- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 7, 2020
Cabot Plans to Spend $200K This Winter Helping Others
Natalie DeCarioExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … [Editor Comment: Cabot Oil & Gas has plans to donate some $200,000 to charitable causes this winter, monies being set aside to help others basic needs.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 6, 2020
DOE Report Shows the Benefits of a Robust American Energy Industry, Shows Opportunities for the Future
The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying shutdowns threw the American economy—and the energy industry—a curve ball this year, but domestic production will be a key part of the economy recovery.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 2, 2020
Resource Environmental Management: An Idea, A Company, A Service
Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … Resource Environmental Management is a service company, yet another that has achieved much success serving the natural gas industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 17, 2020
UK North Sea requires electrification to meet emissions targets: Rystad
Electrification of oil and gas operations in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) will play a vital role in efforts to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 7, 2020
Labor Day Reminder: Fossil Fuels Make Modern Life Possible
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Labor Day is a nice reminder of the dignity of real work, but also the role of fossil fuels in making it all possible and rewarding.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 4, 2020
UK to review offshore oil and gas licensing regime
The UK government said Thursday it will review its offshore oil and gas licensing policy as part of its strategy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 12, 2020
No votes in Oklahoma on state help for O&G
Oklahoma regulators heard more than five hours of testimony on Monday but no votes were taken on two proposals to aid struggling oil and natural gas producers, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 7, 2020
Oil and Gas Is More Than Energy; It’s A Socially Responsible Industry
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. . … The oil and gas sector has been leading virus relief efforts wherever it operates.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 3, 2020
M&A activity collapsed in first quarter 2020: Enverus
Merger and acquisition activity largely collapsed in the first quarter of 2020, according to a new report from Texas-based Enverus. Such activity was very slow, even before the coronavirus hit and the crude oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia that is impacting U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 2, 2020
Cuomo to Ban the Fracking That Gives Us the Plastics That Save Us
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. . … Andrew Cuomo is sneaking a permanent fracking ban into his state budget; a ban on the development of the raw material used to make plastics saving lives.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 23, 2020
Oil and Gas Music from the Heartland of America and Business
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Oil and gas music is a thing, believe it or not, and it captures the very real practical culture of the oil and gas industry, which is thoroughly American.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 24, 2020
Construction Workers on the Mariner East Paid Dearly for DEP Delays
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. . … When DEP overreacted and shut down work on the Mariner East and other Energy Transfer projects it threw construction workers and their interests to the wind.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 29, 2020
BCE-Mach III acquiring Alta Mesa, Kingfisher
The partnership BCE-Mach III LLC is acquiring substantially all of the upstream oil and gas assets of Alta Mesa Holdings (AMH) and its subsidiaries, and the midstream assets of Kingfisher Midstream for $320 million, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 6, 2020
Tenaris closes $1.1B buy of pipemaking rival
Luxembourg-based steel pipe maker Tenaris said last week it’s closed the $1.07 billion acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars from Russian steelmaker TMK, becoming the largest steel pipe maker in North America, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 23, 2019
Possible drone attacks hit 3 O&G facilities in Syria
Near-simultaneous attacks believed to have been carried out by drones hit three government-run oil and gas installations in central Syria, state TV and the Syrian Oil Ministry said last Saturday.Fracking Ban Would Devastate New Mexico’s Economy, Wipe Out 20 Percent of Workforce
A fracking ban in New Mexico would wipe out $86 billion in GDP and nearly 20 percent of the state’s workforce by 2025, according to a new report by the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 5, 2019
Four Things to Know About the Denver Post’s Latest Article on Emissions in Greeley
Oil and natural gas emissions have been a key topic of discussion in Colorado, especially as the state addresses its unique ozone situation and continues to study the health of residents living near development.Court Finds Tony “the Tiger” Ingraffea Clawless and Toothless
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court has found Tony “the Tiger” Ingraffea wasn’t a credible witness in a case ginned up by the Heinz Endowments.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 12, 2019
Outside activists threatening energy industry: CEA
Well-funded, out-of-state activists are threatening Oklahoma’s oil and gas resources and pipeline network, a consumer energy group warned in a recent report, CNHI News Service reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 12, 2019
Oxy looking to sell Wyoming, Colorado assets: sources
