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- July 7, 2020
Judge orders Dakota Access shut down for environmental review
A federal judge has ordered that the Dakota Access oil pipeline be temporarily shut down by Aug. 5 for an in-depth environmental review of the project, Kallansh Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 7, 2020
Canada Supreme Court backs pipeline project
Canada’s Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from British Columbia First Nation groups against expanding the Trans Mountain oil pipeline, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 6, 2020
Atlantic Coast Pipeline is canceled
The Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline has been scrapped. That announcement came from Dominion Energy and Duke Energy on Sunday in a joint announcement, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 6, 2020
AEP to proceed with $2B three-state wind project
Ohio-based American Electric Power is proceeding with its planned 1,485-megawatt North Central wind project, despite Texas regulators rejecting the $2 billion project.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 6, 2020
Global renewables capacity up 7.5% in 2019: IRENA
Global renewable energy capacity increased 7.5% year-on-year in 2019, led by growth from solar and wind sources, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
Germany Can No Longer Afford Renewables. This Is Our Future.
... … … [Editor’s Note: The Energiewende in Germany has been a financial disaster but, of course, Congress wants it to use it as their model of green political correctness.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
BP transfers key Alaskan assets to Hilcorp
There were no fireworks, but key Alaskan assets owned by BP have quietly transferred to Hilcorp as the $5.6 billion deal starts to close, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
Judge allows Enbridge to resume partial service on Line 5
A Michigan judge on Wednesday ruled that Enbridge can resume moving liquids through Line 5, a Midwest pipeline that had been shut down since June 25 due to damage to an underwater pipeline support.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
Nigeria commences works at AKK gas pipeline
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has launched construction works on NNPC’s $2.59 billion natural gas pipeline, Kallanish Energy reports. Once complete, the 614-kilometer Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project will transport 2.2- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
Hydrogen is no silver bullet to zero-carbon economy: sources
Hydrogen has a key role to play in the future energy systems, but “it’s no silver bullet,” European pro-hydrogen speakers said in an industry webinar on Thursday.US rig count still dropping: Baker Hughes
The working rig count for the United States continued its downward spiral, Kallanish Energy reports It slid from 265 on June 29 to an all-time low of 263 on July 2, according to the latest count from Baker Hughes.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 2, 2020
Equinor heading UK’s at-scale hydrogen, CCS project
Equinor announced Wednesday it’s leading a hydrogen and carbon capture storage project in the UK – which is set to be one of the world’s first at-scale such facilities.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 1, 2020
Petronet’s LNG regas volumes down 6% during Jan-Mar
India’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer Petronet reported Tuesday a 6% quarter-on-quarter decline in LNG imports through its regasification terminals in Gujarat and Kerala, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 30, 2020
US gas storage build exceed expectations
U.S. natural gas storage build surpassed expectations rising by 120 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the week ending June 19, according to data from the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 30, 2020
Exmar readies to dispute YPF’s force majeure notice
Belgium shipping company Exmar is considering the best way to defend its interests in a dispute with Argentina’s YPF, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 30, 2020
Gazprom, CNPC discuss extra 6 Bcm/y gas supplies
Russian gas giant Gazprom is negotiating an additional 6 billion cubic meters per year (Bcm/y) of gas supply to China, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 29, 2020
Chesapeake Energy seeks Chapter 11 reorganization
It’s been rumored for weeks, but Chesapeake Energy Corp. on Sunday filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to facilitate what it called a comprehensive balance sheet restructuring, Kallanish Energy reports The Oklahoma-based company was once the No.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 29, 2020
California adopts first-ever rules on zero-emission trucks, buses
California has adopted new rules in a major move toward zero-emissions electric trucks and buses, Kallanish Energy reports. The California Air Resources Board has ordered the makers of medium-duty and heavy-duty commercial trucks to begin selling zero-emissions trucks by 2024.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 29, 2020
DOE to invest $122M in coal innovation centers
The U.S. Department of Energy plans to invest $122 million to establish new coal products innovation centers across the country, Kallanish Energy reports.US rig count hits new all-time low for eighth straight week
The working rig count for the United States and Canada continues to plummet but the drop could be slowing down, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 29, 2020
