• Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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  • March 16, 2019

Natural Gas NOW Picks of the Week – March 16, 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.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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  • March 15, 2019

Infographic: What You Should Know About CCSB 421

New legislation is making its way through the Texas Senate that could have significant and costly impacts on the state’s record oil and natural gas production, with the potential to raise energy costs for Texans and reduce funding for schools and other public services.
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Facts & Rumors # 327 March 16, 2019

Shale Directories Seminars   Utica Midstream March 21, 2019 Walsh University North Canton, OH   www.uticasummit.com   Upstream PA 2019 April 17, 2019 Penn Stater Conference Center State College, PA  www.upstreampa.com   Appalachian Storage Hub Conference June 6, 2019 Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe, Canonsburg, PA www.appastorage.com   Latest facts and a rumor from the Marcellus, Utica, Permian, Eagle Ford, and Bakken Shale Plays   Tree Cutting Another Step to FID?
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • March 15, 2019

Crude futures reach four-month highs

Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures reached four-month highs Thursday, as production cutbacks by Opec+, along with U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, tightened global supplies.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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  • March 15, 2019

Citgo’s new chairwoman reassures O&G industry

Luisa Palacios, Citgo Petroleum’s recently appointed chairwoman, reassured the energy industry this week the Houston-based refiner remains reliable, despite the political and economic crisis that’s crippled its parent, Venezuela’s national oil company, PDVSA.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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  • March 15, 2019

U.S. installs 10,600 MW of solar in 2018

The U.S. installed 10,600 megawatts of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2018, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association (Seia).  The total solar installed is down 2% compared to 2017, Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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  • March 14, 2019

Inter Pipeline plans $600M petchem plant

Calgary-based Inter Pipeline has plans to build a $600 million petrochemical project near Edmonton, Alberta, Kallanish Energy reports. The province of Alberta has agreed to provide $70 million in royalty credits under Premier Rachel  Notley’s Made-in-Alberta energy diversification strategy.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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  • March 14, 2019

GeoPark acquires its first Ecuadorean blocks

Oil and gas exploration company GeoPark announced Wednesday the acquisition of two blocks in Ecuador, Kallanish Energy reports. The purchase is the first investment in Ecuador for the company, headquartered in Chile, with operations in other South American countries.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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  • March 13, 2019

The Dangerous Politicization of Pipeline Development

Kurt KnausSpokesmanPennsylvania Energy Infrastructure Alliance … … Pipeline development shouldn’t be political. Critical infrastructure is being used, though, by politicians of both parties as leverage to grow their power.
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