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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • April 14, 2021

Wyoming Industry Leaders Warn of “Crippling” Effects of Federal Lands Moratorium

Leaders in Wyoming’s oil and natural gas industry warned of the threat posed to the state’s economy and budget by the Biden administration’s moratorium on leasing on federal lands during a regulatory hearing on Tuesday.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • March 31, 2021

Blocking the Keystone XL Pipeline Means Relying on Russian Oil

Three months after President Biden signed an executive order revoking construction permits for Keystone XL pipeline, more consequences of his decision are becoming clear.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • March 11, 2021

Democratic Opposition Builds Against Biden’s Federal Oil, Natural Gas Orders

A growing number of top Democratic policymakers from around the country are voicing opposition to the Biden administration’s orders to place an indefinite moratorium on new permitting and leasing for oil and natural gas development on federal lands.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • February 25, 2021

The Double Whammy Against New Mexico’s Energy Industry

It’s no secret that New Mexico is in a bind. From the Biden administration’s efforts to ban new permits and leases on federal land, to the New Mexico legislature’s move to place a ban on new hydraulic fracturing permits on state lands during this legislative session, there’s an all-out assault against the state’s energy industry.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • February 24, 2021

Day 2: Rep. Haaland Goes Further, Says Federal Lands Moratorium Is Not A “Permanent Thing”

During the second day of her confirmation hearing to serve as Interior Secretary, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) definitively said that the Biden administration’s “pause” on oil and natural gas permitting and leasing on federal lands won’t become a permanent policy.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • February 19, 2021

Rep. Haaland’s Interior Secretary Confirmation Hearing: 6 Key Questions

The upcoming confirmation hearing for Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to serve as Interior Secretary will put the spotlight on the Biden Administration’s bans on oil and natural gas leasing and permitting on federal lands.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • February 3, 2021

Report: Oil & Gas Development on Federal Lands Contributes $1.5 Billion to New Mexico Budget

Amid mounting criticisms of President Biden’s executive order last week indefinitely halting new oil and natural gas leases on federal lands and waters, leaders across party aisles are concerned the executive order will jeopardize critical funding for states.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • December 30, 2020

U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Showed Resilience in 2020

As we look back on 2020, there’s no denying it was a challenging year for everyone, including the U.S. oil and natural gas industry.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • November 19, 2020

‘Completely Unacceptable’: COGCC Overruled Voters, Now Insults Colorado’s Oil & Natural Gas Workers

You can see a pattern developing at the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission and it shows a clear bias against the energy industry in the state.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • November 3, 2020

No Matter What Election Day Brings, Reliable, Affordable Energy Is Not A Partisan Issue

While little is agreed upon across the aisle these days, we’ve seen clear evidence this election cycle that U.S. energy security is a top priority for Americans, and that both Democrats and Republicans agree oil and natural gas has an important role to play in the future.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • October 28, 2020

Colorado Emissions Roadmap Acknowledges Crucial Role Of Oil & Natural Gas

Last week’s Air Quality Control Commission hearing revealed deep ideological divisions among its members, but also an acknowledgement that oil and natural gas should play a crucial role in Colorado’s economy.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog, Fracking
  • October 24, 2020

Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – October 24, 2020

Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog, Fracking
  • October 23, 2020

ICYMI: Fracking Has Taken Center Stage This Election Cycle

The future of U.S. energy is an important topic this election cycle – and always – as candidates debate on the best path forward to enhance energy security, reliability, affordability and reduce energy-related emissions.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • October 21, 2020

Reviewers, Findings Undercut New Oil & Natural Gas Radon Study’s Claims

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and is found in high concentrations in homes, schools and businesses across the country.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog, Fracking
  • October 17, 2020

Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – October 17, 2020

Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • 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.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • October 7, 2020

Premier Oil agrees ‘reverse takeover’ with Chrysaor

London-based independent Premier Oil announced on Tuesday it will merge with UK-based E&P firm Chrysaor, Kallanish Energy reports. Premier will merger with Chrysoar through a “reverse takeover” announced on Tuesday with Chrysaor’s parent company, Harbour Energy.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • 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.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • October 6, 2020

Energy transition poses credit risks to NOCs: Moody’s

National oil companies (NOC) are less prepared for the energy transition than their counterparts in the private sector, which increases their credit risks, Moody’s said Monday.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • October 2, 2020

Australia’s upstream M&A market to reach $27B amid energy transition

Australia’s upstream M&A market could see up to $27 billion worth of assets put for sale, a new analysis by Wood Mackenzie estimated on Thursday.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • September 16, 2020

