- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 5, 2019
US crude stockpiles fall for 1st time in 6 weeks
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) for the week ended Nov. 29, fell by 4.9 million barrels (Mmbbl) from the previous week, the Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 3, 2019
Cold weather prompts fuel switching in RTOs
A historic November cold snap sent temperatures below freezing in 75% of the Lower 48 states, with the price of natural gas jumping from less than $2.00 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) on average in October, to a mid-November high of $5.11/MMBtu at the Tetco M3 hub, located in northeast Pennsylvania, in the PJM Interconnection.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 2, 2019
Working gas pulled from storage for 2nd week in row
Working natural gas was pulled from storage for the second consecutive week in the latest Energy Information Administration survey, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 27, 2019
US energy-related CO2 emissions rose in 2018
Total U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2018 rose to 5.27 billion metric tons, 2.7% more than its 2017 level, the Energy Information Administration reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 22, 2019
Natural Gas Production, Consumption and Exports Soar, Fractivists Weep
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Natural gas exports and production are way up, but so is consumption. The shale revolution has truly delivered the promised “Golden Age of Gas.” The news just keeps getting better for American consumers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 21, 2019
US crude inventories rise for 4th straight week
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) for the week ended No. 15, increased by 1.4 million barrels from the previous week – the fourth consecutive week of increases, but the smallest of the four, Kallanish Energy calculates.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 11, 2019
Volume of working gas placed in storage shrinks
The volume of working gas injected into underground storage slowed to the smallest amount in seven months in the latest weekly survey by the Energy Information Administration, Kallanish Energy calculates.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 4, 2019
Stored gas more than half-Tcf higher than year ago
The volume of working natural gas added to storage in the latest Energy Information Administration weekly survey rose by 89 billion cubic feet, bringing this year’s total to more than a half-trillion cubic feet higher than one year ago.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 24, 2019
Crude futures rally following US inventory draws
Crude oil futures rose Wednesday after the Energy Information Administration reported draws in crude and refined products inventories for the first time in five weeks, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 16, 2019
Northeast natgas spot prices fall as lines fill
Natural gas flows out of the Northeast region into the rest of the U.S. averaged more than 16 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) during September — between 1 Bcf/d and 2 Bcf/d more than in previous months, according to data from analytics firm Genscape.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 9, 2019
US natgas production to rise in 2019, 2020: STEO
The Henry Hub natural gas spot price averaged $2.56 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in September, up 34 cents/MMBtu from August, the first monthly price increase since March, the Energy Information Administration reports in the just-released Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 9, 2019
Brent to average $60/Bbl in 2020: STEO
Brent crude oil spot prices will average $59 per barrel in the fourth quarter of 2019, then fall to $57/Bbl by the second quarter of 2020, $5/Bbl lower than forecast one month ago, the Energy Information Administration reported Tuesday in its October Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 4, 2019
US crude oil exports continue growing in first half of 2019
U.S. exports of crude oil rose to average 2.9 million barrels per day (Mmbpd) in the first half of 2019, an increase of 966,000 b/d from the first half of 2018, the Energy Information Administration reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 26, 2019
Energy Independence: The Charts That Tell Us Everything
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW Energy independence flows directly from the progress of the glorious shale revolution. The U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2019
EIA projects world energy usage will jump
World energy consumption will grow by nearly 50% between 2018 and 2050, according to International Energy Outlook 2019, presented by the Energy Information Administration.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 23, 2019
Working gas added to storage in latest survey
The amount of working natural gas added to underground storage in the latest Energy Information Administration survey pushed the total stored working gas total over 3.1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 16, 2019
Volume of stored working gas still climbing
The volume of working natural gas injected into storage in the latest Energy Information Administration weekly survey rose by less than 3%, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 10, 2019
Eia: Florida shifts to natural gas for electricity
Florida is rapidly turning to natural gas to produce its electricity, Kallanish Energy reports. Florida has added 16 gigawatts of utility-scale natural gas-fired electric generation between 2008 and 2018, about 24% of all U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 27, 2019
Sixteen PRB mines produce 43% of US coal
More than 40% of coal produced in the U.S. comes from 16 mines in the Powder River Basin (Prb), which is primarily located in northeast Wyoming/southeast Montana, Kallanish Energy finds.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 22, 2019
American Oil and Gas Dominate the Global Energy Picture!
