- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 14, 2021
LNG Exports Thriving Due to European Stupidity
LNG Jim Willis on NGL PipelinesEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) [Editor’s Note: LNG exports from the United States to Europe are booming due the latter’s stupidity and Russia putting its own needs first after luring Germany into dependency.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 30, 2020
Antero Resources reports 3Q net loss of $536M
Antero Resources reported a net loss of $536 million or $1.99 per diluted share in the third quarter 202, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 30, 2020
ConocoPhillips reports 3Q net loss of $450M
ConocoPhillips has reported a third quarter 2020 net loss of $450 million or 42 cents per share, Kallanish Energy reports. That compares to 3Q 2019 net earnings of $3.1 billion or $2.74 per share.- 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 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
Addition to Calif. solar, battery storage project
Canadian Solar Inc. has announced a supply contract and long-term service agreement to deliver and integrate a 75 megawatt/300 megawatt hour lithium-ion battery storage project in California, Kallanish Energy reports.- 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.North American rig count increases by eight: BH
The North American rig count continued inching upward in the latest count from Baker Hughes, Kallanish Energy reports. The U.S. count increased by five rigs and the Canadian count increased by three rigs in the Oct.- 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 23, 2020
Kinder Morgan reports $455M profit in 3Q 2020
Texas-based pipeline operator Kinder Morgan reported a net gain of $455 million or 20 cents per share in the third quarter 2020, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 23, 2020
EQT reports $601M loss in 3Q 2020
EQT, the largest producer of natural gas in the United States, reported a net loss of $601 million or $2.35 in the third quarter 2020, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 23, 2020
Agreement signed on Texas LNG bunker terminal
Pilot LNG LLC and GAC Bunker Fuels have signed an agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel from the planned Galveston LNG Bunker Port terminal project in Texas, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 22, 2020
NIPSCO plans 900MW solar, battery storage in Indiana
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. LLC (NIPSCO) announced on Wednesday that it intends to develop an additional 900 megawatts of solar power and battery storage in Indiana, as part of its long-term generation strategy, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 22, 2020
Texas wind project begins commercial operations
Partners Tri Global Energy and Denmark-based Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have started commercial operations at a 162-megawatt wind project in West Texas, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 22, 2020
Baker Hughes reports $170M loss in 3Q
Baker Hughes on Wednesday reported a third quarter 2020 net loss of $170 million or 25 cents per share, Kallanish Energy reports.- 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 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
ConocoPhillips, Concho announce $9.7B merger
ConocoPhillips and Concho Resources on Monday announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine companies in an all-stock transaction worth $9.7 billion, Kallanish Energy reports.- 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.US rig count increases by 13 rigs: Baker Hughes
The newest United States rig count was the type that oil and gas operators have been dreaming about since March after months of declining rig counts, 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
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 16, 2020
Canadian company buys Spanish solar assets
Q-Energy has announced the sale of 73 solar assets in Spain to Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ), a global institutional investor, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 16, 2020
Two solar farms serving Chickasee, Choctaw nations
OG&E has completed construction on two small solar farms in southeastern Oklahoma, Kallanish Energy reports. The two 5-megawatt facilities are in Davis and Durant.- 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 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 13, 2020
Henry Hub natgas spot prices heading up to $3/MmBtu: EIA
Henry Hub natural gas spot prices are expected to rise to $3.38 per million British thermal units (MmBtu) in January, according to the EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).- 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
Warren bows out as Energy Transfer CEO
Texas-based Energy Transfer has announced that long-time company executives Mackie McCrea and Tom Long have been named as co-chief executive officers.- 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.US rig count up 3, Canada count up 5: Baker Hughes
Texas got three new drilling rigs at work in the latest count by Baker Hughes, the Texas-based well services company. New Mexico also got one new rig but Pennsylvania lost one rig in the Oct.- 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
Construction begins on two Louisiana solar projects
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments and Entergy New Orleans have announced groundbreaking on two solar projects in Louisiana, Kallanish Energy reports. The projects in Washington and St.- 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
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 7, 2020
TC Energy makes bid for MLP TC PipeLines
TC Energy has made a non-binding offer to acquire all the upstanding shares of the master limited partnership TC PipeLines LP in exchange for TC Energy common shares, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 7, 2020
BHP to acquire further 28% stake in Shenzi field
Anglo-Australian multinational mining, metals and petroleum firm, BHP, is to acquire a 28% stake in the Shenzi oil and gas field from Hess Corporation, 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 5, 2020
Cameron LNG begins testing, feedgas intake ahead of restart
Louisiana-based Cameron LNG exports terminal remains offline following a hurricane in late August, but testing and feedgas deliveries have begun ahead of a restart later this month.- 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
US onshore oil production to dip in late 2020: RE
United States onshore oil production is expected to gradually decline in late 2020, after peaking in August, Rystad Energy reported on Wednesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 1, 2020
Indigenous group may buy stake in Keystone XL
Alberta-based TC Energy and Natural Law Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding for indigenous First Nation groups to pursue an equity interest in the Keystone XL oil pipeline.- 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 30, 2020
Oil demand, supply expected to drop 2022-2023: CP
ConocoPhillips expects the oil and natural gas industry to partially recover in 2021 from the coronavirus pandemic, low demand and low prices, but the company expects oil demand to drop by 3 million to 4 million barrels per day in the United States in 2022-2023.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 30, 2020
Shell ethane cracker in Pa. is about 70% done
The ethane cracker being built in western Pennsylvania by Royal Dutch Shell is about 70% complete, although it is unclear when the $6 billion petrochemical complex might begin operations, Kallanish Energy has learned.- 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 28, 2020
US to dominate small-scale LNG growth: GlobalData
North America is expected to see the highest small-scale natural gas liquefaction capacity additions in the world, according to a new report from GlobalData.Rig count up six in US, up seven in Canada: BH
It was a good week for the oil and natural gas industry, as the number of working rigs increased by six in the United States and by seven in Canada, according to Baker Hughes.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Entergy sets net-zero carbon goal by 2050
Entergy Corp. has announced that is accelerating its climate action goals with a plan to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Kallanish Energy reports.- 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
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
Palladium, Inverdale form new solar JV
Palladium Energy LLC and Inverdale Energy Partners have formed a joint venture to develop 500 megawatts of utility-scale solar and solar storage across the United States, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 22, 2020