- 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 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 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
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 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 22, 2020
XOM, Global Thermostat extend carbon capture research
ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat have announced that they have extended their joint development agreement, after 12 months of technical evaluation looking into the feasibility and potential of Global Thermostat’s technology to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 22, 2020
Alberta solar project sold to BluEarth Renewables
Ontario-based Canadian Solar Inc. has sold of its Suffield Solar Project in Alberta to BluEarth Renewables, Kallanish Energy reports. The sales price was not disclosed.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 22, 2020
Venture Global LNG announces governance changes
Venture Global LNG Inc., the company behind three planned liquefied natural gas facilities in Louisiana, has announced an upcoming change in corporate governance.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 22, 2020
MPLX kicks off open season on Wyoming-Utah pipeline
MPLX has launched a binding open season to assess shipper interest in moving more crude oil from Wyoming to Utah, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 21, 2020
Nordex tapped for 312MW US wind farm
German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has secured a contract to supply turbines to a wind farm located in Texas, U.S., Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 21, 2020
DOE awards $24M to battery, methane detection projects
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $24 million to two projects to commercialize sodium-ion battery development and methane detection technologies, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 18, 2020
Ohio board rescinds night ban on Lake Erie wind project
An Ohio regulatory agency has dropped a requirement that would have banned a 20.7-megawatt offshore wind farm in Lake Erie from operating at night, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 18, 2020
Hygo Energy Transition targets $485M in IPO
Hygo Energy Transition, formerly known as Golar Power, launched on Thursday its initial public offering (IPO) targeting up to $485 million, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 17, 2020
130 to lose jobs at Iowa wind turbine plant
Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa is laying off about 130 workers in Iowa, Kallanish Energy has learned. The workers at the Fort Madison, Iowa, blade factory will lose their jobs in the next 60 days, according to the Des Moines Register and other media.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 17, 2020
US LNG exports fall further in July
U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) dropped 11.8% in July, after a 40.2% month-on-month decline in June, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 16, 2020
Pennsylvania gas production up 11.4%: DEP
Pennsylvania produced an all-time record high volume of natural gas in 2019, despite fewer wells being drilled that year, according to the Department of Environmental Protection’s new annual report on oil and gas operations.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 16, 2020
US natgas consumption to drop 2.7% in 2020
U.S. natural gas consumption is set to fall 2.7% year-on-year in 2020, Kallanish Energy learns from the EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). The September report estimated natural gas consumption will reach 82.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) this year, a year-on-year decline of 2.7%.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 15, 2020
Nearly $14B in pipeline projects at risk: CEA
Delays, obstruction or cancellation of pipeline infrastructure in the United States are threatening pipeline infrastructure projects worth of at least $13.6 billion in economic activity, more than 66,000 jobs and more than $280 million a year on state and local tax revenues, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 15, 2020
Minnesota Senate ousts Commerce commissioner
The Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate has ousted state Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley, in part because of his role in fighting the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline project, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 14, 2020
EQT curtails natural gas production again
The No. 1 producer of natural gas in the United States has again cut production, Kallanish Energy reports. EQT Corp. disclosed at a Barclay’s financial conference last week that it has curtailed natural gas production in the Appalachian Basin.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 11, 2020
bp invests $1.1B in first offshore wind move
bp announced Thursday a $1.1 billion investment to enter the offshore wind sector, purchasing a 50% stake in two major developments in the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 11, 2020
API reports knocks proposed ban on new federal O&G leases
A proposed ban on new federal oil and natural leasing on public lands and offshore would cost nearly 1 million American jobs, shift the United States to foreign energy sources, increase carbon dioxide emissions and reduce revenue to local governments and schools.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 4, 2020
China, US lead aviation fuel rebound: EIA
Consumption of U.S jet fuel on Aug. 16, 2020, was 43% of what had been consumed one year earlier, the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 3, 2020
Vogtle nuclear expansion is 87% complete: Georgia Power
The in-service dates for Georgia Power’s Vogtle nuclear plant expansion project remain November 2021 for Unit 3 and November 2022 for Unit 4, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 2, 2020
Golar Power to list at Nasdaq as Hygo Energy Transition
Golar Power, a joint venture between Golar LNG and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, has been renamed to Hygo Energy Transition and will be listed in New York.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 1, 2020
Chesapeake, FERC in fight over pipeline contracts
Chesapeake Energy wants to terminate a $300 million pipeline contract in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Kallanish Energy reports. That request has been opposed by pipeline giant Texas-based Energy Transfer.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 1, 2020
Construction to start soon on Oklahoma wind project
Construction is expected to begin in late fall 2020 on a new wind farm in north-central Oklahoma, Kallanish Energy has learned.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 1, 2020
BLM taking comments on Permian sand conveyor
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has opened a public comment period for a proposed conveyor system on public lands to move sand for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 31, 2020
Elba Island liquefaction plant expands LNG production
Kinder Morgan’s Elba Island liquefaction plant has expanded its production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) following the placement of Unit 7 at the facility, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 28, 2020
