Opec is ‘likely to collapse,’ Iran’s oil minister warns

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Opec is ‘likely to collapse,’ Iran’s oil minister warns

Iran’s oil minister last week warned Opec is “likely to collapse” because some members of the 14-nation group are working against their fellow producers, Kallanish Energy learns. It’s not hard to figure out the comments referred to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo first announced sanction waivers

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CNX pinpoints cause of pressure spikes caused by Shaw 1G well in January

In January, CNX was fracking the Shaw 1G well when it lost pressure in the hole and subsequently discovered pressure spikes in nine conventional wells in Westmoreland County, Pa., according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The affected wells had to be flared for days, while CNX brought the Shaw 1G well under control. After months of

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U.S. Natural Gas Exports Climbing Higher and Higher!

Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. . … Exports contribute to the our economy in numerous ways and natural gas exports just keep rising, bringing aconomic development to both rural and urban areas. Natural gas exports are growing and rapidly. Our natural gas is finding its way to Canada, Mexico and around the world with benefits

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FERC Issues Certificate for Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline

Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. . … A four-member FERC issued a Certificate for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline this past week, which is a big step forward. The NESE is on its way! The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted 3 to 1 to issue a certificate authorizing the construction and operation of “an expansion

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Those Who Oppose Pipelines Will Get LNG by Rail

 ... … … Pipelines remain the safest way to transport natural gas, but demands of consumers will force it to be delivered as LNG by rail if pipelines cannot be built. Natural gas pipelines are having a hard time getting built in the United States despite the advantages that natural gas provides to the public

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Natural Gas NOW Picks of the Week – May 4, 2019

Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Natural Gas NOW 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. Delaware Povertykeeper Denied Again by Supreme Court  Williams beats the Delaware Povertykeeper yet again on the already operating Atlantic

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India’s Uflex opens pyrolysis plant, plans recycling factory

May 3, 2019 Updated 5/3/2019 Email Print Uflex Ltd. An employee tends to the stream of mixed plastics waste at a new pyrolysis plant India’s Uflex Ltd. opened at its headquarters. Noida, India — India’s largest flexible packaging firm Uflex Ltd. is launching two environmental initiatives, investing about 50 million Indian rupees ($700,000) in a

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Plastimagen draws crowds, but some question technology on display

May 3, 2019 Updated 5/3/2019 Email Print Michael A. Marcotte Ranganath Shastri at Plastimagen 2019. Mexico City — Ranganath Shastri, made a Society of Plastics Engineers fellow in 2003 in recognition of his contribution to product design and development, was impressed by the large crowds at Plastimagen 2019 in Mexico City, but disappointed by the

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Congress probes plastics recycling challenges

May 3, 2019 Updated 5/3/2019 Email Print U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens Stevens Washington — The head of a U.S. House science subcommittee is calling for a national strategy around plastics recycling. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., made the call to upgrade decades-old waste infrastructure and deal with new challenges like microplastics. The April 30 hearing, titled

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The United States of bans

May 3, 2019 Updated 5/3/2019 Email Print Jessica Jordan States have a mixture of bans on plastic bags and bans on local bag bans. Here’s a quick look at what is in place now. As bans on plastic packaging gain steam in parts of the country — think New York’s bag ban and Maine’s expanded

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DowDuPont seeks buyer for biomaterials

May 3, 2019 Updated 5/3/2019 Email Print DowDuPont Inc. Doyle DowDuPont Inc. is looking to sell its Biomaterials unit — including Sorona-brand biofiber — and several other businesses. Wilmington, Del.-based DowDuPont confirmed those moves in a May 2 conference call after posting challenging first-quarter financial results. On June 1, DowDuPont will split into a new

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Antero Resources 1Q19: Marcellus Economics Better than Utica

This article is provided FREE for Google searchers. In order to access all content on Marcellus Drilling News, please visit our Subscribe page. Antero Resources, one of the biggest Marcellus/Utica drillers (pure play) released first quarter 2019 numbers yesterday. The Mariner East 2 (ME2) pipeline, which Antero uses to ship and sell natural gas liquids

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Williams 1Q19: Becoming Besties with Encino in Ohio Utica

This article is provided FREE for Google searchers. In order to access all content on Marcellus Drilling News, please visit our Subscribe page. Williams, one of the biggest midstream (pipeline) companies in the U.S., issued its first quarter 2019 update yesterday. Williams is a gigantic company with operations in multiple regions, not just here in

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DTE Midstream Buys Another 30% of WV Gathering System

This article is provided FREE for Google searchers. In order to access all content on Marcellus Drilling News, please visit our Subscribe page. click for larger version In 2016, DTE Energy, a BIG utility and midstream company based in Detroit, MI, purchased 100% of M3 Midstream’s Appalachia Gathering System (AGS), located in Pennsylvania and West

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Opposition Mounts to Tiny Pipeline in Albany, NY Region

This article is provided FREE for Google searchers. In order to access all content on Marcellus Drilling News, please visit our Subscribe page. The bright red line indicates the pipeline’s proposed route (click for larger version) On February 1, 2019, National Grid filed a petition with the New York Public Service Commission for a “Certificate

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