Recent weather events like the winter storm in Texas serve as a stark reminder of the crucial role that natural gas plays in supporting the power grid. As a 2020 Brattle Group report explains, natural gas outperforms other energy sources during emergencies. That’s because it “can perform without advance notice for any length of outage,”
EQT Corp. and Chesapeake Energy Corp. are among potential buyers interested in Alta Resources, according to Bloomberg sources. The interested parties are weighing offers for Alta that could value the company at more than $3 billion. Alta is working with an advisor on a potential sale. Representatives for the parties didn’t respond to requests for
Consumer Energy Alliance’s latest report has calculated a $25,600 price tag per New York City household if the city continues to follow short sighted goals of banning natural gas use in buildings. The cost to residents will be felt each winter and poses significant challenges to businesses recovering from the COVID pandemic in the short
Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM, 1600 AM, 104.1 FM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about President Biden, carbon tax, natural gas storage and much more last week. The Shale Gas News has grown again to the Williamsport
The consensus from CERAWeek is out: natural gas is a key component of the world’s energy transition. Throughout CERAWeek, which took place the first week of March and brings together political leaders, executives, and energy’s most prominent thought leaders, one topic remained top of mind: the energy transition. As climate change becomes an ever-pressing issue,
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … 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. Yeah, Natural Gas Is the Good Deed Always Punished Interesting that entire countries believe natural gas use reduces carbon, while radical
Ned LangPresident, Upper Delaware River Basin Citizens …. …. [Editor’s Note: Ned Lang, President of Upper Delaware River Basin Citizens, appeals for help in fighting for our natural gas and property rights!] The UDRBC was formed to advocate for the property rights of landowners across the Upper Delaware River region. The actions of the Delaware
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. . … Natural gas industry executives attending a global warming confab tell attendees natural gas is the solution, not the problem. Our friend and guest blogger, Mark Dye, has long been of the mind that the natural gas industry has been asleep at the switch in not aggressively pointing out
India’s natural gas demand will more than double by 2030 as the fuel source replaces higher emitting resources, particularly in the industrial sector, according to the latest long-term special report by the International Energy Agency. The continued growth in natural gas, which IEA projects even in policy scenarios where renewables dominate the energy mix, will
Jim WillisEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) [Editor’s Note: The Delaware Riverkeeper ran to a RINO judge to secure the right to intervene in a DRBC lawsuit. He rolled over and granted it.] Apparently, the staff who run the day-to-day business of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) is incompetent and can’t defend itself. Every time
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. . … Free speech is under furious assault by a merging of media and government establishing information standards for all of us. I had a nightmare last night. I dreamed I was living in the year 2025 and green political correctness had won the day. Everyone was “woke,” as they
Paul DriessenCommittee For A Constructive Tomorrow …. …. The incoming Biden Administration is going whole hog with the Green New Deal and it promises to be an unmitigated disaster awaiting. The Biden Administration is using executive orders and regulatory diktats, while the Democrat-controlled House and Senate are legislating by one-vote vice presidential tie breakers. They’re
Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM, 1600 AM, 104.1 FM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about Putin’s pipeline, carbon tax, natural gas storage and much more last week. The Shale Gas News has grown again to the Williamsport
The Delaware River Basin Commission permanently banned hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River Basin on Feb. 25, citing the importance of protecting public health and a water supply that more than 13 million people in four states rely on, according to Farm and Dairy. The commission’s move will ban high-volume hydraulic fracturing in the 13,539 square-mile
George StarkDirector, External AffairsCabot Oil & Gas … .. [Editor’s Note: Natural gas to the economic rescue: GDS (shorthand for GasSearch Drilling Services) is now Susquehanna County’s top employer!] Make room! GasSearch Drilling Services (GDS) has been named the largest employer in Susquehanna County as of the 2nd quarter in 2020*! GDS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cabot and they have been working tirelessly