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Turns Out Willie Phillips Isn’t Just Acting – He’s FERC Chairman

This post was originally published on this siteIn November 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed regulatory lawyer Willie Phillips to serve as a commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), replacing Neil Chatterjee (see Senate Confirms D.C. Swamp-Dwelling Democrat Lawyer to FERC). When FERC Chairman Richard “Dick” Glick left in January of this year (forced

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Hope Gas Closes Acquisition of Peoples Gas WV – Adds 13K Customers

This post was originally published on this siteHope Gas, a Local Distribution Company (LDC), otherwise known as a utility company, provides gas service to approximately 112,000 residential, industrial, and commercial customers in thirty-five West Virginia counties. In January, Hope announced it was buying the West Virginia division of Peoples Gas, currently owned by Essential Utilities,

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EIA Consistently Underestimates NatGas Needed for Power Generation

This post was originally published on this siteU.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasters are predicting a sharp drop in natural gas demand in the power sector in the coming decades based on an expectation that unreliable renewables will add tremendous new capacity build-out and will accelerate and displace other sources. However, EIA’s forecasts over the

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Propane #1 Most Exported U.S. Petroleum Product First Half 2023

This post was originally published on this siteAlthough we have a companion story from today’s lineup that criticizes the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) for its powers to predict the future (see EIA Consistently Underestimates NatGas Needed for Power Generation), the EIA is unparalleled in its tracking and reporting of historical energy data. The expert

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LNG Arbitrage Prices Mean Little to No Spot U.S. LNG Going to Asia

This post was originally published on this siteWe spotted the following headline for an S&P Global Commodity Insights story: “Closed LNG arbitrage endangers winter supply to Asia.” What the heck is LNG arbitrage, why is it “closed,” and how is that endangering LNG shipments to Asia? Those were the answers we went seeking by reading

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