- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 24, 2020
Virginia AG files Supreme Court brief opposing ACP
Virginia attorney general Mark Herring this week filed a brief in the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) natural gas line case at the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 23, 2020
BP pulls out of Iraq’s Kirkuk field as expansion plans stall
BP has pulled out of Iraq’s giant Kirkuk oilfield after its $100 million exploration contract expired with no agreement on the field’s expansion, three sources told Reuters.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 22, 2020
US natural gas production growth slows in latest DPR
Natural gas production growth in the U.S.’s seven most productive basins/plays won’t break 100 million cubic feet per day from January to February, according to the January Drilling Productivity Report, produced by the Energy Information Administration.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 22, 2020
US crude production inches up in new survey
The newest evidence oil and gas production is slowing across the U.S. came Tuesday from the Energy Information Administration. Crude oil production from the U.S.’s- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 20, 2020
Freeport LNG’s Train 2 begins commercial operations
Freeport LNG’s Train 2 has started commercial operations, Kallanish Energy reports. That announcement of the initial LNG deliveries to BP under a 20-year tolling agreement came last Friday. Freeport- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 15, 2020
Global oil markets continue to remain roughly balanced
Global oil markets were roughly balanced in 2019, as oil supply declined slightly and global oil consumption grew at its slowest pace since 2011, the Energy Information Administration reported Tuesday in the January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 14, 2020
NOAA finds little wrong with Oregon pipeline
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stated the environmental impact of a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal and pipeline in southern Oregon would be minimal, The Associated Press reported Sunday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 14, 2020
Oil markets will have to rethink global supply predictions
There could be a reworking of oil market expectations regarding an “ample” global oil supply, Bahrain’s oil minister said Monday, despite expectations U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 14, 2020
Senators pushing bolstering power grid cybersecurity
The proposed legislation did not get much play last week – there were a few other things going on – but, nonetheless, a bipartisan U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 13, 2020
Aramco raises IPO to record $29.4B by share over-allotment
Saudi Arabia-owned Saudi Aramco said Sunday it had exercised its over-allotment to sell an additional 450 million shares in the oil giant, raising the size of its initial public offering to a record $29.4- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 7, 2020
Trump administration set to OK largest US solar farm
The Trump administration is expected to soon approve siting for the largest solar farm in the U.S., a $1 billion, 690-megawatt facility that will also include 380 MW of four-hour battery storage, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 3, 2020
Pemex’s plan to speed up drilling leads to re-bids
Efforts by Mexico’s national oil company, Pemex, to drill new wells at 20 “priority” fields largely using smaller, local service providers isn’t working, with the company expected to re-bid some of the work this year, Kallanish Energy finds.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 27, 2019
Tax dollars for Ohio from 2 gas lines may be less than expected
Developers of two new natural gas pipelines in Ohio want to reduce their valuation, which would decrease by millions anticipated tax dollars slated for schools and municipalities, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 23, 2019
Work on Nord Stream 2 may stop on Trump sanctions
Switzerland’s AllSeas Group SA said it would halt operations on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, as President Trump approved sanctions targeting the project, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 23, 2019
Possible drone attacks hit 3 O&G facilities in Syria
Near-simultaneous attacks believed to have been carried out by drones hit three government-run oil and gas installations in central Syria, state TV and the Syrian Oil Ministry said last Saturday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 20, 2019
Renewables’ share of powergen surpasses gas in UK
The UK saw electricity generation from renewables reach 28.8 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2019’s third quarter, just passing natural gas-generated power, according to figures released Thursday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 19, 2019
DPL selling 2 Ohio coal-fired plants
DPL Inc., parent of utility Dayton Power & Light has sold two Adams County, Ohio coal-fired power plants it retired last year, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 19, 2019
Crude Oil down slightly after smaller-than-expected US inventory fall
Crude oil prices slightly fell Wednesday after Energy Information Administration data showed a decline in crude inventories and on expectations for an increase in demand in 2020 due to progress in resolving the U.S.-China- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 13, 2019
County plans to fight California’s anti-oil plan
At least one California county is prepared to take on Gov. Newsom and his plan to shrink and possibly phase out California’s oil industry, Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 11, 2019
XOM beats New York’s climate-change accounting case
New York state’s Attorney General failed to prove ExxonMobil (XOM) mislead shareholders over the true cost of climate change, a judge ruled Tuesday, ending the supermajor’s four-year battle against the state, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 10, 2019
Ecuador inks service pacts for 6 oilfields
Ecuador’s state-owned oil company, Petroamazonas, has signed service contracts worth $1.62 million for the development of six onshore oilfields in the Orellana, Napo and Sucumbios provinces, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 10, 2019
O&G down, but certainly not out
It’s not hard to miss the signs: * The onshore Lower 48 U.S. states working-rig count has dropped more than 26% since the first week of 2019.- 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- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 5, 2019
Oil up on eve of Opec meeting
Crude oil gained roughly 4% Wednesday, as a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. inventories and hopes of deeper production cuts from Opec+ lifted prices, Kallanish Energy reports.- 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- 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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- December 2, 2019
Russian tanker heads to Spain with US LNG cargo
A Russian tanker was loaded last week with liquefied natural gas at Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass terminal in western Louisiana, and bound for the Spanish terminal of Huelva, Reuters reports, based on data from Refinitiv Eikon.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 29, 2019
Fire rages at Texas chemical plant day after explosions
Officials in East Texas said Thursday they didn’t know when roughly 50,000 people evacuated from their homes following two explosions at a chemical plant would be able to return, as an onsite fire continued to burn.- 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 27, 2019
Oil gains as optimism rises on US-China talks