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW … … American oil and gas completely dominated the global energy market in 2018. We’re the king of the hill in oil and in gas with tremendous growth in 2018.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 20, 2019
U.S. Breaks Records to Become Global Leader in Oil and Natural Gas Production
The U.S. energy revolution that’s taken place since 2000 catapulted the country to become the global leader in petroleum, including oil, and natural gas production in 2018, according to a recent report from the Energy Information Administration: “Last year’s increase in the United States was one of the largest absolute petroleum and natural gas production increases from a single country in history.” 📊 BREAKING RECORDS: The United States leads the world in petroleum and natural gas production, smashing records last year.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 20, 2019
Natgas deliveries to US LNG export facilities set record
Natural gas deliveries to U.S. facilities producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) for export set a monthly record in July, averaging 6.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) — 7% of the total U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 19, 2019
Annual US refinery runs projected to fall for 1st time in decade
U.S. gross inputs to refineries, aka, refinery runs, have increased each year since 2009, most recently reaching a record high of 17.3 million barrels per day (Mmbpd) in 2018, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 18, 2019
Stored working gas total still climbing
The volume of working gas injected into storage in the latest Energy Information Administration’s weekly survey rose less than 2% from the previous week, Kallanish Energy calculates.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 15, 2019
New Natural Gas Record for Power Generation Set
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW … … A new natural gas record was recently set for use of this energy source in producing electric power that sustains our way of living in this nation, says EIA.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 8, 2019
Oil plummets on fears of global slowdown
Crude oil prices fell more than 4.3% Wednesday, to a seven-month low, extending recent heavy losses following a surprise build in U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 6, 2019
US sets daily record for power sector natgas use
The U.S. likely set a new daily record on Friday, July 19, of 44.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas consumption by power plants, the Energy Information Administration reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 5, 2019
Transportation uses most petroleum in US: EIA
Petroleum, including crude oil and refined products such as gasoline, diesel, and propane, is the largest primary source of energy consumed in the U.S., accounting for 36% of total energy consumption in 2018, the Energy Information Administration reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 1, 2019
Oil rises as US crude stocks fall, Fed cuts interest rates
Crude oil prices rose for a fifth day Wednesday following a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. inventories, and after the Federal Reserve cut U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 1, 2019
US crude production continues setting monthly records
U.S. crude oil production in each of the first five months of 2019 increased over 2018 levels, with April 2019 establishing a new monthly record, the Energy Information Administration reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 25, 2019
Oil falls despite big draw in inventories, Mideast tension
Crude oil prices fells Wednesday despite Energy Information Administration data showing a big draw in U.S. crude inventories, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 17, 2019
CO2 Emissions Resume Falling Due to Shale Revolution
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … The CO2 emission rate has resumed falling, according to the Energy Information Administration, a fact undeniably the result of America’s shale revolution.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 11, 2019
Power from natgas to rise in 2019, slip in 2020: Steo
The share of U.S. total utility-scale electricity generation from natural gas-fired power plants will rise from 35% in 2018, to 38% in 2019, and then decline slightly in 2020, according to the latest Steo, Short-Term Energy Outlook, produced by the Energy Information Administration.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 11, 2019
US dry gas production to set another record: Steo
U.S. dry natural gas production will average 91.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2019, up 8.0 Bcf/d from the previous record set in 2018, the Energy Information Administration projects in the just-released July Short-Term Energy Outlook (Steo), Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 10, 2019
Energy Independence: The Fruit of the Shale Revolution
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Energy independence is the result of a shale revolution that is now allowing the United States to produce 90% of its natural gas domestically and export too!- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 8, 2019
Working gas injected falls under 100 Bcf 2nd straight week
The volume of working natural gas injected in the most recent weekly report by the Energy Information Administration was under 100 billion cubic feet for the second straight week, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 5, 2019
US gas storage injections on record-setting pace
During the first 12 weeks of the 2019 summer natural gas refill season, typically April 1 to Oct. 31, net injections of working gas into underground storage in the Lower 48 states set a record pace, the Energy Information Administration reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 5, 2019
Oil prices fall on slowing US demand, economic concerns
Crude oil prices fell Thursday, weighed down by data showing a smaller-than-expected draw on U.S. crude stockpiles and worries about the global economy, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2019
U.S. Natural Gas Consumption Has Increased by 37% since 2005!
