- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2019
EQM raises cost, delays timing of Mvp
EQM Midstream Partners said this week it has raised the projected cost of its Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia to $4.8-$5.0 billion, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2019
Trudeau government again approves Trans Mountain line
As expected, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government has approved the long-delayed expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline in western Canada, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2019
EU scolds 15 countries on renewables target
Industry association WindEurope said Tuesday the European Commission called out 15 countries for not meeting their renewables targets, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2019
Maryland AG asks federal judge to dismiss Columbia suit
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by TransCanada’s Columbia Gas Transmission unit that wants to build a natural gas pipeline through three miles of the Maryland countryside state officials have rejected.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2019
Crude production inches up from June to July: Dpr
Crude oil production in the seven most prolific basins/plays in the Lower 48 U.S. states is projected to increase by less than 1% from June to July, the latest Energy Information Administration data reveals, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 17, 2019
ND’s April crude production near high, natgas sets mark
North Dakota crude oil production was flat in April, just below a record set earlier this year, state regulators said Friday — but natural gas production again set an all-time record, Kallanish Energy finds.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 17, 2019
TX company wants to move royalties suit to federal court
A class-action lawsuit filed by nine Idaho residents who signed leases with a Texas-based independent oil and gas producer may be moved from state court to federal court, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 13, 2019
Appalachian storage hub loan guarantee perhaps in trouble
An amendment to a major government appropriations bill (H.R. 2740) could mean trouble for a $1.9 billion Energy Department loan guarantee for the proposed natural gas liquids storage facility planned for Appalachia, Kallanish Energy reports.- 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
‘Urgent’ call to take advantage of Appalachia’s ethane largesse
CECIL TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania – The Appalachian Basin, specifically the trio of states including Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, is approaching a tipping point when determining what is done with the substantial volume of ethane produced here.- 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 7, 2019
Horizontally drilled wells dominate U.S. O&G production
Wells drilled horizontally into tight oil and shale gas plays continue to account for an increasing share of crude oil and natural gas production in the U.S., the Energy Information Administration said Thursday.- 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 6, 2019
Maine Senate passes offshore drilling ban
The Maine Senate overwhelmingly passed an offshore drilling ban this week by a 31-4 vote, with Bill LD 955 sitting on Gov.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2019
WTI, Brent crudes rise on Fed comments
Crude oil prices rose Tuesday, following a rally in global stock markets, with Brent crude recovering from a four-month low briefly touched earlier in the session, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2019
YPF prepares first shipment of LNG from Argentina
Argentine oil company YPF SA said it’s now loading the first shipment of liquefied natural gas for export from the South American country, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2019
Brent slips to 4-month low, as trade fears persist
Crude oil futures ended Monday’s trading session lower after unsettled trading, as Saudi comments indicated Opec+ would extend supply cuts supported prices, but concerns U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 3, 2019
Icahn challenges Oxy’s ‘hugely overpriced’ Anadarko deal
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn last week filed a lawsuit against Occidental Petroleum, looking for board seats and eventually a sale of the company, Kallanish Energy learns.- 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 31, 2019
PG&E plan to use blackouts to prevent wildfires OKed
California regulators Thursday approved PG&E Corp.’s plan to impose blackouts this summer across large swaths of its territory to prevent major wildfires — and told customers don’t count on reliable electric service as the fire season gets underway.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 31, 2019
LNG now known as ‘freedom gas’ at Doe
Please don’t refer to super-chilled natural gas as liquefied natural gas or LNG, when in the U.S. Effective this past Tuesday, the official name for LNG is “freedom gas,” Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 24, 2019
Alberta introduces bill to repeal carbon tax
Canada’s Alberta Province Wednesday introduced a bill to repeal the provincial carbon tax, setting up a legal battle between recently-seated Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party, and Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government in Ottawa.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 24, 2019
Icahn-backed refiner considers potential sale
Independent refiner/nitrogen fertilizer provider CVR Energy, which has been controlled for roughly seven years by billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, said this week the company is considering selling itself and other “strategic alternatives,” Kallanish Energy reports.- 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 23, 2019
U.S. asks Supreme Court for more time on Acp appeal
The U.S. Solicitor General asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to extend the time the government has to file a petition in an appeal of a circuit court decision preventing Dominion Energy from building the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline (Acp) across the Appalachian Trail in Virginia.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2019
Pakistan ends failed drilling in the Arabian Sea
Pakistan and its partners have ended offshore drilling after no usable oil or natural gas was found in the Arabian Sea, Kallanish Energy reports The announcement came Sunday from the Pakistan ministry of petroleum and was seen as a major setback for the country, the Associated Press reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2019
Petrobras approves addendum for $9 billion compensation
The board of directors of Brazilian state-owned Petrobras approved Tuesday an addendum to a transfer-of-rights oil contract which establishes a $9 billion reimbursement, Kallanish Energy reports.- 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 17, 2019
South Dakota sues Texas O&G company for $15.5M
