North America

Blm nets nearly $7.2M in Utah lease sale

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management raised $7.19 million on March 26 in a federal lease sale for oil and natural drilling in Utah, Kallanish Energy reports. A total of 111 parcels totaling 148,950 acres were offered, with 90 sold in the agency’s Canyon Country, Green River and West Desert districts. Those 90 parcels covered 135,123 acres.

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Enbridge gas pipeline explosion causes fireball in Ohio

      An explosion Monday of a section of Enbridge’s Texas Eastern natural gas pipeline in Ohio created a fireball of flame and damaged homes, prompting the evacuation of nearby residents. The explosion appeared to have destroyed two homes, Chasity Schmelzenbach, emergency management director for Noble County, Ohio, told Reuters. Enbridge said two people

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U.S. natgas consumption set record in 2018

      U.S. natural gas usage jumped 10% in 2018, to a record 82.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), the Energy Information Administration reported. Domestic consumption of natural gas increased across all sectors in 2018, led by a 3.8 Bcf/d increase in the electric power sector, due to a combination of recent natural

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Halcon Resources devising new strategic, financial plans

      Halcon Resources reported a first quarter 2019 net loss of $336.6 million, or $2.12 per diluted share, as it develops new strategic and financial plans, Kallanish Energy reports. That compares to a Q1 2018 net loss of $2.6 million, or 2 cents a share. The Denver-based company said it generated total revenue of

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MPLX touting liquids storage project

HOUSTON – There’s a silent battle being waged by no fewer than three groups trying to secure customers and/or funding for underground natural gas liquids storage in the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. With Shell Chemical pushing hard to have its world scale ethane cracker 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh operational by the

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Control, Control and More Control Is the Goal; Climate the Means

Control, Control and More Control Is Goal; Climate the Means Paul Driessen Senior Policy Analyst, CFACT …. ….  [Editor’s Note: Climate rants have nothing to do with climate change or saving the planet. They are all about control of our energy and economic future and what we can hear, see, read, learn, think and say.]

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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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ConocoPhillips reports 3Q net loss of $450M

ConocoPhillips has reported a third quarter 2020 net loss of $450 million or 42 cents per share, Kallanish Energy reports. That compares to 3Q 2019 net earnings of $3.1 billion or $2.74 per share. Third quarter 2020 adjusted earnings were a loss of $300 million or 31 cents a share, compared with 3Q 2019 adjusted

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Six contractors hired to build Keystone XL in US

TC Energy on Thursday awarded more than $1.6 billion in contracts to six major American contractors to build more than 800 miles of the now-stalled Keystone XL Pipeline in three states in 2021, Kallanish Energy reports. The six companies will be responsible for hiring more than 7,000 union workers. The companies are Barnard Pipeline of

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EQT reports $601M loss in 3Q 2020

EQT, the largest producer of natural gas in the United States, reported a net loss of $601 million or $2.35 in the third quarter 2020, Kallanish Energy reports. That compares to a loss of $361 million or $1.41 per share in 3Q 2019. That loss was smaller than had been expected with lower operating costs

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Gulfport Energy expected to file for Chapter 11 protection

Gulfport Energy, a major player in Ohio’s Utica Shale, is expected to file for a Chapter 11 reorganization in the coming days, Kallanish Energy has learned. The company, its revolver lenders and unsecured bondholders are expected to seek approval for a restructuring support agreement that includes debtor-in-possession financing. The Oklahoma-based company is dealing with about

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Chevron closes merger deal with Noble Energy

Chevron Corp. on Monday announced the closing of its acquisition of Noble Energy, Kallanish Energy reports. The closure came after Noble Energy shareholders had approved the $13 billion deal in a Friday vote. “We are pleased to welcome Noble Energy employees and shareholders to Chevron. Noble’s high-quality assets complement Chevron’s advantaged upstream portfolio and the

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Devon, BKV close on Barnett asset sale

Devon Energy has completed on its $830 million sale of its Barnett Shale assets in North Texas to a subsidiary of Banpu Kalnin Ventures, Kallanish Energy reports. The deal marks Devon Energy’s exit from the Barnett Shale. The deal was signed with BKV Barnett LLC. The transaction had been announced last December and was revised last

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Suncor Energy to layoff up to 15% of workforce

Suncor Energy has announced plans to cut its workforce by up to 15% over the next 18 months, after crude oil demand has been reduced by the coronavirus pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports. The company, with headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, said 5% of the workers will be cut in six months and another 10% to 15%

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Army’s Fort Bragg to get floating solar project

The U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg will soon become home to the largest floating solar plant in the southeastern United States, Kallanish Energy reports. The military complex in North Carolina will be getting a 1.1-megawatt system under a contract awarded to Duke Energy. It was awarded a Utility Energy Service Contract for the project. The $36

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