Petrobras revises E&P portfolio

Brazilian state-run oil and gas company Petrobras has revised its exploration and production (E&P) portfolio in face of the Covid-19 crisis, Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • September 15, 2020

bp unveils transformation strategy, energy outlook

bp started on Monday the so-called bp Week, series of capital markets presentations over the next three days promoting its transformation from an international oil company (IOC) to an integrated energy company (IEC).
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • September 8, 2020

Gas industry must take methane emissions more seriously: Wetselaar

The global natural gas industry will soon be subject to a “radical transparency” push in terms of methane gas emissions, a Shell director said at an online event attended by Kallanish Energy on Monday.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • August 18, 2020

New Poll Shows Voters Support Oil And Natural Gas

With just 77 days until Election Day, a new poll shows that voters across the country are ready to back candidates who support oil and natural gas development and that they believe this American-made energy has been vital in the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • August 18, 2020

Total, partners FID Phase 3 of Mero project in Brazil

France’s Total announced on Monday the Phase 3 of the Mero project, located offshore Brazil, has received a positive final investment decision (FID), Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • August 12, 2020

Ohio: Producing the Energy That’s Essential to Life

Natural gas and oil play a critical role in nearly every aspect of our modern lives. From the gasoline in our vehicles to the clothes in our closets; from hospital backup generators to the in-home wireless internet services many Americans enjoy, the products we use on a daily basis would not be possible without a steady supply of natural gas and oil.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog, Fracking
  • August 11, 2020

Guest Post: Why Fracking Will Stay Immensely Significant for US Energy and the Economy

Carrie Weisman is the editor at Adler Tank Rentals since 2018 and specializes in creating well-researched, in-depth articles for Fortune 5000 companies.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • August 7, 2020

Asset sale to NEO Energy will help Total’s crisis plan: CFO

Total said Thursday its sale of non-core assets in the UK North Sea to NEO Energy is contributing to its action plan amid the “economic crisis,” Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • August 7, 2020

Brazil’s Buzios field sets new record production level

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras announced on Wednesday a new monthly production record in its pre-salt Buzios field, Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • August 7, 2020

UK’s Q2 profit warnings surpass those in 2019: EY

UK-listed oil and gas companies have recorded more profit warnings in the second-quarter than the whole of 2019, EY said in a new report on Thursday.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • August 4, 2020

ExxonMobil posts second quarter loss of $1.1 billion

U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil has recorded net losses of $1.08 billion for second-quarter as the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic hit production and prices, Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • July 31, 2020

Total posts $8B loss in Q2, maintains dividends

French energy major Total posted on Thursday losses of over $8.37 billion during second-quarter driven by impairments, lower hydrocarbon prices and production levels, Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • July 31, 2020

Apache posts net loss for Q2, announces new discovery off Suriname

U.S. independent E&P firm Apache Corp. reported on Thursday net losses of $397 million in the second quarter of 2020, alongside a new oil discovery on Block 58 offshore Suriname.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • July 22, 2020

Algeria’s O&G revenues to plunge by $10B this year: minister

Algeria’s hydrocarbons revenue is expected to fall by $10 billion this year, the country’s energy minister Abdelmadjid Attar said on Tuesday.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • July 21, 2020

Covid-19 accelerates Venezuela’s hydrocarbon sector crash

Venezuela’s oil and gas sector is truly nearing its collapse, with the Covid-19 pandemic accelerating its destruction despite world-scale resources, Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • July 17, 2020

Top O&G majors launch new carbon intensity target

CEOs heading the world’s largest oil and gas companies announced on Thursday a new collective target to reduce the average carbon intensity of their upstream operations by 2025.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • July 17, 2020

Pandemic recovery won’t be V-shaped: van Beurden

Global energy markets will most likely not experience a “V-shaped” recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Royal Dutch Shell’s CEO Ben van Beurden.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • July 3, 2020

Exploration remains crucial during energy transition: report

Upstream exploration will be critical in meeting the future global energy demand, much of which is set to rely on oil and gas until well beyond 2040, according to Wood Mackenzie.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • June 22, 2020

Asia to lead construction of new O&G pipelines by 2024

Asia is set to lead the global construction of new trunk/transmission oil and gas pipelines by 2024, holding a 36% of total estimated additions, consulting firm GlobalData said in a new analysis on Friday.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • June 19, 2020

Latest Orphan Well Report Overestimates Number of Wells and Cost of Plugging

Orphaned wells have been making headlines recently as a potential source of methane emissions. The oil and natural gas industry and regulatory agencies have collaborated on identifying the number of these wells and finding solutions to the unique challenges they present, particularly since most of them were drilled in the 1800s and early 1900s.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • June 16, 2020

