- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 21, 2021
Litigation-Supporting Activist Dubiously Declares Objectivity
The co-author of a new paper that accuses TotalEnergies of burying its early understanding of climate change declares authoritatively that he has “no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in their paper.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 20, 2021
IEEFA Gets Supply Chains All Wrong
A recent Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) report incorrectly blames plastics producers for an increase in plastic prices, a changing number that is much more complex than the final cost of a single plastic cup.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 15, 2021
National Media Calls Out President Biden Over Energy Crisis
A growing number of major national media outlets are highlighting the emerging energy crisis in the United States and the anti-oil and natural gas policies from the Biden administration.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 14, 2021
New IEA Report: Hydrocarbons Will Remain at Center of Energy Transition
This year’s newly published World Energy Outlook (WEO) from the International Energy Agency attempts to steer countries away from fossil fuels, but the report’s findings continue to prove the continued need for oil and natural gas to maintain modern living standards and to support emissions reductions goals.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 8, 2021
After Killing Keystone XL and Banning Federal Leasing, Biden White House Claims ‘All Tools on the Table’ to Combat Rising Fuel Prices
It’s only been a few short years since the United States demonstrated that it can compete in the global oil market, and in fact, quite literally drilled its way to lower gasoline prices.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 7, 2021
EIA: Oil & Natural Gas Will Be In High Demand For Decades To Come
There is an important and continued role for oil and natural gas parallel to the world implementing policies to increase renewable energy consumption, according to the Energy Information Administration’s 2021 International Energy Outlook.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 22, 2021
European Energy Crunch Shows Need for Affordable, Reliable U.S. LNG
American LNG exports to Europe are all the more essential since dwindling natural gas stockpiles and lower-than-anticipated wind generation have caused energy prices to spike.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 22, 2021
Rockefeller-Funded Group Takes A Swing and Miss at U.S. LNG
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) recently published a report on a new liquefied natural gas facility near Lake Charles, LA.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 20, 2021
U.S. LNG Exports Supporting Europe’s Low Carbon Goals
Natural gas is supporting Europe’s energy transition and plan for a low carbon future. Today, natural gas supplies over 20 percent of the continent’s energy mix and is expected to remain integral to regional energy planning with the buildup of pipeline and liquified natural gas (LNG) infrastructure.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 10, 2021
Environmental Partnership: Seizing the Moment To ‘Accelerate Emissions Reductions’
The U.S. oil and natural gas industry is committed to reducing its environmental footprint through collaboration, investment and innovation, and as the Environmental Partnership’s latest annual report demonstrates, companies are seeing significant results from these efforts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 10, 2021
WTAS: ‘Methane Fee’ Would Raise Household Energy Costs
Congress is in the midst of budget reconciliation, and the $3.5 trillion proposed package is, well, a lot to unpackage. As with any proposal of this magnitude there’s quite a bit of pork and buried gems to uncover, including “numerous items that will decimate American oil and natural gas producers,” according to the Independent Petroleum Association of America and others.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 7, 2021
Industry Leaders and Academics Agree, Natural Gas and LNG to play Key Role in Energy Transition
It won’t be possible to reach global climate goals without utilizing natural gas as a part of the global energy strategy, according to academic researcher Marianne Kah, a board member of the Center for Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 2, 2021
The Growing Misuse of Satellite Monitoring Data
The oil and natural gas industry is investing heavily in new and innovative technologies to detect methane leaks faster and significantly reduce emissions from operations – and they’re partnering with other companies, environmental groups, universities and regulators to come up with the best, most effective solutions.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 1, 2021
Interior Announces New Lease Sales, But Uncertainty Remains
Federal natural gas and oil lease sales have finally been scheduled, but for onshore sales overseen by the Bureau of Land Management uncertainty still remains and no sales – not even those previously scheduled with completed environmental reviews, public comment and protest periods – will take place this year.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 26, 2021
Surprise: Activists Support the Minnesota Climate Lawsuit They Wrote
