- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 21, 2019
Judge to decide if Fes can emerge from Chapter 11
A federal court hearing that could result in FirstEnergy Solutions emerging from bankruptcy is expected to wrap up late Wednesday, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 21, 2019
Is Wind Power, Having Inflated Electric Prices, Done in Germany?
... … … Wind power has successfully exploded electricity prices in Germany, turned its neighbors into enemies and cost a fortune.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 21, 2019
Leadership: Toby Rice and EQT Plan to Make Money on $2.00 Gas
Jim Willis Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) Toby Rice is not your typical corporate honcho. He tackles challenges in new and different ways.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 20, 2019
Elevate inks gas gathering/treating pact with Sabine
Elevate Midstream Partners said Monday it’s entered into an eight-year natural gas gathering and treating agreement with Sabine Oil and Gas, a Haynesville Shale producer in East Texas’ Harrison and Panola counties, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 20, 2019
Natgas deliveries to US LNG export facilities set record
Natural gas deliveries to U.S. facilities producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) for export set a monthly record in July, averaging 6.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) — 7% of the total U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 20, 2019
Shell cracker workers paid to listen to Trump speech: report
Union workers at Shell’s ethane cracker complex under construction in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, were required to attend President Trump’s speech at the facility a week ago, or stay home and not be paid, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper.Shale Gas News – August 17, 2019
Bill desRosiers External Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about the Shell Cracker Plant, Northeast Supply Enhancement Project, Southwestern Energy and much more last week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 19, 2019
EQM stops work on portion of Mountain Valley line
EQM Midstream Partners told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission via letter last week the company would stop some work on the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline in West Virginia and Virginia, as the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 19, 2019
ExxonMobil charters Singapore’s 1st LNG-fueled bunker barge
ExxonMobil Asia Pacific has signed a two-year time charter agreement with Singapore-based Sinanju Tankers Holdings Pte. Ltd. to lease Singapore’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered bunker tanker, Sinanju said, in a statement Friday, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 18, 2019
Stored working gas total still climbing
The volume of working gas injected into storage in the latest Energy Information Administration’s weekly survey rose less than 2% from the previous week, Kallanish Energy calculates.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 17, 2019
NTIEC Energy Camp Sparks Interest Among Local Students
Rick Hiduk Managing Editor of EndlessMtnLifestyles.com … … The Northern Tier Industrial & Education Consortium (NTIEC) just gave students from four counties some real life experience in natural gas development.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 17, 2019
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week, August 17, 2019
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Natural Gas NOW readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 16, 2019
PG&E names industry vet Vesey as utility head
Holding company PG&E Corp., operating under bankruptcy court protection, said the board of its Pacific Gas and Electric Co. unit (also in bankruptcy), has appointed Andrew M.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 15, 2019
Pef Black Bay Energy partnering with Tops
Texas-based private equity firm (Pef) Black Bay Energy Capital said Wednesday’s it’s partnering with, and has invested in, Total Operations and Production Services (Tops), Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 14, 2019
President Trump Sees First Hand the Results of the Appalachian Basin’s Record Shale Production
The Appalachian Basin’s energy future has never looked better. As President Trump explained in a speech during his visit to Shell Chemical’s ethane cracker facility that is currently under construction in Beaver County, Pa.: “With your help, we’re not only unleashing American energy, we’re restoring the glory of American manufacturing and reclaiming our noble heritage as a nation of builders again.” The region’s record-breaking production in recent years is driving the growth of U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 14, 2019
Dietrich Theater: Sustainability Takes on New Meaning at Cultural Center
Kelsey MulacCabot Oil & GasExternal Affairs, Pittsburgh … … The Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock is taking on a whole new life; one of sustainability tied to that of the community as a whole with help from natural gas.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 14, 2019
Trump claims credit for cracker plant during PA visit
President Trump boasted Tuesday afternoon about his administration’s efforts to “revive” the nation’s energy and manufacturing sectors during a visit to Royal Dutch Shell’s ethane cracker plant construction site in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 14, 2019
New lawsuit filed over Mountain Valley Pipeline
Conservation groups have filed a new lawsuit aimed at the Mountain Valley Pipeline over its impacts on threatened and endangered species, The Associated Press reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 13, 2019
LNG Canada project to ship gas to Asia as early as 2024
A C$40 billion ($30 billion) liquefied natural gas export project in British Columbia led by Royal Dutch Shell (40% share) is on track to start exporting LNG to Asia as early as 2024, having received a significant financial boost from Canada’s federal government.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 13, 2019
Sierra Club, others oppose West Virginia Ctl plant
Some environmental groups are hoping the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (Dep) will stop a proposed Mason County coal-to-liquids plant project.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 13, 2019
Northern Access Pipeline Project Gets Another “Nyet” from Cuomo’s DEC
Jim Willis Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) Northern Access Pipeline developer NFG has received another denial of water quality certification from Andrew Cuomo’s DEC but the project will get built.Shale Gas News – August 10, 2019
Bill desRosiers External Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about natural gas demand, Gulfport Energy, NY’s horrific energy bill and much more last week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 12, 2019