Hurricane pummels SW Louisiana, O&G assets
Initial reports were than liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments from southwest Louisiana might be able to resume very soon, if waters continue to recede and wind speeds drop in the wake of Hurricane Laura.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 28, 2020
US chemical index rises 0.8% in July
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index rose by 0.8% in July, after a 1.6% decline in June and a 2.0% decline in May, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 28, 2020
Cycle Energy purchases Canadian O&G firm
Alberta-based Cycle Energy Industries has announced its acquisition of 100% of Energy Express Canada Corp., Kallanish Energy reports. Energy Express Canada, described as a junior oil and gas company in Alberta, can produce 100 to 150 barrels of oil per day using traditional recovery methods.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 28, 2020
July 27 was record day for natural gas: EIA
July 27 was a record-setting day in the United States, Kallanish Energy reports. Natural gas consumed by electric power plants set a daily record high of 47.2 billion cubic feet, according to the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 28, 2020
Equinor to cut operations in US, Canada, Britain
Norway-based Equinor has announced plans to curtail operations in the United States, Canada and Britain because of record low oil prices tied to the coronavirus pandemic and lower demand, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 28, 2020
Pieridae hires Muckherjee as SVP LNG
Alberta-based Pieridae Energy has hired Andy Mukherjee as senior vice president LNG to lead the development of its liquefied natural gas project in eastern Canada, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 27, 2020
Financing arranged on $1.3B gas-fired power plant
Construction is expected to begin soon on a $1.3 billion natural gas-fired power plant being developed by Competitive Power Ventures and its partners in northern Illinois, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 27, 2020
Construction begins on Prospero 2 solar in Texas
New York-based CIT Group has arranged $266 million in financing to Longroad Energy for its 331-megawatt direct current solar project in West Texas, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 27, 2020
Duke Energy operating NC’s biggest battery storage
Duke Energy has started operating the largest battery storage system in the state of North Carolina, Kallanish Energy reports. The nine-megawatt lithium-ion Samsung battery system is located in Asheville, North Carolina.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 27, 2020
Global oil demand to plateau at 92%-95%: IHS Markit
Global oil demand has grown by 13 million barrels per day in the last four months, after hitting rock bottom last April in the coronavirus pandemic, but that recovery is expected to plateau just below pre-pandemic levels.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 24, 2020
US weekly natgas storage build eases to 43 Bcf
Natural gas storage stocks increased by 43 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the week ending August 14, as domestic consumption records some improvement, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 21, 2020
323M EVs on the road by 2040: Wood Mackenzie
There will be 323 million electric vehicles on the road by 2040 and annual sales will top 45 million by that year, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 21, 2020
Two lawsuits filed against LNG-by-rail federal rules
Two lawsuits were filed against the Trump administration over new federal rules that will permit liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be transported by railroad, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 21, 2020
Groups sue Trump administration over Colorado drilling
Six climate and environmental groups have sued the Trump administration over plans to expand drilling and mining across 1.7 million acres of public lands in southwestern Colorado, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 18, 2020
US ethane production to grow through 2021
The U.S.’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects ethane production to remain resilient and growing through 2021, Kallanish Energy reports. Estimates in the EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) show ethane output will increase 7.65% year-on-year in 2020 to average 1.97 million barrels per day (Mmbpd).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 17, 2020
US gas storage inventories above 5-year average
Working gas in storage in the U.S. Lower 48 states recorded a build of 58 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the week ending August 7, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 17, 2020
US claims major fuel seizure from Iran to Venezuela
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday the country’s largest-ever seizure of fuel shipments in Iran, allegedly bound for Venezuela, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 14, 2020
Appalachian Basin production curtailed by Seneca on low gas prices
Houston-based oil and gas exploration firm Seneca Resources curtailed natural gas production in the Appalachian Basin by 7.3 billion cubic feet (Bcf) on the back of reduced natural gas prices.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 14, 2020
Three US airlines using sustainable jet fuel
Neste has announced that it is supplying sustainable aviation fuel to three major U.S. airlines for flights from San Francisco, California, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 14, 2020
Chevron investing in nuclear fusion start-up
Chevron Corp. has announced its investment in Zap Energy, a star-up company developing a next-generation modular nuclear fusion reactor, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 14, 2020
Tellurian to cut three pipelines to La. LNG facility
Tellurian Inc. has unveiled plans to cut costs of Phase 1 of Driftwood liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility by 30% and to trim the number of natural gas pipelines in Phase 1 from four to one, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 13, 2020
Natural gas leads US power generation in H1
Cheaper U.S. natural gas prices helped the U.S. Lower 48 states to increase gas-fired power generation by 9% year-on-year in the first half of 2020, the EIA said on Wednesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 13, 2020
US natgas consumption to shrink 3% in 2020
U.S. natural gas consumption is set to decline 3% year-on-year in 2020, Kallanish Energy learns from the EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 13, 2020
US natgas futures soften but set to rise through to 2021
U.S. natural gas futures softened on Wednesday as support from strong power generation demand is expected to slowdown, on forecasts of more moderate temperatures, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 13, 2020
Chevron confirms EastMed assets major driver in Noble’s merger
Chevron and Noble Energy confirmed on Tuesday the driving force behind their proposed $5.08 billion merger has been Noble’s Eastern Mediterranean assets, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 11, 2020