Activist groups Center for Climate Integrity and Fresh Energy, key players in the climate litigation campaign, are running the show in Minnesota – from both the inside and the outside.Study Fails to Link Fracking to Widespread Surface Water Impacts
A new study published in the journal Science examined links between fracking in the United States and possible impacts on surface water, and a close look at the findings shows the authors did not make a such substantial connection and repeatedly acknowledged they had limited evidence to back up any claims of contamination.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 17, 2021
Continued Uncertainty: Interior To Resume Leasing But Offers Zero Details On When, Where Or How
The uncertainty continues to mount over the U.S. federal oil and gas leasing program, even as the Department of Interior announced this week that it will comply with a federal judge’s order to hold lease sales.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 16, 2021
“Air” Apparent: Activists Roll Out Widely Discredited Shale Researchers To Attack Low-Carbon Hydrogen Technology
The U.S. oil and natural gas industry is committed to reducing its environmental footprint. That means we’re investing in technology to detect methane leaks sooner and fix them faster, and developing solutions like carbon capture and storage that will benefit not only our own industry, but other energy intensive sectors and industries – ensuring the United States continues to manufacture our goods and produce our energy here at home and does so with the smallest environmental impact we can.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 16, 2021
IPAA Joins API, Other Oil & Gas Trade Associations in Lawsuit Over Illegal Federal Leasing Ban
Today, the American Petroleum Institute, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, and 10 additional national and state oil and natural gas trade associations filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s illegal leasing ban on federal lands and waters.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 12, 2021
Illegal Leasing Ban Threatens High-Paying Offshore Jobs
The Biden administration’s illegal ban on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands is a major obstacle to creating new high-paying jobs, according to a new report from the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) and Energy and Industrial Advisory Partners (EIAP).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 11, 2021
Judge Demands Action On Illegal Leasing Ban As Biden Admin. Continues To Beg OPEC+ To Boost Oil Production
The irony is strong here. The Biden administration has yet to lift its illegal ban on oil and gas leasing for federal lands and waters – despite a judge ordering them to do so nearly two months ago – while at the same time begging OPEC+ to boost its oil production to help lower American gasoline prices.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 5, 2021
IHS Markit: Natural Gas Could Be A “Second Pillar Of Decarbonization”
Far from being left behind by the green energy transition, natural gas will continue to be an important energy source around the world, writes IHS Markit in a new report.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 4, 2021
With Climate Litigation Failing, Rockefellers Try a Different Angle
The organization pulling the strings behind the climate litigation campaign is now using its political power to convince government leaders to write legislation that targets U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 4, 2021
Pro-Electrification Studies Undercut Economic Case for Transition
Activists have called building electrification a “lynchpin” to solving climate change, resulting in sympathetic lawmakers introducing legislation to push Americans to electrify their houses—ostensibly to save money on their utility bills.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 3, 2021
Support for a Rapid Electrification Transition Would Harm Residents
Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is beefing up the agency’s support for energy efficiency building standards – including a ban on natural gas in new homes and commercial buildings.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 2, 2021
Former FERC Chairman Cautions On Risks to Grid Reliability, Increased Electricity Costs From Rapid Energy Shift
A rapid energy shift may have unintended consequences to the grid that U.S. regulators need to take into consideration, according to outgoing Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Neil Chatterjee.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 29, 2021
Senators Highlight Top Environmental Standards of U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Production
During Tuesday’s Senate Energy Committee hearing with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, senators from both parties repeatedly criticized the administration’s illegal ban of oil and natural leasing on federal lands and said that energy produced in the United States meets the highest environmental standards, which helps lower global greenhouse gas emissions.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 27, 2021
Interior Acknowledges Illegal Leasing Ban Is ‘Still In Effect’
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland appeared before the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee this morning to discuss the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 25, 2021
Could Interior’s Leasing Review Draft Report Come This Week?
