Natural Gas NOW Picks of the Week – May 11, 2019

Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Our 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. Lansing Town Board Deals with Looney Lansing Moratorium Our buddy Jim Willis picked up on this crazy story about the

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Study: Natural Gas Will Have Long-Term Role in U.S. Power, Economy

Natural gas will play a major role in the U.S. power market and wider economy through 2040, according to a new study from the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) Foundation. The study, The Role of Natural Gas in the Transition to a Lower-Carbon Economy, examines the role natural gas will play in two

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Three Mile Island Unit 1 to shut by Sept. 30

The owner of the plant where North America’s worst nuclear power-related accident took place four decades ago, confirmed the facility’s lone remaining operating unit will shut down this September, Kallanish Energy reports. Exelon Generation said Three Mile Island (Tmi) Generating Station Unit 1, located near Middletown, Pennsylvania, on an island south of the state capital city

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EQT uses stick & carrot against Rice-led dissidents

EQT Corp. is not a Mom-and-Pop natural gas producer – and can’t be run like one – the board’s independent members said, in effect, to dissident shareholders looking to insert their board nominees into the operations of the U.S.’s largest gas producer. “The Board should not be a friends-and-family club, and it is not in

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Gibraltar opens LNG terminal

Gibraltar on Monday opened a liquefied natural gas regasification terminal, moving the British territory away from diesel-fuel power, Kallanish Energy reports. The project comes as part of Gibraltar’s effort to power its homes and businesses with cleaner energy. The 80-megawatt power plant was built by Anglo-Dutch giant Shell and its fully owned subsidiary Gasnor, which is also

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Time for Some Smiles; The Return of Laughable Oil and Gas Lingo

Kelsey MulacCabot Oil & GasExternal Affairs, Pittsburgh … … Let’s put aside the bitter, miserable opposition of fractivists for a moment and reflect again the humorous nature of laughable oil and gas lingo, shall we? We had previously posted a well-received blog post (also reposted here at NaturalGasNow) about the oil and gas lingo that

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Shale Gas News – May 4, 2019

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 Marcus Hook, emissions, Venezuela and much more last week. The Shale Gas News has grown again; welcome Gem 104 as our FOURTH station! Gem 104 helps

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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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North Dakota regulator approves 77-mile line

The North Dakota Public Service Commission this week approved a siting permit for a $125 million, 77-mile natural gas liquids pipeline in northwest North Dakota, Kallanish Energy learns. Oneok Bakken Pipeline LLC received a permit to construct a pipeline starting at the Demicks Lake natural gas processing plant in McKenzie County, North Dakota, extending southwest

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Tallgrass announces open season for Pony Express lateral

Tallgrass Energy Wednesday announced the Hereford Project, roughly 30 miles of new pipeline, plus expanded capacity on the Pony Express system, Kallanish Energy reports. The new project is designed to support crude oil production in northern Weld County, Colorado, near the Wyoming-Colorado border. Sufficient interest arose during Pony Express’ existing open season for expansion capacity from

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Baker Hughes delivers ‘solid’ 1st quarter

Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes, a GE company, delivered what chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli called a “solid” first quarter, due to stabilizing global oil and natural gas markets, Kallanish Energy reports. “The U.S. rig count dropped slightly less than expected, and international activity remained steady; the LNG market is very active,” Simonelli said. During

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Tom Wolf’s Severance Tax Threatens to Destroy, Not Restore, PA

Gina SuydamPresidentWyoming County Chamber of Commerce … … Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says he wants to “Restore PA” with a severance tax that will only destroy what the Commonwealth has gained from natural gas. Natural gas is revitalizing Wyoming County. As a lifelong resident of Tunkhannock and now in my role representing the county’s business

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No Nuke Subsidies: Let the Free Market Work

 ... … … The Institute for Energy Research explains why nuke subsidies in Pennsylvania are a terrible idea and why we should just let the free market work. There are currently bills working their way through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate that would provide subsidies to help prop-up unprofitable nuclear power plants in the state. Senate

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Gas Revolution Fueled by Innovation and Markets, Not Picking of Winners

Kelsey MulacCabot Oil & GasExternal Affairs, Pittsburgh … … A recent “Think About Energy” briefing in Carlisle, Pennsylvania brought home the reality of what the gas revolution has brought us via innovation and markets. The “Think About Energy Briefing” series made a stop in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, April 24. With Pennsylvania natural gas production topping 6

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