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Natural gas consumption figures analyzed by the Energy Information Administration show natural gas has ascended to new heights as the energy fuel of choice.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 2, 2019
Fossil fuels continue to dominate US energy consumption
Fossil fuels, including petroleum, natural gas, and coal, have accounted for at least 80% of energy consumption in the U.S. for well over a century, according to the Energy Information Administration.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 13, 2019
Southwestern states have better solar resources: EIA
Utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants in the U.S. operated on average at roughly 25% of their electricity generating capacity, based on an average of annual values, from 2014 through 2017, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 10, 2019
Working gas in storage jumps by triple digits
The volume of working natural gas injected into underground storage during the week ended May 31, was the second-highest amount in 2019, and the fifth time this year the volume was measured in triple digits, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 6, 2019
US crude stockpiles surge 6.8 Mmbbl
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories surged 6.77 million barrels (Mmbbl) in the week ended May 31, the Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2019
Natural Gas Fired Electric Generation in Pennsylvania Growing Steadily
Kelsey MulacCabot Oil & GasExternal Affairs, Pittsburgh … … Natural gas fired electric generation in Pennsylvania and clean air are on a roll thanks to the shale revolution and big increases in natural gas production.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 3, 2019
Working gas added to storage tops 100 Bcf for 3rd straight week
The volume of working gas injected into underground storage in the most recent Energy Information Administration survey topped 100 billion cubic feet for the third consecutive week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 23, 2019
U.S. crude inventories jump surprising 4.7 Mmbbl
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) rose by 4.7 million barrels during the week ended May 17, vs.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 21, 2019
Venezuela’s crude production lowest in 16 years
In April 2019, Venezuela’s crude oil production averaged 830,000 barrels per day, down from 1.2 million barrels per day (Mmbpd) at the beginning of the year, according to the Energy Information Administration.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 13, 2019
Working gas stored increases, EIA reports
The volume of working natural gas injected into storage in the Lower 48 U.S. states the week of May 3, slowed from the previous week’s triple-digit increase, but marked the sixth straight week of volume increases, the Energy Information Administration reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 11, 2019
Natural Gas NOW Picks of the Week – May 11, 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.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 9, 2019
U.S. crude inventories fall by 4 Mmbbl in latest survey
The draw on U.S. crude oil inventories for the week ended May 3, totaled 3.97 million barrels (Mmbbl), vs. a 9.94 Mmbbl stockpile increase one week earlier, according to Energy Information Administration data, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 5, 2019
U.S. Natural Gas Exports Climbing Higher and Higher!
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. . … Exports contribute to the our economy in numerous ways and natural gas exports just keep rising, bringing aconomic development to both rural and urban areas.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 2, 2019
Crude oil slips, as U.S. inventories jump
Crude oil prices slipped Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories soared to their highest point in 19 months, as production set a record, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 29, 2019
Working gas injected matches previous week’s
The volume of working natural gas injected underground in the latest Energy Information Administration weekly survey matched the previous week’s total, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 24, 2019
Andrew Cuomo Proves What A Pathetic Governor He Really Is
Tom ShepstoneNatural Gas NOW … … Andrew Cuomo is clearly trying to position himself to run for President at some point, but his actions show why he’ll never go anywhere outside of New York.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 20, 2019
Natural Gas Is Gaining on Renewables; The Gap Has Never Been Wider
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. The supposed inevitability of renewables is a matter of faith with gullible fractivists but the facts show we’re using more natural gas energy than ever.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 18, 2019
Duc total slips slightly in March
The number of Ducs, drilled, but uncompleted wells, located in the Lower 48 U.S. states’ seven most productive unconventional basins/plays fell slightly from February to March, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 16, 2019
U.S. exports 2 Mmbpd of crude in 2018
In 2018, U.S. exports of crude oil rose to 2.0 million barrels per day (Mmbpd) — nearly double the 1.2 Mmbpd rate in 2017 — the Energy Information Administration reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 15, 2019
Working gas injected for 2nd straight week
In what generally signals spring and warmer weather have arrived, natural gas was injected, not pulled from, underground for the second consecutive week in the latest Energy Information Administration survey, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 11, 2019