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland ventured out West last week to discuss a multitude of important issues the region is facing, including whether or not to pack up the Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters in Grand Junction, Colo.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 23, 2021
Study: U.S. Oil & Natural Gas Industry Supported Millions of Jobs, Trillions in Economic Impact in 2019
The impacts of American energy production aren’t felt only in top producing states like Texas and Pennsylvania—the industry is a driver of employment and growth in every sector of the economy and in all 50 states.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 20, 2021
Despite Rising Oil Prices, Western Energy Production Stymied By Leasing, Permitting Uncertainty
Recent news coverage has highlighted rising oil production in New Mexico and Wyoming as a sign that the Biden administration’s illegal federal leasing ban has had little impact on domestic energy production.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 16, 2021
BP: Natural Gas Showed “Great Resilience” In 2020
Despite a drop in global energy demand due to COVID-19, natural gas emerged from the pandemic in a position of strength, according to BP’s recently released 2021 Statistical Review.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 12, 2021
Media, Activist Group Aim to Build a Fracking Straw Man, But Come up Empty On Negative Impacts
There has been much discussion over the last decade about the additives used in hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) fluid and even greater dialogue around the disclosure of them.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 9, 2021
Natural Gas’s Role in Improving Energy Efficiency
For decades, the natural gas industry has addressed customer demand for increased energy efficiency by incorporating incentives and partnering with the federal government.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 8, 2021
Still Waiting: Illinois Sees Bipartisan Support For Expanding Natural Gas Service But Governor Has Yet to Sign
Communities and states across the country are analyzing the best paths forward to lower emissions, while ensuring consumers have access to affordable, reliable energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 6, 2021
Even with Record Russian Imports and OPEC Confusion, Biden Administration Keeps New Oil & Gas Leasing Locked Up
During the 2020 presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden said that if elected he would “phase out fossil fuels.” Just hours after being sworn in, his administration began to make good on that promise, issuing executive and secretarial orders to curtail domestic production.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 2, 2021
Key Questions Ahead of the Federal Lands Report
The U.S. Interior Department is soon expected to release its review of the federal oil and natural gas leasing program that was prompted by President Biden’s Executive Order 14008 which banned new leasing while the review was conducted.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 30, 2021
Two Former Energy Secretaries: Foreign Demand For U.S. LNG “Simply Astounding,” Natural Gas Is Part of Energy Transition
Affordable natural gas has already helped the United States dramatically lower greenhouse gas emissions and the nation should continue exporting the fuel to help allies around the world meet their own climate goals, according to former Energy Secretaries Ernest Moniz and Dan Brouillette.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 29, 2021
Court Ruling on President Biden’s Illegal Ban on Oil & Gas Leasing: A Quick Review
It’s been two weeks since a federal judge ruled that the Biden administration’s ban on oil and natural gas leasing on federal lands (or “pause” as the White House describes it) is illegal, but the Interior Department has still not indicated when leasing will resume.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 28, 2021
Climate Litigation Supporters Admit that Attribution Science is Failing in Court
Hey, they said it. A group of academics – who are outspoken supporters of the climate litigation campaign – released a report this week that admits that the climate attribution science currently being deployed by plaintiffs attorneys has serious flaws.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 25, 2021
Line 3 Pipeline in Minnesota Gets Boost from Biden Administration
The construction of a major pipeline replacement project that would carry crude from Canadian oilfields to a refinery in Wisconsin got a major boost on Thursday from the Biden Administration.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 24, 2021
Backfire: New Center for Climate Integrity Poll Undercuts Own Arguments
The Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) – the activist group which fancies itself as leading the climate litigation campaign – recently released a new poll that was so unremarkable that it generated zero media attention.Rising Oil Imports Show Risks of Restricting U.S. Production
America’s hard-fought energy superpower status could be faltering after data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed that crude oil imports rose sharply in the past week, while exports fell.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 17, 2021
While Claiming ‘Environmental Justice,’ Pipeline Protesters Vandalize Native-Owned Businesses
To stop construction of the Line 3 pipeline replacement project in Minnesota, activists have increasingly argued for environmental justice for Native Americans who live along the route.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 16, 2021
Federal Court Overturns Biden Administration’s Illegal Leasing Ban on Federal Lands
The Biden administration’s attempt to block responsible oil and natural gas development on federal lands and waters was dealt a major blow on Tuesday after a federal court ruled that it was an illegal pause on new lease sales.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 14, 2021
IGU: U.S. LNG Poised To Become A Global Powerhouse
The Covid-19 pandemic and harsh winter brought exceptional challenges across the globe, including energy demand fluctuations. But, as the International Gas Union’s recent report on global liquefied natural gas found: “The LNG sector adjusted to significant demand fluctuations with incredible agility.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 10, 2021
Why Are They Celebrating the Keystone XL Cancellation?