Pg&e evaluating proposal from hedge funds
Holding company Pg&e Corp. said Friday it’s evaluating a proposal from hedge funds Knighthead Capital Management and Abrams Capital Management to provide $15 billion in equity capital commitments supporting a plan to reorganize the company.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 12, 2019
EnLink executive chair Davis reassumes CEO role
EnLink Midstream announced last week Barry E. Davis, the company’s executive chairman, who led EnLink as its CEO from its founding in 2014 to 2018, has reassumed the role of chief executive while continuing to serve as chairman.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 10, 2019
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week, August 10, 2019
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Natural Gas NOW readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 9, 2019
5 Key Facts on WSJ’s Inaccurate Portrayal of U.S. Oil & Natural Gas Methane Emissions
A recent Wall Street Journal article packed with scary imagery around methane emissions from the U.S. oil and natural gas industry relied on misleading data and biased sources to highlight an issue producers have well in hand.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 9, 2019
Williams Throws Its Support Behind Pennsylvania’s Dairy Industry
Rick Hiduk Managing Editor of EndlessMtnLifestyles.com … … Williams, the pipeline company delivering Marcellus Shale gas to so many urban consumers, is also supporting the Pennsylvania dairy industry in a big way.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 9, 2019
Xom hires Jefferies to accelerate North Sea asset sales
U.S. oil supermajor ExxonMobil (Xom) has hired investment bank Jefferies to sell the stakes it holds in gas and oilfields off the Norwegian coast, which could fetch up to $4 billion, sources told Reuters.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 9, 2019
Oxy sells $13B of debt to help fund Anadarko buy
Occidental Petroleum sold $13 billion of debt to help finance its acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. after receiving over $75 billion in orders for the deal at the peak, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 8, 2019
Oxy completes $55 billion deal for Anadarko
Occidental Petroleum announced this morning the completion of its $55 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum, including debt assumption, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 8, 2019
Already Operating Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Prevails Again in Court
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … The Atlantic Sunrise pipeline just prevailed again in Federal court over a very well funded Sierra Club attempt to thwart future pipeline development.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 7, 2019
Energy Innovation is Driving U.S. Emissions Reductions, Economic Growth
The United States is a living example that it’s possible to both protect the environment and grow the economy. That was a major theme at the Global Energy Institute’s recent Energy Innovates Summit, where policymakers, energy industry leaders, and regulators came together to discuss the future of U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 7, 2019
Marcellus Shale Impact Fees Being Used to Save Lives
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Marcellus Shale Impact Fees (Act 13 funds) are being used to train emergency service providers to save lives in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 7, 2019
Offshore Wind Is No Easy Sell and Carries A High Environmental Price
... … … Offshore wind projects along the East Coast are being regularly challenged successfully on environmental impact grounds, especially by fishermen.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 7, 2019
Black Bear inks Cotton Valley gathering & processing pact
Black Bear Midstream said Tuesday it’s entered into a seven-year gas gathering and processing agreement with an unnamed Cotton Valley producer in Louisiana’s Desoto and Caddo parishes, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 6, 2019
U.S. Natural Gas Exports Increase, Driven by European Demand
The U.S. shale revolution has led to strong economic growth, reduced air emissions, and falling prices for American consumers. It’s also helped the United States become one of the largest exporters of liquified natural gas in the world.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 6, 2019
West Virginia Sets New Oil and Natural Gas Production Record (Again)
West Virginia continues to add to the prolific Appalachian Basin’s status as one of the world’s top-producing natural gas regions. [embedded content] For the 10th year in a row, West Virginia set a new oil and natural gas production record, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 6, 2019
Society of Environmental Journalists Is About Anything But Journalism
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … The Society of Environmental Journalists isn’t about journalism. It’s about spreading the Green Gospel and achieving earthly salvation for the gentry class.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 6, 2019
Weatherford receives court approval of Dip financing
Oilfield services company Weatherford International Plc said Monday the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas had granted the company final approval for its debtor-in-possession (Dip) financing, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 6, 2019
US sets daily record for power sector natgas use
The U.S. likely set a new daily record on Friday, July 19, of 44.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas consumption by power plants, the Energy Information Administration reports.California Cities Pass Natural Gas Bans, Ignoring Sky-High Electricity Prices and Consumer Choice
A costly trend is developing across several California cities that could prove harmful to consumers and the environment alike. Berkeley recently became the first city to ban the installation of natural gas linesin newly constructed buildings, making gas-powered water heaters and stoves forbidden in all new homes.Debunked Research is Used Yet Again to Attack Oil and Natural Gas Production
A recent Corpus Christi Caller-Times opinion column begins with an emphasis on a claimed lack of “Science. Evidence. Facts.” in policymaking decisions surrounding fracking.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 5, 2019
Furnaces Now Out; New York Has A Fever and Loses Its Mind
Jim Willis Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) New York’s plan to eliminate furnaces is a case of going over the edge and plunging into the depths of ideological insanity.Shale Gas News – August 3, 2019
Bill desRosiers External Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about Nord Stream 2 Pipeline, Hurricane Barry, Mississippi LNG exports and much more last week.DRBC Water Dependence Was Greatly Exaggerated All Along!