Pennsylvania grand jury blasts DEP, DOH over fracking
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Health Department both failed to protect the public health during the state’s Marcellus Shale natural gas boom, according to a scathing new report from a state grand jury.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 26, 2020
US solar photovoltaic prices dropping quickly: WoodMac
United States solar photovoltaic system costs are falling faster than had been expected, despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 26, 2020
Testing electrochemical technology for turning CO2 into RNG
Three companies have announced that they have demonstrated further advancement of a new cutting-edge electrochemical technology that converts carbon dioxide in raw biogas to pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 25, 2020
Braskem completes construction on Texas polypropylene plant
Braskem has announced the construction completion of its newest polypropylene production facility in La Porte, Texas. The $675 million project is expected to begin commercial operations in the third quarter 2020 and the plant’s commissioning is underway, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 25, 2020
Firm hired to begin Keystone XL construction in Alberta
Michels Canada is poised to begin construction on the $8 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline in Alberta, while construction in the United States is still delayed by a court appeal, Kallansh Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 25, 2020
Myanmar enters LNG importing arena
Myanmar has become the newest country to start importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), as the fuel is adopted as the fastest solution to recent power shortage and increased power demand.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 24, 2020
TechnipFMC bags two new contracts from Equinor
UK’s oilfield services company, TechnipFMC, has bagged two new contracts from Norway energy major Equinor, Kallanish Energy reports. The deals are worth up to $189.7- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 24, 2020
Snam, investment funds buy 49% stake in Adnoc gas pipeline assets
Italy’s energy infrastructure operator, Snam, has partnered with five international funds to invest in a 49% stake in Adnoc Gas Pipelines, in a deal valuing the Abu Dhabi company in $20.7- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 23, 2020
Tellurian delays FID on Driftwood LNG to 2021
Tellurian Inc. has quietly delayed a final investment decision on the Driftwood LNG facility in Louisiana to 2021 with the plant beginning operations in 2024, not in 2023 as had been planned, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 23, 2020
Southern Power operating 200-megawatt Kansas wind farm
Southern Power has announced that its 200-megawatt Reading Wind Facility in eastern Kansas is now operational, Kallanish Energy reports. The facility with 62 turbines is in Osage and Lyon counties in Kansas, said the company, a subsidiary of the Georgia-based Southern Company.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 22, 2020
Asia to lead construction of new O&G pipelines by 2024
Asia is set to lead the global construction of new trunk/transmission oil and gas pipelines by 2024, holding a 36% of total estimated additions, consulting firm GlobalData said in a new analysis on Friday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2020
German LNG Terminal nears FID, eyes hydrogen integration
German LNG Terminal, the joint-venture behind a planned liquefied natural gas imports (LNG) terminal in northern Germany, is close to reaching a final investment decision, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2020
Efficiencies boost US natural gas production: EIA
Natural gas production in the United States is growing because of greater production efficiencies, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reports. New gas wells that created greater productivity in new wells drilled in shale and other tight formations boosted U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2020
Enterprise creates first global hub for ethylene
Enterprise Products Partners is ramping up its ethylene exports from its marine terminal at Morgan’s Point, Texas, Kallanish Energy reports. The terminal has exceeded design interim loading capacity and expects to export more than 175 million pounds for the month of June.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2020
Xcel Energy proposes $3B in projects to help Minn. economy
Xcel Energy has proposed $3 billion of energy projects as a way to help the Minnesota state economy back on track after the coronavirus pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2020
800 Enbridge workers voluntarily leaving company: report
Enbridge says 800 workers have voluntarily agreed to leave the company to avoid layoffs as it works to cut costs, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the oil price rout, Kallanish Energy has learned.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
Gazprom seeks alternative ways to complete NS2 pipeline
Gazprom and partners are seeking ways to proceed with the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, from Russia to Germany, circumventing U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
Croatia LNG reaches full booking ahead of commissioning
Croatia’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports terminal will open in January with capacity fully booked for the next three years, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 16, 2020