Occidental Petroleum Corp is soliciting bids for oil and gas properties in Wyoming and Colorado acquired when it purchased Anadarko Petroleum, hoping the assets will bring up to $700 million, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 9, 2019
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – November 9, 2019
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 7, 2019
O&G majors may benefit from offshore wind synergies: Fitch
Oil and gas majors may benefit from investments in offshore wind energy, and the resulting synergies with their offshore hydrocarbon production, Fitch Ratings said.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 31, 2019
Shale Support to expand Shale Rail partnership
Shale Support Global Holdings, a provider of frac-sand and logistics services to the oil and gas industry, has signed an extension to continue working with Shale Rail as the exclusive supply company for a Bradford County, Pennsylvania, frac sand storage facility.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 31, 2019
Oil industry veteran Keenan resigns from Apache
Oil and gas industry veteran Steven Keenan, who is credited with the Alpine High shale discovery for Apache Corp, resigned from his position as senior vice president of Worldwide Exploration, the company said.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 11, 2019
La voters to consider adding O&G tax exemption
Louisiana voters tomorrow will consider adding a tax break to the state’s constitution to exempt some of the equipment used by the offshore oil and gas industry, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 10, 2019
Bloomberg’s plan ‘irresponsible,’ BP CEO
Retiring BP chief executive Bob Dudley believes former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s $500 million plan to halt construction of natural gas-fired power plants in the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 10, 2019
Halliburton cutting 650 jobs in US
Oilfield services giant Halliburton said Wednesday it’s cutting another 650 U.S. jobs as oil and gas producers have slashed spending amid weak prices and investor demands for stronger financials, Reuters reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 8, 2019
Third-quarter energy sector activity drops: Dallas Fed
Third-quarter energy sector activity declined, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas quarterly energy survey, Kallanish Energy reports. The business activity index — the survey’s broadest measure of conditions facing 11th District energy companies — fell to -7.4 in the third quarter, from -0.6 in the second quarter.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 3, 2019
US O&G M&A maintains momentum in Q3: Enverus
Despite what’s called a “difficult” market, merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. oil and gas industry maintained the momentum established in Q2, surpassing $17 billion in Q3, according to data released by data analytics company Enverus.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 26, 2019
Dallas Fed survey: O&G activity contracts, employment falls
Energy sector activity declined in the third quarter, according to executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Energy Survey, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 17, 2019
North Dakota O&G production hits new highs in July
North Dakota posted records for oil and gas production in July, while the number of producing oilwells in the state also hit an all-time high, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 13, 2019
Osfs should prepare for recession, Rystad warns
The oilfield services (Ofs) sector will shrink in 2020, as oil and gas producers chop spending in response to lower crude prices, ending three years of growth, according to Rystad Energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 10, 2019
GDS: How Gas Drilling Has Yielded Sustainable Susquehanna
Rick Hiduk Managing Editor of EndlessMtnLifestyles.com … … GasSearch Drilling Services (GDS) is employing Susquehanna County residents to support the gas drilling that has been economically sustaining the county.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 6, 2019
Nigeria’s Oando announces onshore discovery
Nigerian energy firm Oando announced Wednesday a “significant” gas and condensate discovery onshore Niger Delta, Kallanish Energy reports. The Obiafu-41 Deep Well reached a depth of 14,350 feet encountering an accumulation of 426 feet of high-quality hydrocarbon-bearing sands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 6, 2019
Xom to sell Norway assets for $4B
U.S. giant ExxonMobil has agreed to the sale of its oil and gas assets in Norway for $4 billion, Reuters reported Thursday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 5, 2019
Lackawanna College Serves An Industry “Brimming with Opportunity”
Rick Hiduk Managing Editor of EndlessMtnLifestyles.com … … Lackawanna College played host to regional high school students looking to a natural gas industry “brimming with opportunity” for their own future.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 4, 2019
Angola launches offshore bidding round
Angola’s National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (Anpg) on Tuesday launched its 2019 licensing round at a presentation in the capital city of Luanda, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 30, 2019
First Responders Pick Up Support from Cabot Oil and Gas
Rick Hiduk Managing Editor of EndlessMtnLifestyles.com … … Susquehanna and Wyoming County first responders have received some very important support from Cabot Oil and Gas to help with emergency issues as gas grows.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 28, 2019
Susquehanna County Landowners Cheer the County’s Good Fortune
Rick Hiduk Managing Editor of EndlessMtnLifestyles.com … … Susquehanna County landowners Edwin and Helen Mead have witnessed a renaissance as natural gas has helped them save their homestead and others prosper.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 23, 2019
Baltimore, America’s Most Dangerous City, Is Fighting Fossil Fuels?
