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Shell starts its new ‘era’ raising dividends

Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday it is starting a new era of dividend growth, as it announced a portfolio reshape to meet cleaner energy needs, Kallanish Energy reports. The supermajor decided to raise its dividend by 4% to 16.65 cents in the third quarter and annually thereafter. In April, it had slashed the payout by

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Equinor posts $2.12B loss in Q3

Norway’s Equinor posted on Thursday a net loss of $2.12 billion in the third quarter of 2020, hit by weak hydrocarbon prices but, mostly, impairment charges due to reduced future price assumptions. The company’s net income was 92% lower than the same period last year at $1.11 billion, as it recorded impairment charges of $2.93

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Novatek’s Q3 natgas production up 4.5%

Russia’s largest independent gas producer, Novatek, saw its production rise 4.5% year-on-year during the third quarter of 2020, despite a slight decline in total sales volumes, Kallanish Energy reports. The company said in its Q3 results that total gas production reached 19.13 billion cubic meters (Bcm) in the July-September quarter, up from 18.31 Bcm a

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Sinopec posts $3.64 billion net profit in Q3

China’s Sinopec reported a net profit attributable to shareholders of 24.45 billion yuan ($3.64 billion) during the third quarter, while boosting natural gas sales and maintaining production levels, Kallanish Energy reports. The company said in its financial statement net profit was down 44.7% compared to the 44.22 billion yuan ($6.6 billion) recorded a year ago,

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China’s gas demand to grow 10% this winter

Chinese demand for natural gas is expected to grow by 10% year-on-year this winter, as a Covid-19 recovery spurs higher residential and industrial consumption, state oil companies said on Thursday. Presenting at a gas seminar in Beijing, the companies said demand during the 2020/21 peak winter season is estimated at 148 billion cubic meters (Bcm),

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Sinopec eyes hydrogen supply chain push

China’s Sinopec is said to be ready to push development and investments towards the hydrogen supply chain, seeking leadership in future energy sources, Kallanish Energy reports. The giant oil refiner reportedly said on Thursday, during its earnings call, that it would “reallocate some of our resources all along the hydrogen chain.” The strategy is “a

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Antero Resources reports 3Q net loss of $536M

Antero Resources reported a net loss of $536 million or $1.99 per diluted share in the third quarter 202, Kallanish Energy reports. That compares to a net loss of $879 million or $2.86 per share in the 3Q 2019. The loss was driven by a $749 million unrealized commodity hedge fair value loss as a

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EQT reports $601M loss in third quarter of 2020

EQT Corp. reported a net loss of $601 million in the third quarter 2020, according to Kallanish Energy. Although the recent loss was higher than a year ago — a loss of $361 million in the third quarter of 2019 — it was smaller than expected. The company was able to mitigate the drop in

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Oil & Natural Gas Delivers Record Energy Security For United States

American consumers and businesses can count on the strongest energy security in a generation thanks in no small part to oil and natural gas produced right here at home, according to the Global Energy Institute’s annual Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk. The index gave an energy security risk score of 70.1 in 2019 –

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Painterland; Where Dreams Come True Thanks to Natural Gas

Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … Painterland is the name of a very special farm where natural gas and organic dairy products are still produced thanks to natural gas. October is Farm to School Month in Pennsylvania, and Oct. 12 was National Farmers Day. Many in the agricultural industry take this month to help people

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EQT expands with purchase of Chevron’s Appalachian assets

EQT Corp. strengthened its foothold as the No. 1 producer of natural gas in the United States, reaching a definitive purchase and sale agreement with Chevron USA Inc. to acquire its oil and gas assets in the Appalachian Basin, according to Kallanish Energy. The $735 million sale includes 500 producing wells that produce about 450

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Massachusetts Antis Want Eversource to Block New Gas for Customers

There is no explaining lunatics like those belonging to the Columbia Gas Resistance Campaign in Springfield, Massachusetts who seek to block new and expanded delivery of natural gas to its customers. Following the disaster in September 2018 from a series of explosions that occurred in Columbia Gas’ local delivery pipelines north of Boston (see Local

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CNX CEO Nick DeIuliis Publishes New Book, Website Promoting NatGas

Nick DeIuliis, President and CEO of CNX Resources Corporation, has been an outspoken advocate for the shale gas industry and manufacturing since at least 2017. And we mean outspoken. The trend continues. Nick has just announced a forthcoming book and a new website to continue his pro-fossil fuel advocacy.This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling

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DOE Approves Cove Point, Six Other Plants to Export LNG Thru 2050

Last week the U.S. Dept. of Energy announced it has extended the terms of seven long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) export authorizations through 2050. One of the facilities receiving an extension is the Cove Point LNG export facility in Maryland, a facility that exports 100% Marcellus molecules.This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Marcellus/Utica LNG Heading to Barbuda, West Indies?

Barbuda Ocean Club (click for larger version) Eagle LNG Partners built and maintains a smallish LNG facility in Maxville, Florida (suburb of Jacksonville). Since early 2018, Eagle LNG has loaded hundreds of ISO and trailers loads from their Maxville LNG facility for Crowley Maritime and other customers (see Eagle LNG Celebrates 100th LNG Bunkering at

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