- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 30, 2020
Trades Students Back at School Thanks to Added Funding, Perseverance
Rick HidukManaging Editor of EndlessMtnLifestyles.com … .. Trades students are back at school in the Northern Tier thanks to natural gas industry funding help combined with agency perseverance.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 30, 2020
Shell to slash up to 9,000 jobs by 2022
Royal Dutch Shell announced Wednesday it will cut up to 9,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2022 under its ongoing transformational plan, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 30, 2020
Oil demand, supply expected to drop 2022-2023: CP
ConocoPhillips expects the oil and natural gas industry to partially recover in 2021 from the coronavirus pandemic, low demand and low prices, but the company expects oil demand to drop by 3 million to 4 million barrels per day in the United States in 2022-2023.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 30, 2020
Shell ethane cracker in Pa. is about 70% done
The ethane cracker being built in western Pennsylvania by Royal Dutch Shell is about 70% complete, although it is unclear when the $6 billion petrochemical complex might begin operations, Kallanish Energy has learned.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 30, 2020
Hygo’s CEO takes leave following Brazilian corruption allegations
Golar LNG announced Tuesday the board of directors of subsidiary Hygo Energy Transition has accepted the leave of absence request from Hygo’s CEO Eduardo Antonello “with immediate effect.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 30, 2020
Federal judge rules against Arch-Peabody coal JV
A federal judge in Missouri has blocked a proposed joint venture between two of the world’s largest private coal companies: Peabody Energy and Arch Resources, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
Climate Week: Are Parking Lots the Next Target for Anti-Fracking Activists?
Banning fossil fuel infrastructure was the focus of one New York City Climate Week panel last week, and while that’s not surprising, the suggestion that the definition of this infrastructure should expand to include things like parking lots was just one of many “creative” polices that overlooked some greater considerations.Joe Biden Says Yes to Fracking When It’s Not His Call; Otherwise It’s A No
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Joe Biden is busy trying to reassure some Pennsylvanians he might be fine with fracking but it’s not his call.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
Shell Cracker Approximately 70% Complete
Shell Chemicals ethane cracker complex in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, is roughly 70% complete, with most work now centered on welding miles of pipe together and pulling cables needed to power the project, its project overseer said Tuesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
Gellrich Testified Before PA Joint House/Senate Majority Policy Committee
Tom Gellrich testified at the September 24th Pennsylvania Joint House/ Senate Majority Policy Committee hearing on tax credits enacted in ACT 66 0f 2020.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
Innovative Leader Joins Tesla NanoCoatings
Malcolm Kerr Attracted by Carbon NanoTechnology MASSILLON, Ohio (June 16, 2020) — Malcolm Kerr, formerly of Hempel North America and most recently Sales Director at Valentus Specialty Chemical/US Coatings has joined Tesla NanoCoatings as Vice President of Global Sales.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
DEAR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: SHALE HAS BEEN A GAME-CHANGER IN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN
Read the full article, with videos, here. courtesy of Energy In Depth by Nicole Jacobs. While President Trump and former Vice President Biden have visited the Appalachian Basin numerous times this election cycle, this week’s debate in Cleveland, OH will mark the first time the pair shares the stage to talk about the biggest issues facing our country today.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
S.2657: The Ugly Underbelly of An Especially Bad Senate Bill
John Droz, Jr.Physicist & Citizen AdvocateAlliance for Wise Energy Decisions … John Droz effectively lays out the ugly nature of S.2657, an especially bad Senate bill epitomizing the smell of the Federal swamp.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
Total transfers operatorship in five Brazilian O&G blocks
French supermajor Total announced Monday it has transferred its equity interests in five Brazilian exploration blocks to state-run Petrobras, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
US industrial natgas demand to shrink 4.4%
Natural gas demand for the U.S. industrial sector is falling amid slowing economy and is expected to contract by 4.4% this year, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
Vattenfall connects its first floating solar plant
Swedish green utility company, Vattenfall, announced Monday it has opened its first floating solar farm in Gendringen, the Netherlands. The 1.2-megawatt (MW) solar farm was built on the site of sand and gravel extraction company Netterden.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
Siemens to build green hydrogen plant in southern Germany
Siemens Smart Infrastructure and hydrogen specialist WUN H2 plan to build one of the largest green hydrogen production plants in Germany, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
Karpowership launches first LNG-to-power floating plant in Indonesia
Turkey’s Karpowership has launched the first floating power plant in Amurang, Indonesia, converting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power onboard a vessel, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 28, 2020
What Are They Saying: Appalachian Basin Natural Gas
