- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 30, 2020
China’s gas demand to grow 10% this winter
Chinese demand for natural gas is expected to grow by 10% year-on-year this winter, as a Covid-19 recovery spurs higher residential and industrial consumption, state oil companies said on Thursday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 30, 2020
Six contractors hired to build Keystone XL in US
TC Energy on Thursday awarded more than $1.6 billion in contracts to six major American contractors to build more than 800 miles of the now-stalled Keystone XL Pipeline in three states in 2021, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 29, 2020
XOM, Jera ink MoU on Vietnam LNG-to-power project
ExxonMobil and Jera signed on Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on the potential construction of an LNG-to-power project in Hai Phong, Vietnam.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 28, 2020
Oman LNG exports down 10% so far this year
Omani liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports are 10% lower so far this year than in 2019, but that’s not all bad news for the Middle Eastern country, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 27, 2020
New York City tidal project begins service
Verdant Power has simultaneously installed three pilot tidal power turbines at its Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project site on the East River in New York City, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 26, 2020
New York to transition seven peaker gas-fired power plants
The New York Power Authority is looking at renewables with battery storage and low-to-zero carbon emission technologies to meet the peak energy demands of New York City and Long Island, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 26, 2020
EQT in talks to sell its MVP capacity
EQT is in the middle of discussions to sell some or all of its capacity on the now-stalled Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline, perhaps by Dec.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 26, 2020
Oil future at center of Trump-Biden debate
The future of the oil and gas industry and climate change emerged key topics in the final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 23, 2020
India’s LNG imports rise 6.2% in September
India’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports were up 6.2% year-on-year in September, as consumption is now moving towards pre-Covid levels, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 23, 2020
Snam to study hydrogen for rail in Italy
Italian gas infrastructure operator Snam and state-owned rail network manager FS Italiane will investigate the technical and economic feasibility of hydrogen for rail transport in Italy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 23, 2020
Spanish natgas demand continues recovery: Enagas
Spanish natural gas demand continues to recover since a pandemic-induced collapse, and is expected to end 2020 higher than 2018 figures, according to grid operator Enagas.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 22, 2020
DeIuliis’ New Book Exposing the Evil Depleting America’s Free Enterprise
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. DeIuliis’ book highlights growing problems in America today as the elites feed off the working men and women destroying the economy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 22, 2020
Biden’s $2T clean energy plan could threaten gas industry
U.S. Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s $2 trillion clean energy plan could end natural gas consumption in power generation within 15 years, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 21, 2020
Virginia DEQ to hire environmental justice staffer
Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be creating a new director of environmental justice to lead the agency’s new Office of Environmental Justice, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 21, 2020
Turkey tops up Tuna-1 gas discovery volumes
Turkey has topped up its Tuna-1 natural gas discovery in the Black Sea by 85 billion cubic meters (Bcm) to 405 Bcm, as it continues the search for its own hydrocarbons, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 20, 2020
Appeals court halts MVP construction from resuming
A federal appeals court has blocked construction from resuming on the stalled Mountain Valley Pipeline in West Virginia and Virginia, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 20, 2020
Wind, solar costs to further pressure coal/gas powergen in 2025: BNEF
Wind and solar energies are already the cheapest source of power generation in most places, and by 2025 it will be cheaper to build a new wind/solar farm than run an existing coal/gas-fired power plant.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 19, 2020
FERC proposal would back state, ISO carbon pricing
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has proposed a new rule giving it the authority over wholesale electric markets rules and encouraging state and regional power grid operators to set carbon prices as a way to accelerate the growth of clean power, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 19, 2020
US LNG exports begin recovery in August
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports increased 14.7% in August, as facilities shipped five more cargoes than the previous month, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 16, 2020
European EV market share to treble despite pandemic
Europe’s electric vehicles (EVs) market share is set to treble this year to 10%, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 16, 2020
EU sets actions to curtail methane emissions home and abroad
The European Union (EU) published on Wednesday its first strategy to tackle methane emissions since 1996, as part of its Green Deal and carbon-neutrality goals.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 16, 2020
New Fortress, Philippines sign LNG MoU
New York-based New Fortress Energy Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Philippine National Oil Co. to advance the development of infrastructure to supply natural gas to the Philippines, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 16, 2020
Briefs filed in MVP Southgate extension fight
Three environmental groups have filed a brief to support the decision by a North Carolina agency to reject plans to extend the 303-mile Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 15, 2020
Virginia wind project passes reliability testing
Dominion Energy announced on Wednesday that its $300 million Virginia offshore wind project has successfully completed its reliability testing and is getting closer to beginning commercial operations, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 15, 2020
IGU welcomes IEA’s outlook on natural gas
The International Gas Union (IGU) has welcomed forecasts by the International Energy Agency (IEA) with regards to the outlook for natural gas worldwide, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 14, 2020
Japan’s spot LNG import prices up 32% in September
Japanese spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have surged 32.35% month-on-month in September, supporting signs of demand recovery ahead of the winter heating season.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 14, 2020
NAM halves Groningen’s gas production in last gas year
Natural gas production at the Netherlands’ Groningen field has halved in the past gas year, which ran from October 2019 until September 2020, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 13, 2020
US propane demand to offset production this winter: EIA
U.S. heating demand is set to more than offset propane consumption losses in the petrochemical sector, lifting total propane consumption by 50,000 barrels per day (Bpd) this winter.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 12, 2020
Judge throws out Obama’s 2016 methane rules