Chevron, Shell lead industry’s resilience at $30/Bbl Brent: WoodMac

Chevron and Shell’s upstream portfolios are the most resilient at oil price at $30 a barrel and offer the highest cash margins at $70/Bbl, according to analysts at Wood Mackenzie.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • June 12, 2020

Colorado Democratic Senate Candidates Discuss Transition Away From Oil And Natural Gas

The Democratic Senate primary in Colorado heated up this week with two debates between former Gov. John Hickenlooper and former State House Speaker Andrew Romanoff.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • June 11, 2020

Colorado Rising Calls It Quits On New Ballot Initiatives

“Keep It In The Ground” activist group Colorado Rising recently announced that it is abandoning its campaign to put costly new anti-oil and natural gas initiatives up for a vote in November after admitting it couldn’t gather enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • June 9, 2020

Colorado Democratic Senate Debate: The Top Energy Issues

Colorado’s Democratic Senate primary race heats up this week with two televised debates between former Gov. John Hickenlooper and former State House Speaker Andrew Romanoff.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • June 8, 2020

Premier Oil renegotiates terms for BP’s asset acquisition

Premier Oil said on Friday it has renegotiated terms for its proposed acquisition of some of BP’s assets in the UK North Sea, Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • June 5, 2020

Eni restructures company to lead energy transition

Italian oil major Eni announced Thursday it will undergo a structural transformation in the coming weeks, to become “a leader in the energy transition,” Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog, Rig Count
  • May 26, 2020

US, Canadian O&G rigs drop to new low

The U.S. and Canadian oil and gas rig count has fallen to a new record low on the week ending 22 May, Kallanish Energy learns from energy services firm Baker Hughes.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • May 23, 2020

Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – May 23, 2020

Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • May 21, 2020

Total revises UK North Sea assets sale

French oil major Total said Wednesday it has rearranged financial terms of its sale of UK assets to NEO Energy, which includes the exit of Oman’s Petrogas from the deal.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • May 19, 2020

Total walks away from Oxy’s Ghana asset deal

French oil major Total said Monday it’s walking away from the acquisition of Occidental Petroleum’s Ghana assets, after the Algeria deal was blocked, Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • May 19, 2020

Equinor to start quarterly reports on US business results

Norway’s Equinor said Monday it will start reporting financial results for its U.S. business as a separate operating segment: Exploration and Production International.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • May 15, 2020

Largest 2020 oil production cuts to come from US: IEA

Saudi Arabia has pledged to deliver an “extraordinary” production cut in June, but it’s the U.S. that will be the biggest contributor to global supply reductions, the IEA said Thursday.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • May 13, 2020

Holy Mackerel Batman! Michael Moore Indicts Biofuel, Solar and Wind!

Paul Driessen Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow …. ….  Michael Moore calls out biofuel, solar and wind as the corporatist rent-seeking scams they really are as “Planet of the Humans” wracks green world havoc.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • May 13, 2020

European O&G firms ‘overstating’ net-zero targets: study

European integrated oil and gas majors have made strong climate change commitments, but they are “overstated,” Kallanish Energy learns from a study on Tuesday.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • May 11, 2020

Oil to become ‘accidental natgas savior’: BofA

Oil markets are driving a sense of optimism in the natural gas market “not seen in years,” according to analysts at the Bank of America Global Research.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • May 6, 2020

Repsol posts $528M net loss in first-quarter

Spanish oil major Repsol posted on Tuesday a first-quarter net loss of €487 ($528) million, compared to a net profit of €608 ($659) million in the same period last year, Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • May 4, 2020

UK’s IGas to shut-in production for two months

UK’s onshore oil and gas company IGas Energy said on Friday it will temporarily shut-in a number of sites and furlough employees for two months, Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • April 29, 2020

BP says it’s hard to forecast future outlook

BP said on Tuesday it’s hard to predict the “ultimate impact” of the coronavirus pandemic and when the current supply and demand imbalances will be sorted, Kallanish Energy reports.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • April 24, 2020

KIITG Activists Tout Harvard Researchers’ Thin Claims Linking COVID-19 and Air Quality

Oil and natural gas companies have gone beyond providing needed energy and the resources required to make life-saving medical equipment by donating time, money and supplies in their communities – even while facing unprecedented challenges brought on by COVID-19 and the state of the oil market.
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  • Joe Barone, Shale Directories
  • Blog
  • April 24, 2020

Judge Rules ‘100% Renewables’ Researcher Must Pay Attorney Fees for His Dubious Lawsuit

A Stanford University professor who sued his critics and the journal that debunked his research overstating job benefits from a switch to 100-percent renewables was rebuffed by a D.C.
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