What Are They Saying: Appalachian Basin Natural Gas What Are They Saying: Appalachian Basin Natural Gas BY Nicole Jacobs Sep. 28, 2020 This post appeared first on Energy In Depth.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 28, 2020
Canadian Energy Weekly Round-Up: September 28, 2020
Here are the top news stories covering Canada’s energy landscape: Québec Minister Praises LNG Project at Public Hearing During one of the multiple-day hearings on the CAN $9 billion liquified natural gas (LNG) complex being proposed by GNL Québec, Quebec’s junior minister responsible for regional development Marie-Ève Proulx stated her fervent support for the project, calling it the future of the province.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 28, 2020
Barbco CEO Presents at Annual Utica Shale Midstream Conference
Tony Barbera, CEO and co-owner of Barbco in East Canton, Ohio, was recently a keynote speaker at the eighth annual Utica Midstream Conference.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 28, 2020
Utica Midstream Conference Offers Upbeat 2021 Outlook
Despite an economic downturn, natural gas glut – and ongoing pandemic – industry players last Thursday got together to talk shop and get a feel for the future from industry experts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 28, 2020
Extended Offshore Energy Moratorium Denies Thousands of New American Jobs and Billions of Dollars in Potential Revenue
WASHINGTON, September 25, 2020 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) issued the following statement today following the Trump administration’s announcement to extend the existing offshore moratorium in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico to include additional areas off the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) through the year 2032.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 28, 2020
Energy and Policy Institute A Case of Projection on Steroids
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. The Energy and Policy Institute is a totally phony entity and it exists solely to project what it does onto others as a distraction.Shale Gas News – September 26, 2020
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 Bieber highlights oil pain, Gulf of Mexico, drilling permits and much more last week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 28, 2020
UK LNG imports increase 8% in Q2
The UK’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) continued to rise in the second quarter of 2020, rising 8.2% compared to the same period last year, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 28, 2020
France’s renewable capacity rises to 55GW
The total renewable energy capacity of France rose to 54.69 gigawatts (GW) by the end of the first half of 2020, driven by new wind and solar photovoltaic additions, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 28, 2020
O&G assets set for $100B trade-off in energy transition: Rystad
New analysis shows that global oil and gas majors could be set to swap assets worth more than $100 billion as part of the transition to clean energy, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 28, 2020
US to dominate small-scale LNG growth: GlobalData
North America is expected to see the highest small-scale natural gas liquefaction capacity additions in the world, according to a new report from GlobalData.Rig count up six in US, up seven in Canada: BH
It was a good week for the oil and natural gas industry, as the number of working rigs increased by six in the United States and by seven in Canada, according to Baker Hughes.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 27, 2020
FERC Allows Weymouth Compressor Station Startup: An Important Lesson
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Pipeline companies, if they’re paying attention, just got an important lesson in politics with FERC approval of the Weymouth project.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 27, 2020
Gasum secures new Finnish wind Power Purchase Agreement
Finnish state-owned gas company Gasum has agreed a new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with ABO Wind to sell renewable wind power to the domestic market, Kallanish Energy reports.Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – September 26, 2020
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.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Weather Isn’t Climate, No Matter How Many Times You Might Think So
Roger CaiazzaIndependent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor Comment: Roger explains his frustration with activists and other who insist on using weather events to draw erroneous conclusions about climate.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
ONE FUTURE WELCOMES ENCINO ACQUISITION PARTNERS -NATURAL GAS COALITION MEMBERSHIP REACHES 28
HOUSTON, TX – Our Nation’s Energy Future (ONE Future) announced today that Encino Acquisition Partners (Encino), has joined the coalition; bringing the total number of member companies to 28.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
EnLink Midstream Schedules November 5 Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2020 Earnings
DALLAS, September 24-EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC) (EnLink) will host a webcast and conference call on Thursday, November 5, at 8 a.m.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
API Statement on House Energy Bill
WASHINGTON, September 24, 2020 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) released the following statement ahead of the expected House passage today of H.R.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Facts & Rumors Newsletter #397 September 26, 2020
The following Shale Directories Members are OPEN for BUSINESS during COVID-19 related shutdown.* Support them when and how you can! 1st Choice Energy Services ACF Environmental Allison Crane & Rigging Anderson Excavating Barbco, Inc.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
“I Fracking Voted” Campaign Gearing Up; Sign Up Now!