Clean energy needs a boost to reverse Covid-19 economic damage: IEA
The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a massive blow to countries around the world and brought up “worrying implications” for clean energy transitions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a new report.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 16, 2020
Pa. charges Cabot with 15 environmental violations
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Monday announced that a state grand jury has charged Cabot Oil & Gas in connection with 15 environmental crimes in northeast Pennsylvania, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
PG&E names new board of directors
Pacific Gas & Electric has announced the selection of a new board of directors as the company works to emerge from Chapter 11 reorganization, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
Colorado group scraps plan for new O&G setback vote
A grass-roots Colorado environmental group has scrapped plans to seek an anti-fracking ballot measure in 2020, Kallanish Energy reports. Colorado Rising had been exploring several ballot initiatives for Nov.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
Petrofac bags contract for UK CCS, hydrogen project
Oilfield services company Petrofac has been chosen to provide engineering and project management support for the Acorn project in Scotland, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
Construction of TAP gas pipeline nears completion
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG consortium has completed the construction of its 105 km long offshore pipeline section across the Adriatic Sea, moving towards the final stage of the project.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
Equinor, Aker BP agree terms for major North Sea development
Equinor said Thursday it has agreed on commercial terms with Aker BP for a major coordinated development of their North Sea licenses, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
US solar projected to grow 33% in 2020: WoodMac
The U.S. solar industry installed 3.6 gigawatts of new solar photovoltaic capacity in the first-quarter of 2020, according to Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association in a joint statement.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2020
MENA LNG projects to face delays: analyst
Liquefaction projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are likely to be put off due to the economic slowdown brought up by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to analytics company GlobalData.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 10, 2020
China to add 2.9 Tcf/y regas capacity by 2024
China is expected to drive growth in new-build regasification capacity over the next four years, adding around 2.9 trillion cubic feet per year (Tcf/y) capacity, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 10, 2020
Iranian gas flows to Turkey to resume in July: official
Iranian natural gas exports to Turkey are expected to resume next month, the head of the Iranian Gas Transmission Company told Iran’s energy ministry news service, Shana.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 9, 2020
Equinor pledges to help decarbonize shipping industry
Norway’s Equinor announced on Monday a maritime climate ambition to reduce its own emissions from ships, contributing to decarbonizing the shipping industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 9, 2020
Total joins coalition for net-zero shipping emissions
French oil major Total said on Monday it has joined an initiative focused on decarbonizing the shipping sector, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 8, 2020
US natural gas storage build up 39% y-o-y
Working gas in underground storage in the U.S. Lower 48 states rose by 102 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the week ending on May 29, according to the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
Half US electricity from renewables by 2030: four groups
More than half of the electricity generated in the United States by 2030 will come from renewable energy supported by energy storage.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
North Dakota continues carbon capture research
The North Dakota Industrial Commission has awarded $500,000 to continue research into carbon capture and storage at ethanol plants, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
19 energy companies have filed for bankruptcy in 2020: law firm
Texas-based Gavilan Resources last month filed for Chapter 11 protection, saying it intends to sell its business and assets. It cited the coronavirus pandemic and the oil price rout along with an ongoing dispute with a joint venture partner in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
Natural gas storage little changed in 2019: EIA
Underground storage of natural gas in the United States changed little in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2020
Polish competition watchdog sues Gazprom
Poland’s competition regulator UOKiK said on Wednesday it has started proceedings against Gazprom and could fine the Russian company some €50 ($56) million.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 3, 2020
Hungary to boost capacity of gas pipeline to Slovakia
Hungary will triple the capacity of its natural gas interconnector towards Slovakia to over 5 billion cubic meters per year (Bcm/y) by 2024, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Tuesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 2, 2020