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … DRBC water dependence claims have ranged from 15 to 22 million people over the years but the real number was always much lower and the DRBC has admitted it.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 3, 2019
Natural Gas NOW Best Picks of the Week August 3, 2019
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Natural Gas NOW readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 2, 2019
Study Ignores Shale’s Positive Impact on Penn’s Woods in Search for Complaints
Although a recent study’s finding that shale gas development in Pennsylvania has had significant impacts on outdoor recreation is correct, the study’s implication that these impacts are negative couldn’t be further from the truth.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 2, 2019
Milton Friedman and His Timeless Insights on Energy and Freedom
Robert Bradley, Jr. Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. . .. Milton Friedman was a great gift to those valuing freedom, liberty and economic common sense.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 2, 2019
Northern Oil and Gas founder leaving company
Northern Oil and Gas, a Williston Basin-based independent producer, announced Michael Reger, founder, president and chairman emeritus, is leaving the company to “pursue opportunities” outside the Williston, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 2, 2019
USA Today’s Flaring Editorial Is Glaringly Inaccurate
While a recent USA Today editorial demonstrates the outlet’s desire to add some “flare” to its content, it also showcases a limited knowledge of the oil and natural gas industry’s flaring process.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 1, 2019
Voluntary Environmental Partnership Leading Emissions Reductions Across Oil and Natural Gas Industry
The U.S. oil and natural gas industry is working together to reduce emissions, and these efforts by many of the nation’s leading energy companies are seeing significant results. In fact, companies voluntarily participating in the Environmental Partnership found methane leakage rates across their operations to be only 0.16 percent – 10 times lower than U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 1, 2019
Pipeline Development Helps Return Lackawanna River to Glory
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … The Lackawanna River, once no more than a polluted coal region artery, is being restored thanks to a conservation group, a utility and a pipeline builder.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 1, 2019
CU Professor Behind Climate Study Has Close Ties to Anti-Energy Groups
When the City and County of Boulder, Colo. and San Miguel County sued energy companies back in 2018, they did so based on the fact that these companies were responsible for damages related to climate change that had to be picked up by the taxpayer. Just a week before the lawsuit was filed, a study was released “summariz[ing] potential climate impact costs for Boulder County.” That report was written by Dr.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 1, 2019
Construction of Susquehanna County CDL School Illustrates Sustainability
Rick Hiduk Managing Editor of EndlessMtnLifestyles.com … … The construction of a new Susquehanna County CDL school illustrates the contributions of the natural gas industry to rural community sustainability.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- August 1, 2019
Iran ready to export gasoline, natgas if can’t export crude
With U.S. sanctions on its crude oil seriously crimping exports, Iran has turned to gasoline and natural gas exports to boost its economy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- July 31, 2019
Zero Emission Natural Gas Here, Do Fractivists Want to Save the Planet?
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … A new method of firing power plants promises to deliver zero emission natural gas.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- July 31, 2019
TC Energy selling gas-fired power plants for $2.87B
TC Energy said Tuesday it’s entered into a deal via its TransCanada Energy Ltd. unit to sell interests in three Ontario natural gas-fired power plants to a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation for roughly $2.87 billion, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- July 30, 2019
Will the Media Fall for KIITG Stunts Again?
If you show up to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission hearings this week and think you‘re having déjà vu of the very same arguments from the very same small gathering of anti-energy activists from the May and June COGCC hearings, you’d be right.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- July 30, 2019