- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 27, 2020
Working-gas draw down nearly hits triple digits
The volume of working natural gas pulled from storage during mid-January in the Lower 48 U.S. states reached 3% of total gas stored, the latest weekly survey by the Energy Information Administration reveals.- 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 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 17, 2020
Enbridge Gas holding open season for storage at Dawn Hub
Enbridge Gas is holding a binding open season for up to 1 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of peak storage service at the Dawn Hub storage facility in Ontario, beginning as early as April 1, 2020, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 6, 2020
Tenaris closes $1.1B buy of pipemaking rival
Luxembourg-based steel pipe maker Tenaris said last week it’s closed the $1.07 billion acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars from Russian steelmaker TMK, becoming the largest steel pipe maker in North America, Kallanish Energy reports.- 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
Dark Fiber Project in Bradford County Another Plum from Natural Gas Tree
Johnny Williams Bradford County Writer High capacity dark fiber internet infrastructure is being planned for Bradford County, thanks to the Marcellus gas impact fee and some innovative leaders.- 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 13, 2019
Basalt acquires gas transmission business
A fund managed by infrastructure investment fund Basalt Infrastructure Partners II GP Ltd. has acquired Third Coast Midstream’s natural gas transmission business, rebranding the assets Black Bear Transmission.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 13, 2019
ONEOK’s Elk Creek line flowing NGL
Midstreamer ONEOK this week announced its Elk Creek Pipeline is now flowing natural gas liquids 900 miles, from the Williston Basin to ONEOK’s Mid-Continent NGL facilities in Bushton, Kansas, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 12, 2019
New Jersey Doubles Down on Stupidity with Offshore Wind
... … … New Jersey is rushing to turn the Garden State into a gargantuan monument to political stupidity with offshore wind projects that are totally uneconomic.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 12, 2019
EPIC ships 1st crude from Corpus Christi
Texas-based EPIC Crude Holdings said Wednesday one of its subsidiaries has loaded and launched the first shipment of crude oil from the IGC marine terminal, located on the Inner Harbor of the Corpus Christi (Texas) Ship Channel.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 12, 2019
Ironwood Midstream closes South Texas buy
Ironwood Midstream Energy Partners II announced it’s closed on the acquisition of midstream assets located in South Texas from Twin Eagle Gardendale Pipeline LLC, a unit of Twin Eagle Holdings N.A.- 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 8, 2019
US working gas in storage falls for 3rd straight week
The volume of working natural gas pulled from storage in the latest Energy Information Administration weekly survey dropped for the third consecutive week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 4, 2019
ET, Shell release EPC tender for Lake Charles project
Energy Transfer LP (ET) said Tuesday a tender has been issued to engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors to submit final commercial bids for the proposed Lake Charles LNG liquefaction project, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 2, 2019
Renewable Mandates Have Forced California to Power Down
... … … California’s rolling power outages are not the result of resource deficiencies but, rather, ridiculous renewable mandates and mismanagement of forests.- 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 29, 2019
Steel players in energy face challenging 2020
The new year will likely be challenging for steel players in the energy sector, market sources tell Kallanish, sister publication of Kallanish Energy.- 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 28, 2019
NA, Asia to contribute 55% of new trunk line length
North America and Asia are projected to dominate global oil and gas new-build pipeline length additions, according to data and analytics company GlobalData.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 25, 2019
Moler appointed Tallgrass Energy’s new CEO
Midstreamer Tallgrass Energy said Monday the board of its general partner has appointed William R. (Bill) Moler as CEO, effective immediately, Kallanish Energy reports.- 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 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
US energy tube pricing remains rudderless
U.S. energy tubular pricing remains in a rut despite skelp prices creeping upwards, Kallanish, sister publication of Kallanish Energy, learns from market sources.- 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
Noble drops-down midstream assets for $1.6B
Independent producer Noble Energy said Friday after concluding its midstream review, it will retain and increase its ownership in Noble Midstream Partners (NBLX), Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 14, 2019
Porges to step down from Equitrans board
Equitrans Midstream said late Wednesday former EQT chief executive David L. Porges will step down from the natural gas midstreamer’s board, effective Dec.- 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 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
PJM projects sufficient power for winter needs
Power grid operator PJM Interconnection projects its members will be able to provide nearly 40% more electricity than the power grid operator expects to be needed this winter at peak demand, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 8, 2019
US line pipe drops again in October
US line pipe prices declined again in October, Kallanish learns from market observer Pipe Logix. Average US line pipe prices fell in October to $1,565/short ton, down -1.1%- 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 7, 2019
Sound Bite Green Policies Don’t Reduce Emissions; Natural Gas Does
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Natural gas has reduced emissions in a big way, but sound bite energy policies focused solely on renewables haven’t says PA Democrat Senator John Yudichak.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 6, 2019
Green Goblins of Political Correctness Set Up New England for Icy Fall
