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Halting American Natural Gas is a Dangerous Political Dance – Tim Tarley

Tim Tarpley On March 25, 2022, President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stood together and pledged to work together to lay the framework for a significant increase in U.S. liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to be imported into the European Union. This decision was vital in helping the European Union’s …

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Google to Share Oil and Gas Methane Leaks Spotted From Space

Google and environmental group Environmental Defense Fund on Wednesday unveiled a partnership to expose sources of climate-warming emissions from oil and gas operations that will be detected from space by a new satellite. MethaneSAT will launch next month, one of several satellites that are being deployed to monitor methane emissions across the globe to pinpoint …

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Oil Holds Firm on OPEC Demand Forecast and U.S. Fuel Stocks

(Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday, holding on to Tuesday’s gains on a robust demand growth forecast from OPEC and a sharp decline in U.S. fuel stocks. Brent crude futures rose by 12 cents, or 0.14%, to $82.89 a barrel by 1235 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up …

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Oil Majors Rejig Portfolios with $30-Per-Barrel Price in Mind

Summary As renewables advance, companies rush to shed costly oilfields Shareholder payouts taking more cash than capital expenditures (Reuters) – Oil majors are targeting new oilfields that can be profitable even if oil prices fall to about $30 per barrel, using a third year of rising demand to reshape portfolios amid uncertainty over the industry’s …

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U.S. LNG Export Terminal Permit Pause Could Boost Coal Use Abroad, Says Williams CEO

The Biden administration’s pause on approving permits for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals could backfire by boosting coal usage overseas, Alan Armstrong, CEO of U.S. natural gas pipeline operator Williams Companies, told Reuters on Tuesday. Last month, the administration paused approvals for pending and future applications to export LNG from new projects as …

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Exxon, Enbridge Sued by Competitor Over Crude Oil Transportation

(Reuters) – Exxon  and Canada-based crude pipeline operator Enbridge  were sued in Illinois federal court on Tuesday over claims they barred a competitor from building a terminal to ship oil by barge from the Chicago area to refineries in the Midwest and Gulf of Mexico. The antitrust lawsuit from energy infrastructure developer Ducere seeks more than $11 million in …

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U.S. Natgas Prices Fall 5% to 3-1/2-Year Low on Mild Winter Weather

U.S. natural gas futures fell about 5% on Tuesday to a fresh 3-1/2-year low on near-record output, ample amounts of fuel in storage and forecasts for warmer weather and less heating demand next week than previously expected. Traders also noted that gas flows to U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants should remain low so …

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U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Renewed Challenge to Mountain Valley Pipeline

A federal appeals court has for the second time rejected a challenge by property owners to the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s use of eminent domain, finding that a federal law bars the case despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that made it easier to sue federal agencies. In a unanimous, unsigned opinion on Tuesday, a …

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Chesapeake Energy Signs LNG Export Deal with Gunvor, Delfin

Reuters Feb 13 (Reuters) – Chesapeake Energy  has entered a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) export deal with Delfin LNG and global energy trader Gunvor Group, the U.S. natural gas producer said on Tuesday. Chesapeake, which has agreed to acquire smaller rival Southwestern Energy in a $7.4 deal billion, will buy about 0.5 million tonnes (mtpa) …

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