Unconventionals
Advantage, U.S. chemical industry, due to shale gas: ACC
Strong global growth prospects, rising exports, increased manufacturing, balanced inventories, healthy demand, and sufficient, inexpensive shale gas combined suggest positive growth this year for the U.S. chemical ...
Appalachian Basin remains active for shale producers
The Appalachian Basin remains a very busy place. Nearly 2,300 drilling permits were issued in 2017 in the three-state basin, with 1,036 of those wells being spud, said energy consultant ...
Northeast U.S. slated for record gas line buildout in 2018
Roughly 38% of additional natural gas pipeline capacity is slated to come online in the U.S. Northeast just in 2018, according to the Energy Information Administration. By ...
N.Y. nixes natural gas pipeline expansion permit
New York State regulators have denied a permit for a pipeline expansion designed to increase natural gas deliveries to New York City, The Associated Press reports. The ...
Initial work may begin this fall on Keystone XL
TransCanada may begin preliminary work on its $8 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline project in Montana this coming autumn, with full construction in 2019, Kallanish Energy reports. That ...
Oklahoma earthquake totals in 2017 drop
The number of magnitude 3 or greater earthquakes in Oklahoma has dropped significantly in 2017, according to state regulators. The Oklahoma Geological Survey reports the state has had 294 quakes ...
Billionaire oilman Hildebrand resigns as Hilcorp CEO
Hilcorp Energy, one of the largest privately-held producers in the U.S., announced its billionaire owner, Jeff Hildebrand, has stepped down as CEO, but will remain as executive chairman. “The organizational change ...
Ohio EPA troubled by HDD problems on Rover Pipeline
Rover PIpeline is continuing to have horizontal directional drilling (HDD) problems under the Tuscarawas River in Ohio, and that concerns the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Kallanish Energy finds. In a three-page ...
PGNiG, Centrica sign 5-year U.S. LNG supply Pact
Polish state-controlled oil and gas company PGNiG announced Tuesday it signed its first medium-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal originating from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in western Louisiana. ...
FERC’s Powelson expounds upon what he knows
The so-called shale gale, aka, shale wave, which has positively impacted natural gas production, consumption and prices across the U.S., is a comfortable topic of discussion for Robert F. Powelson. ...