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. What’s happening in Rhode Island should be a warning to all of New England; you are headed for an icy fall with respect the energy you need to keep warm.- 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 1, 2019
Ørsted, PSEG negotiating offshore wind farm investment
Danish wind farm developer Ørsted and energy company Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) announced they will enter into exclusive negotiations for PSEG to potentially become an equity investor in one of Ørsted’s offshore wind projects, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 31, 2019
Shale Support to expand Shale Rail partnership
Shale Support Global Holdings, a provider of frac-sand and logistics services to the oil and gas industry, has signed an extension to continue working with Shale Rail as the exclusive supply company for a Bradford County, Pennsylvania, frac sand storage facility.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 29, 2019
EPD’s oil pipeline system expansions to add 900,000 Bpd
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) said Monday it expects its Midland-to-ECHO 3 and 4 Permian crude pipeline system expansions each will add roughly 450,000 barrels per day of additional capacity, Kallanish Energy reports.- 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
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 22, 2019
The Carlyle Group exits Corpus oil terminal project
The Carlyle Group, an international private equity/investment firm and the entity behind efforts to build a $1 billion crude oil export terminal at Harbor Island, Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, is pulling out of the project.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 22, 2019
Federal judge to rule on Ohio referendum petitions
The effort to overturn nuclear bailout legislation in Ohio is now in the hands of a federal judge, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 14, 2019
India investing over $60B in gas supply, infrastructure
India is investing over $60 billion in natural gas supply and distribution infrastructure as it seeks to more than double the share of natural gas in its energy base, to 15% by 2030, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Sunday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 14, 2019
Cuomo orders National Grid to provide hookups
The Cuomo administration in New York State has ordered National Grid to provide natural gas hookups to over 1,100 previously denied Brooklyn-based customers, numerous media reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 11, 2019
Chevron CEO touts Texas growth
Chevron’s chief executive on Wednesday touted the company’s Texas growth, from the Permian Basin to Houston refining and chemicals. Speaking at the Greater Houston Partnership’s annual “State of Energy” luncheon, Mike Wirth also urged the energy industry to take the lead on emissions reductions to help combat climate change, the Houston Chronicle reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 11, 2019
UPS adding 6,000 NGVs
Package delivery giant UPS will purchase more than 6,000 natural gas-powered vehicles (NGVs) beginning in 2020, through 2022, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 8, 2019
Tallgrass announces open season for Pony Express expansion
Midstreamer Tallgrass Energy, through its affiliate Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline LLC, Monday announced a binding open season soliciting shipper commitments for crude oil transportation on the Pony Express system from origin points in Wyoming to the McPherson refinery in McPherson, Kansas.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 2, 2019
Sempra selling stake in Luz del Sur in Peru
Sempra Energy said this week it’s selling its equity interests in its Peruvian businesses, including its 83.6% stake in electric utility Luz del Sur S.A.A.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 26, 2019
PA county calls Mariner East pipeline a ‘nuisance’
The Chester County, Pennsylvania, prosecutor, increasing pressure on Sunoco’s Mariner East Pipeline, said this week his office plans to sue the $5.1- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2019
Candor’s SCOOP-to-North-Texas gathering system online
Independent midstreamer Candor Midstream announced Tuesday its SCOOP-to-North-Texas rich gas gathering pipeline system now is online, Kallanish Energy reports. Candor purchased the system in January 2019, then made multiple upgrades to the pipeline system.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 23, 2019
Iran responsible for ‘attack against the world’: Saudi official
Iran’s recent warnings to Saudi Arabia are “ridiculous” and “laughable,” Saudi minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir told CNBC Friday, amid investigations by the kingdom tying Iran to a major attack on its oil facilities.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 20, 2019
Enterprise to expand, extend Acadian system
Enterprise Products Partners Thursday announced plans to expand and extend its Acadian natural gas system to deliver gas from the Haynesville Shale to the liquefied natural gas market in South Louisiana, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 19, 2019
Eco-Energy buys gathering/processing/terminal assets
Tennessee-based biofuel company Eco-Energy has acquired the Stone Mountain gathering pipeline system, Stone Mountain processing facility and the Stone Mountain rail terminal from Continuum Energy Services for an undisclosed price.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 18, 2019
LM Energy completes 1st phase of Touchdown gathering system
LM Energy Holdings, the former Longhorn Midstream Holdings LLC, said Phase I of its Touchdown Crude Oil Gathering System in the northern Delaware Basin is complete, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 17, 2019
US consumers will see ‘sticker shock’ at gas pump: analyst
U.S. gasoline prices will increase roughly 20 cents per gallon because of the recent attacks in Saudi Arabia, oil analyst Andy Lipow predicted Monday, on CNBC.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 13, 2019
Fire breaks out on oil tanker at Equinor’s terminal
Equinor said on Friday a fire broke out in the engine room of the Dubai Harmony oil tanker during loading at its operated Sture oil export terminal – one of the major oil terminals in Norway, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 10, 2019