Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. The gullibility of so many urban voters on the subject of energy issues, their energy ignorance quotient, never ceases to amaze but it is easily explained. The degree to which urban voters are susceptible to boneheaded ideas about energy, that is to say their energy ignorance quotient, is quite
Read More...A literature review of studies that have unsuccessfully attempted to show fracking is negatively impacting health is getting some media attention based on its claim that air quality monitoring and modeling may not capture the full picture of oil and gas development impacts. And despite the authors’ best efforts to show otherwise, this compendium simply
Read More...Kelsey MulacCabot Oil & GasExternal Affairs, Pittsburgh … … When it comes to workforce development, no one has done more than the natural gas industry. Cabot Oil & Gas offers a great example of how much has be done. In Pennsylvania, where Cabot’s operations are located, the oil and gas industry accounts for more than
Read More...Supporters of American energy hope the executive orders that President Trump signed directing the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain policies will prevent abuse by states like New York who have used the environmental review process to unnecessarily block pipeline projects at the request of Keep-It-In-the-Ground activists. In a speech prior to signing the orders
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. President Donald Trump delivered some great news to pipeliners yesterday with his pipeline executive order, Andrew Cuomo says it’s overreach, so it’s good! The Trump pipeline executive order is here! And, Andrew Cuomo, the king of overreachers, says it’s “gross overreach.” We don’t need to know a lot more,
Read More...Anti-fossil fuel activists have been spinning a tale for months that oil and gas companies can spew “toxic air pollution” into the air for three months without consequence. The short answer is no: the claim only takes into consideration “permitting” and does not account for Colorado regulations. For example, truth is, there is no “loophole”
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. I had an opportunity a few minutes ago to speak to Pipeliners Union 798 at their annual Steward School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Here’s what I told them. When Guy Williams asked me if I would come to speak with you, I jumped at the chance. I met Guy and
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. New Jersey must not follow New York in stopping pipelines to secure the rewards of green political correctness. It will only yield higher energy prices. NJ Spotlight, a news blog normally given to anti-gas drivel from the likes of the Delaware Riverkeeper and Jumpin’ Jeff Tittel at the Sierra
Read More...Daniel B. Markind, Esq.Flaster Greenberg PC West Virginia’s Governor vetoed a strong bipartisan supported bill to plug up nearly 4000 abandoned oil and natural gas wells. Why? To support coal? West Virginia Governor Jim Justice made one of the most curious gubernatorial moves in recent years recently, when he vetoed a bill that would have directed
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. Green energy fans proclaim renewables are necessary to reduce CO2 emissions and will soon replace gas but the oil and gas industry keeps innovating CO2 away. It’s always amusing to read every year how renewables are coming down in price and will soon compete with natural gas, while also
Read More...The mayor of the city leading the push for municipalities in British Columbia (BC) to file a class action lawsuit against energy companies for climate damages recently announced that she no longer believes climate lawsuits are the best way to deal with climate change. The announcement from Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps marks another major setback for the
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. President Donald Trump is going to Houston on Wednesday and will announce the pipeline executive order he’s issuing. It’s more than pipelines; it’s justice! We are two days away from an in-your-face Executive Order President Trump is issuing to deliver some justice to states such as New York where
Read More...Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about gas storage, U.S. crude oil buyers, offshore drilling and much more last week. The Shale Gas News has grown again; welcome Gem 104 as our FOURTH
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. The Utica Shale has brought $70 billion of investment to Ohio and there’s more to be had. The Utica also underlies most of the Marcellus. Imagine that! When we think Utica Shale, we tend to think Ohio because that’s where the oil and gas industry has put $70 billion
Read More...... … … There’s no excuse for what Germany has done to itself. It is now boxed in, with but two alternatives; Russian gas or our LNG. They should choose wisely. The European Union (EU) has realized natural gas will have to complement intermittent renewable sources like solar and wind in order for European nations
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