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This post was originally published on this siteWe never thought this day would arrive! We hoped. We prayed. But finally, it’s (almost) here. The 303-mile, 2 Bcf/d Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is almost ready to begin operation. On Monday, Equitrans Midstream filed a letter (below) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting a May […]

This post was originally published on this siteYesterday, a major announcement went largely under the radar. EQT Corporation, currently the largest natural gas producer in the U.S., announced it will quadruple a deal with Glenfarne Energy’s Texas LNG Brownsville export facility to liquefy (now) 2.0 million tons per annum (MTPA) for EQT. This works out

This post was originally published on this siteEvolution Well Services, headquartered in Houston with a regional office in Pittsburgh, specializes in “electric” fracking — using natural gas from the well pad (instead of diesel fuel) to power turbines to create electricity that drives fracking pumps. Evolution announced yesterday it had successfully deployed two new electric

This post was originally published on this sitePJM is the largest electric grid operator in the U.S. It serves 65 million people in 13 states plus the District of Columbia (including PA, OH, and WV). PJM recently issued a press release to tout a radical reduction in emissions of all types. From 2005 to 2023,

This post was originally published on this siteYesterday the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) published a post to announce that U.S. natural gas consumption set annual and monthly records during 2023. In 2023, some 89.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas was consumed in the United States, the most on record. Since

This post was originally published on this siteAs we outline today in another post, the PJM electric grid, which covers 13 states including Pennsylvania, reports emissions of all the nasty things (carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide) have decreased radically thanks to the change from coal-fired power to natural gas-fired power (see Marcellus Fracked Gas

This post was originally published on this siteHave things finally turned around for the problem-plagued Freeport LNG export facility located in Quintana, Texas? We hope so. Last week, we reported gas flows to the facility had dropped to “near zero” for at least five days in a row (see Freeport LNG Still Mostly Shut Down

This post was originally published on this siteNATIONAL: NA natgas demand to soar in ‘25 and beyond, says Halliburton; Bidens doing everything they can to stop LNG development, exports; AI boom to fuel natural gas demand in coming years, report says; INTERNATIONAL: Rising spot LNG prices starting to bite some Asian buyers; Environmentalists’ silence on

This post was originally published on this site Oilfield services company Halliburton said on Tuesday it expects growth in its international business this year, but North American revenue will likely remain flat due to weak demand for drilling.

This post was originally published on this site Technology advances are making it possible for U.S. shale oil and gas companies to reverse years of productivity declines, but the related requirement to frontload costs by drilling many more wells is deterring some companies from doing so.