Activists across the country are claiming victory over TC Energy cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline this week following years of uncertainty from the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 28, 2021
Pew Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Don’t Want To Phase Out Fossil Fuels
More Americans are having regular conversations about climate change and believe we should be doing more about it. But that doesn’t necessarily include phasing out fossil fuels, according to a new Pew Research Center poll.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 25, 2021
Failure to Disclose: New Report Exposes Academics With Financial Ties to Law Firms
Just a week after the bombshell admission that a Harvard academic is working under a retainer agreement with a top plaintiffs’ attorney firm without any previous disclosure, a new report puts the spotlight on this practice happening at universities across the country.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 20, 2021
No, IEA Didn’t Call For An End to Oil and Gas Development
The International Energy Agency’s new roadmap to a zero-carbon world lays out a potential path for the energy transition with suggestions – some more realistic than others – for how the planet could drastically reduce emissions and bring access to affordable, reliable energy to everyone.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 17, 2021
Major Setback For Climate Litigation Campaign: SCOTUS Rules In Favor Of Energy Companies
The Supreme Court of the United States dealt another major blow to the climate litigation campaign on Monday, overwhelmingly siding with energy companies on a procedural question that will impact many of the other state and municipal climate liability cases that have argued they should be heard in state court.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 14, 2021
United Nations: Fossil Fuels Have “Greatest Potential” For Methane Mitigation By 2030
Oil and natural gas systems have the greatest potential for reducing global methane emissions, according to the United Nation’s recent Global Methane Assessment.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 14, 2021
BOEM Refuses to Say When Gulf Leasing Moratorium Will Lift, Area Residents Say Impacts Already Felt
Residents of the Gulf Coast are already feeling the impacts of the Biden administration’s offshore leasing moratorium, which has thrown the once-vibrant offshore energy industry into a period of significant uncertainty.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 13, 2021
Bombshell: Naomi Oreskes On Retainer With Plaintiffs’ Law Firm
A major bombshell dropped today about the nationally coordinated climate litigation campaign after it was revealed that Naomi Oreskes – the Harvard researcher and well-known “Exxon Knew” activist – is on retainer with Sher Edling, the plaintiffs’ law firm serving as the outside counsel for more than a dozen states and municipalities that have filed climate lawsuits around the country.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 11, 2021
U.S. LNG Industry to Go Carbon Neutral
Cheniere, one of the leading U.S. LNG companies, announced its first “carbon neutral shipment” to Europe this week after a tanker left Cheniere’s Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana and travelled across the Atlantic to supply Shell as part of the two companies’ long-term LNG contract.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 7, 2021
Harvard Report Coverage Misleads on Natural Gas Mortality
Harvard University researchers are painting a misleading picture of their recent study’s findings on mortalities and health care costs resulting from the combustion of fuel sources to provide energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 3, 2021
ENR Hearing: Federal Leasing Ban Is Detrimental to Communities, Has Minimal Climate Benefits
Extending the Department of the Interior’s ban on onshore oil and gas leasing will provide limited benefits to the Biden Administration’s climate goals, according to testimonies given during the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 30, 2021
Report: Electrification Is “Costly and Complex”
Even individuals that have advocated for an “electrify everything” path forward for the United States acknowledge the high costs and complexity of such measures, as recent GreenBiz electrification articles demonstrate.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 29, 2021