George StarkDirector, External AffairsCabot Oil & Gas George Stark talks about the Shale Energy Alliance “I Fracking Voted” campaign and the need to get out the vote for energy development.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
German, Scottish wind associations ink cooperation deal
German wind power association WAB and Scottish wind consortium DeepWind have signed a three-year cooperation agreement to develop a market for green hydrogen from wind power.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Biomethane may be route for decarbonizing Europe’s gas markets
Biomethane can help decarbonize Europe’s gas markets, but continued growth depends on policy support, Wood Mackenzie said this week. According to analysts Graham Freedman and Nnenna Amobi, the carbon-neutral renewable gas can be directly injected into existing natural gas infrastructure and decarbonize the heating and transport sectors.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Shipping industry must not wait for ideal fuel solution: DNV-GL
The shipping industry’s “grand challenge” of decarbonization will have to rely on a mix of fuels, rather than wait for the ideal solution to arrive, according to DNV-GL.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Solar dominates Maine’s renewables procurement
Solar projects dominated Maine’s largest renewables procurement, Kallanish Energy reports. Solar will provide about 482 megawatts of the 546 megawatts of projects approved for long-term energy projects earlier this week by the Maine Public Utilities Commission.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Palladium, Inverdale form new solar JV
Palladium Energy LLC and Inverdale Energy Partners have formed a joint venture to develop 500 megawatts of utility-scale solar and solar storage across the United States, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Entergy sets net-zero carbon goal by 2050
Entergy Corp. has announced that is accelerating its climate action goals with a plan to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Ohio AG files suit to block nuclear bailout payments
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking to keep the owner of two nuclear power plants in Ohio from getting $1.3 billion in bailout money in what has become the largest bribery scandal in state history, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
OMV offloads majority stake in Gas Connect Austria
Austria’s electricity company, Verbund, has acquired a 51% stake in gas pipeline company Gas Connect Austria from OMV in a €217 million ($253 million) deal, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Total to convert crude refinery to produce biofuels
French energy major Total announced on Thursday it will convert its Grandpuits crude oil refinery to produce renewable diesel and bioplastics, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Iberdrola to create green hydrogen business unit
Spanish utilities Iberdrola will create a dedicated green hydrogen business unit, as it aims to become a global leader in the technology, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 24, 2020
China Lies and Pursues Coal Strategy As Naive Enviros Buy the Hype
... … … [Editor Comment: China is lying yet again as it pretends to be a climate warrior while pursing a coal and green deception strategy to gain ascendancy.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 24, 2020
American Energy Innovation Act Is Dangerous Green Virtue Signaling
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Congress is up to no good. The American Energy Innovation Act, paraded as bipartisan, is nothing but green virtue signaling and dangerous.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 24, 2020
Shell, Microsoft allied to tackle carbon emissions
Royal Dutch Shell and Microsoft have announced a new alliance targeting the energy transition and need to reduce CO2 emissions, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 24, 2020
Netherlands ‘well-prepared’ to curb emissions: IEA
The Netherlands is “well prepared” to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and deliver a rapid transition to a carbon-neutral economy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Wednesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 24, 2020
Qatargas lowers long-term LNG contract pricing: reports
Qatar is set to make Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) less competitive, as the world’s No.1 supplier has reportedly cut its long-term contract prices.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 24, 2020
Neste, Shell Aviation ink SAF supply agreement
Neste and Shell Aviation said Wednesday they have signed a supply agreement for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), anticipating increasing “desire” from airlines to reduce emissions.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 24, 2020
Europe may boost state aid to green projects
Europe will need a huge amount of sustainable investment to achieve its green goals, and state aid limits may need to be boosted, according to the European Commissioner for competition.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 23, 2020
Downstream Leadership Forum seeks to create smarter, more resilient and sustainable downstream business strategies
LONDON, September 23, 2020 – Reuters Events is connecting more than 30 downstream leaders and 5,000 industry representatives this November to investigate how the sector can deliver value through uncertainty.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 23, 2020
Boilermakers, CNX Share Stage to Back Fracking, Pipelines and Trump
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Nick DeIuliis, the straight-talk CEO of CNX Resources and Shawn Steffee of Boilermakers Local 154 provide some great insight on energy politics!- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 23, 2020