A federal judge in Wyoming has ruled that Obama-era rules targeting methane leaks from oil and natural gas operations on public lands are illegal, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 12, 2020
MVP construction can resume: FERC decision
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday ruled that Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC can resume construction on the stalled natural gas pipeline in West Virginia and Virginia, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 9, 2020
Georgia Power closing 29 coal ash ponds
Georgia Power is excavating 19 coal ash ponds as it closes 29 ponds at 11 active and retired coal-fired power plants across Georgia, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 9, 2020
Wetland bird wins ‘threatened’ designation from F&WS
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declared the eastern black rail, a small wetlands bird, to be threatened, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 9, 2020
Grant to fund training for offshore wind workers
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center has awarded $124,670 to VINCI VR, in partnership with Siemens Gamesa Energy, to develop virtual reality training for U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 9, 2020
UK grants CO2 appraisal license to Eni
Eni announced Thursday it was granted a CO2 appraisal and storage license by the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 9, 2020
IEC claims Chevron stopped supply amid contractual dispute
Israel Electric Company (IEC) is accusing Chevron to have halted its natural gas supplies from the offshore Tamar field, keeping the country’s energy market as a “hostage.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 9, 2020
O&G are vital to U.S. way of life: DOE report
A new report by the U.S. Department of Energy cites the need for energy innovation while recognizing the benefits of oil and natural gas in the daily lives of Americans, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 8, 2020
EBRD backs Greece’s biggest renewable project
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has backed Greece’s Hellenic Petroleum (HELPE) 18-solar farm project with a €75 ($88.2) million investment.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 8, 2020
Gazprom to appeal against Poland’s €6.46B fine
Russia’s Gazprom said on Wednesday it will “certainly” appeal against its €6.46 ($7.6) billion fine imposed by the Polish antimonopoly authority UOKiK, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 7, 2020
Bolivian election will set the tone for natgas, lithium industries
The upcoming elections in Bolivia will be crucial for the development of industries such as natural gas and lithium in the country, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 7, 2020
Asian LNG spot prices firm up ahead of winter
Forecasts of colder-than-expected weather in Japan and some supply disruptions due to hurricanes in the U.S. are helping Asian LNG spot prices to prop up, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 6, 2020
Petrobras may need new bidding for LNG terminal lease
Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras may have to start a new bidding process for the lease of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Bahia, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 6, 2020
Vietnam clears ExxonMobil’s $5B LNG-to-power project
Vietnam has given ExxonMobil the green lights to proceed with the massive LNG-to-power project, estimated to cost $5.09 billion, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 6, 2020
Energy transition poses credit risks to NOCs: Moody’s
National oil companies (NOC) are less prepared for the energy transition than their counterparts in the private sector, which increases their credit risks, Moody’s said Monday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 5, 2020
Indian domestic gas price cut may lead to upstream losses
The reduction of domestic gas prices in India over the next six months could lead to losses for upstream businesses according to new analysis, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 5, 2020
US natural gas storage up 76 Bcf w-o-w
U.S. underground natural gas stocks rose by 76 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the week ending September 27, Kallanish Energy learns from the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 2, 2020
Army’s Fort Bragg to get floating solar project
The U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg will soon become home to the largest floating solar plant in the southeastern United States, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 2, 2020
Ohio sets Dec. 3 hearing on Madison Fields solar project
The Ohio Power Siting Board has scheduled a Dec. 3 virtual public meeting on a proposed solar project in Madison County, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 2, 2020
BLM approves Mesa Wind Repower Project
The Bureau of Land Management has approved the Mesa Wind Repower Project in Southern California, Kallanish Energy reports. Brookfield Renewables plans to repower the 30-megawatt wind project that was built in the 1980s.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 1, 2020
Santos clears final state hurdle on Narrabri gas project
Australian oil and gas company Santos was granted on Wednesday a phased-approval for its Narrabri gas project, by the New South Wales (NSW) Independent Planning Commission (IPC), Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 1, 2020
China plans major heating switch from coal ahead of winter
China’s winter anti-pollution campaign is targeting to switch heating away from coal in over 7 million households in the north of the country, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 30, 2020
Federal judge rules against Arch-Peabody coal JV
A federal judge in Missouri has blocked a proposed joint venture between two of the world’s largest private coal companies: Peabody Energy and Arch Resources, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
US industrial natgas demand to shrink 4.4%
Natural gas demand for the U.S. industrial sector is falling amid slowing economy and is expected to contract by 4.4% this year, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
Karpowership launches first LNG-to-power floating plant in Indonesia
Turkey’s Karpowership has launched the first floating power plant in Amurang, Indonesia, converting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power onboard a vessel, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
Total transfers operatorship in five Brazilian O&G blocks
French supermajor Total announced Monday it has transferred its equity interests in five Brazilian exploration blocks to state-run Petrobras, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Solar dominates Maine’s renewables procurement
Solar projects dominated Maine’s largest renewables procurement, Kallanish Energy reports. Solar will provide about 482 megawatts of the 546 megawatts of projects approved for long-term energy projects earlier this week by the Maine Public Utilities Commission.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Ohio AG files suit to block nuclear bailout payments
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking to keep the owner of two nuclear power plants in Ohio from getting $1.3 billion in bailout money in what has become the largest bribery scandal in state history, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
German, Scottish wind associations ink cooperation deal
German wind power association WAB and Scottish wind consortium DeepWind have signed a three-year cooperation agreement to develop a market for green hydrogen from wind power.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 24, 2020
Europe may boost state aid to green projects
Europe will need a huge amount of sustainable investment to achieve its green goals, and state aid limits may need to be boosted, according to the European Commissioner for competition.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 24, 2020