The state of South Dakota is suing a privately-held Texas-based exploration and production company for $15.5 million for abandoning 40 natural gas wells in Harding County, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 17, 2019
Ferc Approves Freeport LNG expansion
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Thursday approved the construction of the Train 4 expansion at the Freeport LNG terminal on Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas, Kallanish Energy reports. The Train 4 project is an expansion of the liquefaction project currently under construction at the Freeport LNG terminal.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 16, 2019
PG&E power lines caused California’s ‘deadliest wildfire’: officials
California authorities said Wednesday power lines owned and operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. (PG&E) caused the state’s most destructive wildfire ever – which killed 85 and nearly destroyed an entire city, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 16, 2019
Pipeline explosion forces producer into bankruptcy
A natural gas explosion last September in a pipeline not yet in service has led to an independent producer backed by Goldman Sachs’s private equity arm and the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 15, 2019
E.ON calls for a CO2 tax in Germany
The CEO of German utility E.On is calling for a new carbon tax in Germany, saying Tuesday a “better and fairer energy transition” was possible, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 15, 2019
Duc total falls in latest EIA survey
The number of drilled, but uncompleted wells located in the Lower 48 U.S. states’ seven most productive, unconventional basins and plays fell by a half-percent between March and April, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 14, 2019
Gas production expected to jump from May to June
Natural gas production from the Lower 48 U.S. states’ seven most productive unconventional plays and basins will jump by nearly 1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) from May to June, the Energy Information Administration reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 14, 2019
Cloud Peak Energy voluntarily files for Chapter 11
Cloud Peak Energy, which bills itself as the only pure-play Powder River Basin coal company, has announced it’s filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S.- 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 10, 2019
Three Mile Island Unit 1 to shut by Sept. 30
The owner of the plant where North America’s worst nuclear power-related accident took place four decades ago, confirmed the facility’s lone remaining operating unit will shut down this September, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 10, 2019
West Virginia governor’s mines sued by feds
The U.S. government sued nearly two dozen of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies Tuesday to get them to pay roughly $4.8 million in unpaid mine safety fines.- 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 8, 2019
Iraq planning $53B megaproject with Xom, PetroChina
Iraq is planning a $53 billion megaproject with global energy giants ExxonMobil and PetroChina to use seawater from the Persian Gulf to boost oil production, Iraqi prime minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced Tuesday, Kallanish Energy finds.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 7, 2019
Columbia Gas to announce settlement for explosion costs
Three Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts, communities impacted by the series of gas explosions and fires on Sept. 13 have reached a settlement with the company responsible for the disaster, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 7, 2019
EQT fined $330K for erosion violations in Pa.
Natural gas producer EQT Corp. was fined $330,000 by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for erosion violations at two natural gas sites in Allegheny County, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 6, 2019
Crude rises Friday, falls for the week
Crude oil prices inched up Friday, as strong U.S. economic data boosted demand feelings, and as production drops in sanctions-hit Iran and Venezuela tightened the market, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 6, 2019
Opec is ‘likely to collapse,’ Iran’s oil minister warns
Iran’s oil minister last week warned Opec is “likely to collapse” because some members of the 14-nation group are working against their fellow producers, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 3, 2019
Va. company proposes 200 MW wind farm in Illinois
The Goose Creek Wind Project, which would include up to 120 turbines producing as much as 200 megawatts of power in northern Piatt County, Illinois, has been proposed by Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 1, 2019
Correction
The story in the May 1 issue of Kallanish Energy entitled “BLM releases report on 5,000-well Wyoming project,” incorrectly stated Northwood Energy is a partner in the project.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 30, 2019
SEC alleges insider trading in Chevron-Anadarko deal
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday announced it secured a court-ordered freezing of assets related to alleged insider trading that yielded roughly $2.5 million in profit connected to the April 12 announcement Chevron was acquiring Anadarko Petroleum.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 30, 2019
Panama Canal expansion allows more NGL cargoes
Nearly three years ago, the new, larger Panama Canal opened for business, the first expansion since the canal opened 105 years ago, allowing the transit of larger cargo ships.- 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 23, 2019
Oil surges after Trump says sanction waivers done
Crude oil prices surged Monday, hitting new 2019 highs, after the Trump administration announced all oil buyers will have to end imports from Iran, effective May 2, or be subject to U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 23, 2019
Mariner East 1 slated to restart today
The developer of the Mariner East 1 natural gas liquids pipeline told the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement it intends to restart the pipeline today, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 19, 2019
Venezuela bypasses U.S. sanctions by selling crude via Russia
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is moving cash from Venezuelan oil sales through Russian state energy giant Rosneft, as he looks to evade U.S.- 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 17, 2019
Crude production projected to rise 80,000 Bpd
Crude oil production from the seven most productive unconventional plays/basins in the Lower 48 U.S. states will increase 80,000 barrels per day from April to May to a new record, the Energy Information Administration projects.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 17, 2019
IEA: Decarbonization key for Ireland
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said Monday Ireland has “successfully advanced the transformation” of its energy mix, especially in the power sector, Kallanish Energy learns.- 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