potential expansion of gas transportation from the Barents Sea region by Gassco would be best achieved through pipeline expansion on a cost-basis, according to analysis conducted by Rystad Energy. Norwegian gas transport system operator Gassco said in January that expanding transportation capacity from the Barents Sea South “can lay the basis for further value
Read More...Canada’s Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from British Columbia First Nation groups against expanding the Trans Mountain oil pipeline, Kallanish Energy reports. The court in Ottawa, Ontario, has dismissed appeals from four First Nation groups, effectively ending the year-long legal battle over the project. The court gave no reason for its decision. Work has
Read More...Global wholesale natural gas prices declined in 2019 to reach an average of $3.88 per million British thermal units (MmBtu) – a level not seen since 2016, according to the International Gas Union (IGU). The decline largely reflects the impact of rising global gas supply, which in turn led to sharp falls in spot prices
Read More...A federal judge has ordered that the Dakota Access oil pipeline be temporarily shut down by Aug. 5 for an in-depth environmental review of the project, Kallansh Energy reports. That order came from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in what was a major setback for the Trump administration and the controversial pipeline and a major
Read More...The United States’ working rig count dropped to a record-low for the ninth straight week, sliding from 265 on June 29 to 263 on July 2, according to the latest count from Baker Hughes. In addition to hitting an all-time low for the ninth week in a row, the U.S. rig count also saw its
Read More...Dominion Energy has decided to exit the natural gas pipeline and storage business, selling off its vast network of pipelines in the Marcellus/Utica (and beyond) to Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway for $9.7 billion ($4 billion in cash, the rest in assumed debt). In a related announcement, Dominion said it is throwing in the towel and
Read More...On Sunday a week ago (June 28) Chesapeake Energy filed for bankruptcy (see Chesapeake Files for Bankruptcy – Debtors to Take Ownership). As part of the filing, the company asked the bankruptcy court to allow it to break existing, legal, enforceable contracts with pipeline companies (see Chesapeake Asks Court to Break Pipeline Contracts, Including M-U).
Read More...In 2016 MDN told you about the Holleran family who didn’t want the much-needed Constitution Pipeline to cross their land in Susquehanna County, PA (see Maple Syrup Farm in Path of PA Pipeline, Antis Make Most of It). Hollywood actor James Cromwell and other anti-drillers heard about it and visited to add their shrill voices
Read More...It’s such a breath of fresh air (and so rare) when we spot actual, in-the-field, real science being done. So many times the “studies” we see published are nothing more than rehashed interpretations, speculation, and outright fabrications parading as scientific inquiry. We spotted a new study published just yesterday in the journal MDPI Atmosphere by
Read More...Radical greens continue to agitate and protest against a tiny 140-megawatt natural gas-fired electric plant for NJ Transit in Kearny, NJ. A group of radical greens (along with leftist politicians they have coopted) will stage a “rally” this afternoon to try and pressure NJ’s lefty governor, Phil Murphy, into finding a way to block the
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. COVID hysteria, the second round at least, is a political disease and it’s being fueled by a compromised media and unethical politicians looking for an edge. It’s frightening how many ordinary people are being sucked into the whirlwind of COVID hysteria. We see it every hour of every
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