- 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
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 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 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
Natural gas consumption projected to jump in 2019
The Energy Information Administration expects U.S. natural gas consumption to increase by 2.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) (3.0%) in 2019, according to EIA’s just-released Short-Term Energy Outlook (Steo), Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 11, 2019
U.S. Ngcc capacity surpasses coal-fired capacity
The amount of generating capacity from natural gas-fired, combined-cycle (Ngcc) power plants in 2018, surpassed coal-fired plants as the technology with the most electricity generating capacity in the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 6, 2019
Meanwhile, Pennsylvania Just Keeps Producing Natural Gas for the Rest
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. Some states just can’t get their energy acts together. Plagued by political correctness, urban states tilt at windmills while Pennsylvania heats their homes.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 30, 2019
Working gas pulled from storage slips
The volume of working natural gas withdrawn from underground storage in the most recent Energy Information Administration weekly survey fell to double from triple digits for the second straight week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 28, 2019
U.S. crude inventories rise by 2.8 Mmbbl
U.S. crude oil inventories for the week ended March 22 (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve), increased by 2.8 million barrels (Mmbbl) from the previous week, according to Energy Information Administration data.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 28, 2019
U.S. coal exports in 2018 highest in 5 years
While U.S. coal consumption has generally declined since its 2008 peak, the Energy Information Administration projects U.S. coal exports reached 116 million short tons (Mmst) in 2018 — the highest level in five years — based on foreign trade data collected by the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 26, 2019
U.S. Natural Gas Consumption Increased by 10% in 2018
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. Natural gas consumption was up big-time in the U.S. in 2018, signaling not only an economic boom in this country but also the start of a golden age of gas.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 25, 2019
U.S. natgas consumption sets 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.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 21, 2019
U.S. crude inventories plunge on strong exports, refining demand
U.S. crude oil inventories last week fell by 9.6 million barrels (Mmbbl), the most in eight months, aided by strong export and refining demand, the Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 18, 2019
The Shale Revolution Rolls Over Its Skeptics with New Natural Gas Record
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. The shale revolution is just destroying its enemies, with record production of natural gas, growing exports and long desired energy security for the United States.Natural Gas Dominates Everything Energy in America
Tom ShepstoneNatural Gas NOW … … No matter how you analyze it, natural gas is dominating—absolutely dominating—energy production in America and yielding economic and environmental gains.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 7, 2019
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Free Fallin’ Due to Shale Revolution
... … … Net greenhouse gas emissions in the United States declined between 2005 and 2017 by an incredible 14%, as U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 1, 2019
It’s Time to Sunset Some Renewable Subsidies, Not Expand Them, But…
Tom ShepstoneNatural Gas NOW … … The expansion of renewable subsidies in the form of renewable portfolio standards is a guarantee of high electricity prices, but also more natural gas use.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 28, 2019
U.S. crude production reaches 12.1 Mmbpd
U.S. crude oil production set another record last week, reaching 12.1 million barrels per day, the latest Energy Information Administration data revealed.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 13, 2019
Natgas, renewables for power generation growing
The share of U.S. total utility-scale electricity generation from natural gas-fired power plants is projected to rise from 35% in 2018, to 36% in 2019, and to 37% in 2020, Steo, the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook produced by the Energy Information Administration, reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 12, 2019
Natural gas production, use only goes up
Production and use of natural gas only moves one way on a worldwide basis: up. Hand-in-hand with upward movement is price volatility – and liquefied natural gas exports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 11, 2019
U.S. production, use of refined coal growing
U.S. production of refined coal, coal processed to reduce emissions when burned, reached record highs in 2017, and is expected to increase even more in 2018, the Energy Information Administration reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 6, 2019
Natgas prices will determine future U.S. powergen mix
Projected U.S. power generation and capacity currently is significantly influenced by natural gas prices, the Energy Information Administration states. In EIA’s recent Annual Energy Outlook 2019’s (AEO2019)high oil and gas resource and technology scenario, which includes projected low natural gas prices, natural gas provides 54% of all U.S.The New York Times Got it Wrong in “Drilling Down” and Shale Wins Again
Tom ShepstoneNatural Gas NOW … … The New York Times ran an extensive series of articles trashing shale development in 2011.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 27, 2019
Large storage withdrawal in latest EIA survey
The volume of working gas pulled from storage during the week ended Jan. 18, was the highest amount in nearly a year, Energy Information Administration data reveals.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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