Crude oil prices slightly rose Tuesday after news U.S. and Chinese officials had discussed trade, while predictions for a weekly draw on U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 25, 2019
Restaurant Association sues over natgas ban
It’s getting hot in the kitchen in the state of California. The California Restaurant Association (CRA) has filed suit against the City of Berkeley following the city’s ban on natural gas infrastructure and the use of natural gas in newly constructed buildings, beginning Jan.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 25, 2019
Last New York coal plant set to close
The last operating coal-fired power plant in New York state could close by mid-February, Power magazine reported. Somerset Operating Co. on Nov.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 24, 2019
Brookline, MA banning O&G pipes in new builds
Taking a cue from what’s happening in California, residents of Brookline, Massachusetts, last week voted to ban the installation of oil and gas pipes in new buildings, as well as in extensive renovations of existing buildings — the first such prohibition in Massachusetts.- 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- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 19, 2019
Mexico’s latest gut punch to investors upends wind, solar aid
Mexico’s president is tearing down a system to encourage renewable-power development, dealing another gut punch to efforts to attract private investment to the nation’s energy sector, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 19, 2019
Jordan Cove terminal would have ‘significant’ impacts: report
The proposed Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas export facility and its 230-mile feeder pipeline in Southern Oregon would cause adverse and significant impacts if built, according to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 18, 2019
Customers pay higher rates for PURPA pacts: study
Solar and wind contract rates signed under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) are costing end-use customers between $2.7 billion and $3.9- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 15, 2019
US crude inventories continue climbing
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 2.2 million barrels during the week ended Nov.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 14, 2019
Panel approves incentives for natgas export facility
Eagle LNG Partners LLC is seeking $23 million in city of Jacksonville, Florida, incentives for building a $542 million liquefied natural gas export facility in the city, the Florida Times-Union reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 13, 2019
Dry gas production continues climbing in 2020: STEO
Annual U.S. dry natural gas production will average 92.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2019, up 10% from 2018, the Energy Information Administration reports in the just-released Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), Kallanish Energy reports.- 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 11, 2019
Aramco will offer less than 1% of shares to individuals
Saudi Aramco will sell up to 0.5% of its shares to individual investors in what could be the largest initial public offering in history, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 7, 2019
Cause of Philly refinery fire causes concern over other facilities
Safety experts and activists are asking numerous questions concerning the fire which devastated the U.S. East Coast’s largest and oldest refinery, Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 6, 2019
ICD admits receiving NYSE non-compliance letter
Onshore drilling service provider Independence Contract Drilling (ICD) said Tuesday it received written notification from the New York Stock Exchange that as of Nov.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 5, 2019
7 BBbls of oil found in new Abu Dhabi reserves
The UAE’s Supreme Petroleum Council Monday announced a new pricing mechanism for Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) Murban crude oil, which will be listed on “an exchange,” the Gulf News Web Report reported.- 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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- November 3, 2019
Pa emissions fell 92% as energy production rose almost 3,000%
Pennsylvania emissions fell as much as 92% since 1990, even as the state’s energy demand and production soared eleven fold from 2010 to 2018, and natural gas processing expanded more than eightfold during that time frame, a Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) analysis found.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 1, 2019
Big oil, big corn both blast Trump biofuel plan
Corn farmers, ethanol producers, refinery representatives, energy traders and state and local officials from the Midwest all blasted the Trump administration’s proposed biofuels plan for next year during a public hearing Wednesday, hosted by the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 1, 2019
XOM didn’t deceive investors on climate change: Tillerson
ExxonMobil’s leadership tried to understand how new climate regulations would impact the supermajor’s bottom line, former CEO and ex-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told a court Wednesday, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 30, 2019
US crude inventories jump
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) for the week ended Oct. 25, increased by 5.7- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 30, 2019
Pemex posts $4.6B loss on sagging exports, domestic sales
Mexico’s state-run oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, reported year-on-year production was down 2.9%, but posted a huge $4.6 billion third-quarter loss due to sagging exports and domestic sales, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 30, 2019
Aramco to begin planned IPO on Nov. 3: sources
Saudi Aramco aims to announce the start of its initial public offering on Nov. 3, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, after delaying the deal earlier this month to give advisers time to secure anchor investors.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 28, 2019
Trump wants deal with XOM, or others to tap Syrian oil
President Trump said Sunday he’s interested in making a deal with ExxonMobil or another producer to tap Syrian oil reserves, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 27, 2019
Revenue from public lands drilling up by 33% in 2018
Revenue collected and dispersed assets from energy production on public lands rose by billions in Fiscal Year 2019, according to new data released last week by the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 25, 2019
Oil prices slip on weak demand outlook weighs on market
Crude oil prices fell Thursday amid persistent concerns about a weak demand outlook, after posting sharp gains in the previous session following a surprise crude oil inventory drawdown in the U.S.,- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 24, 2019
Natural gas usage climbs as distributors replace lines
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — Natural gas usage for one local distribution company operating in Pennsylvania and Maryland said Wednesday has increased 17% in the last two years, primarily in the commercial and industrial sectors.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 23, 2019
Oil prices climb as Opec+ mulls deeper output cuts
Crude oil prices rose slightly Tuesday after China signaled progress in trade talks with the U.S. and Opec+ mulled deeper production cuts, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 23, 2019
Judge to rule today on Ohio referendum petitions
A federal judge said he intends to rule no later than today on whether a referendum petition drive in Ohio against a nuclear bailout will get additional time to collect signatures, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 23, 2019