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW … … Baltimore was ranked America’s most dangerous city based on 2017 data but it is busy fighting fossil fuels.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 22, 2019
American Oil and Gas Dominate the Global Energy Picture!
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW … … American oil and gas completely dominated the global energy market in 2018. We’re the king of the hill in oil and in gas with tremendous growth in 2018.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 22, 2019
Wood to sell nuclear business for $302M to cut debt
Wood Plc has agreed to sell its nuclear business for 250 million pounds ($302 million), as it cuts debt associated with the 2017 acquisition of Amec Foster Wheeler and a prolonged oil-price slump, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 24, 2019
Qatar Petroleum enters blocks offshore Kenya
State-owned oil firm Qatar Petroleum announced Tuesday the acquisition of interests in three blocks in offshore Kenya, Kallanish Energy reports. The L11A, L11B and L12 blocks are located in the Lamu Basin, in the eastern part of the country, covering 5,790 square miles in water depths between 3,280 feet and 9,840 feet in the Indian Ocean.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 19, 2019
WildFire Energy I receives over $1B in equity commitments
WildFire Energy I, a startup oil and gas exploration and production company, said Thursday it’s assembled an equity line totaling more than $1 billion from management, funds affiliated with private equity fund Warburg Pincus and investment firm Kayne Private Energy Income Funds.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 5, 2019
Oklahoma Oil and Gas, Where Hard Work, Late Nights and Solutions Win
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Oklahoma is the home of the American spirit lost in places such as New York.WSJ Misses the Mark in Permian ‘Cube’ Analysis
Experimental development has helped Encana increase its productivity in the Permian, contrary to WSJ narrative The story of the Permian Basin in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico in recent years is nothing short of incredible.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 4, 2019
Africa Oil in South African block farmout
Canadian firm African Oil announced Wednesday a farmout agreement with Namibian company Azinam Ltd. to acquire interests in a block offshore South Africa, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 27, 2019
Rystad sees another decade of U.S. supply growth
The U.S. will account for almost 25% of global oil and gas production by the early 2030s, as the shale boom continues, according to the CEO of research/intelligence company Rystad Energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 25, 2019
Arlp acquiring Permian O&G mineral interests for $145M
Alliance Resource Partners LP (Arlp) Monday announced it’s acquiring oil and gas mineral interests from Wing Resources LLC and Wing Resources II LLC for $145 million in cash, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 20, 2019
Chisholm O&G, Gastar Exploration merging
A pair of independent producers, Chisholm Oil and Gas of Oklahoma, and Gastar Exploration of Houston, which exited Chapter 11 just five months ago, announced Wednesday they’re merging, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 17, 2019
TX company wants to move royalties suit to federal court
A class-action lawsuit filed by nine Idaho residents who signed leases with a Texas-based independent oil and gas producer may be moved from state court to federal court, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 14, 2019
TPG, Glendale partner to buy non-operated assets
Global finance/investment firm TPG Sixth Street and private oil and gas producer Glendale Energy Ventures announced a new oil and gas investment partnership with an initial $500 million in capital commitments.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 14, 2019
Prime Rock, New Dawn partner in the Austin Chalk
Prime Rock Resources and New Dawn Energy are partnering to develop assets contributed by each company in central Louisiana, targeting the Austin Chalk play, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 13, 2019
Jumar Energy inks development pact with Mongoose
Oil and gas investment company Jumar Energy Capital said this week it’s entered into a joint development agreement with two-year-old independent producer Mongoose Energy, which is backed by EnCap Investments.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 6, 2019
Maine Senate passes offshore drilling ban
The Maine Senate overwhelmingly passed an offshore drilling ban this week by a 31-4 vote, with Bill LD 955 sitting on Gov.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 7, 2019
EQT fined $330K for erosion violations in Pa.
Natural gas producer EQT Corp. was fined $330,000 by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for erosion violations at two natural gas sites in Allegheny County, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 11, 2019
Now, This Is Real Workforce Development. Thank Natural Gas!
Kelsey MulacCabot Oil & GasExternal Affairs, Pittsburgh … … When it comes to workforce development, no one has done more than the natural gas industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 29, 2019
Oil and Gas and STEM Pioneers Who Happened to Be Women
Kelsey MulacCabot Oil & GasExternal Affairs, Pittsburgh … … Science, technology, engineering and math, four disciplines commonly known as STEM capabilities are the essence of oil and gas and women have been pioneers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 27, 2019