Britain has rejected the case for a relaxation of fracking regulations despite warnings that the current system is “strangling” the industry, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Fracking, or hydraulic Continue Reading
Gas production in the state of Louisiana in the southern U.S. will soon reach record heights thanks to an outstanding resurgence of the Haynesville shale play. Rystad Energy research shows Continue Reading
Shale drillers in the Permian Basin are producing vast amounts of gas as a byproduct of prospecting for oil. But there aren’t enough pipelines to take all the gas to Continue Reading
Cuadrilla has halted fracking operations for a fourth time in the last two months as yet another tremor was recorded near the shale gas company’s Preston new Road site in Continue Reading
Highlights 26 gas-fired power projects planned for region Gas likely to become most-used fuel for power generation in PJM Houston — With about 21,000 MW of new gas-fired power generation Continue Reading
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK -0.23% is selling its last remaining oil and gas holdings in Ohio’s Utica Shale, a move aimed at whittling down the company’s debt and enabling it Continue Reading
Shale gas developer Cuadrilla on Tuesday became the first operator in Britain to receive final consent from the government to frack an onshore horizontal exploration well, paving the way for Continue Reading
Hess Corp. reported Friday that it has agreed to sell its joint venture interests in the Utica shale play in eastern Ohio to Ascent Resources – Utica, LLC. “We continue Continue Reading
Natural gas production from U.S. shale fields can keep growing for decades, giving Washington a powerful diplomatic tool to counter the geopolitical influence of other energy exporters such as Russia, Continue Reading
The NYMEX July natural gas futures contract rose 6.4 cents Wednesday to settle at $2.964/MMBtu on a warmer-than-average weather forecast. The front-month contract was trading Wednesday between $2.912/MMBtu and $2.969/MMBtu. Continue Reading
A report by McKinsey Energy Insights projects the three shale plays to drive supply. The Permian, Marcellus and Utica shale plays will supply 55 percent of the North American gas Continue Reading
Industry and state leaders agreed that a plan by Pennsylvania regulators to more than double permit fees for unconventional wells would likely not put a damper on producers’ plans to Continue Reading
Shale natural gas serves as a bridge to a low-carbon economy, but it’s still a fossil fuel that could contribute to climate risks, a U.N. report round. The U.S. Energy Continue Reading
More shale natural gas from basins in Oklahoma can find its way to the market with increased network access, shale producer Continental Resources said. Continental secured a transportation agreement for Continue Reading
Pennsylvania’s marketed natural gas production averaged a record 15 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2017, 3% higher than the 2016 level. This production is largely from shale plays Continue Reading
The decision by the government of Australia’s Northern Territory government to allow the resumption of fracking for natural gas will do little to immediately solve the country’s energy woes, but Continue Reading
China’s shale natural gas production is accelerating fast, costs are moving lower, but the situation is still not comparable to the U.S. boom, analysis finds. Consultant group Wood Mackenzie expects Continue Reading
In a note released yesterday and cited by Reuters, Wood Mac said China will add almost 700 new wells by 2020 at three large fields, two of them operated by Continue Reading
Bottlenecks on the U.S. natural gas superhighway are starting to stack up, raising concerns about whether the infrastructure can be built fast enough to meet surging supplies. Gas output will Continue Reading
The NYMEX May natural gas futures was down in morning trading on Thursday, as a mild weather outlook, an expectation for falling demand and continued strong production have put downward Continue Reading
The first-ever hydraulic fracturing effort in the United Kingdom is set for the third quarter following well completion in Lancashire, Cuadrilla Resources said. Cuadrilla said Tuesday it completed the first-ever Continue Reading
China has cut resources tax on shale gas production by 30 percent from April 1, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday, as the world’s largest energy consumer aims to Continue Reading
The gas market saw a jolt at the end of December and in early January due to extremely cold temperatures across much of the U.S. This winter was about 13 Continue Reading
An unrelenting surge in Permian Basin drilling, which is driving record gas production growth there this year, now appears to be facing market and infrastructure constraints that could come as Continue Reading
Natural gas producers in West Virginia hope that a new law passed by the state Legislature and signed by the governor will help spur production in the state, which in Continue Reading
Impact Pennsylvania Jim Barrett stands next to a wellpad on his farm in Bradford County. He says Chesapeake Energy, which drilled four natural gas wells on his land, is cheating Continue Reading
The evidence is now overwhelming that natural gas is not part of the climate solution , it is part of the problem. A new study finds that the methane escaping Continue Reading
Gas production from three Appalachian states beats domestic demand and displaces regional supplies to the point of supporting exports, a U.S report stated. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported in Continue Reading
Appalachian gas production has surged over eighty five percent (from 13,837 bcf/d to 26, 027 bcf/d) since 2014. The region has one the most productive and economic gas acreage in Continue Reading
The effect is twofold: extreme cold is actually cutting production, while demand is surging because everyone is turning up the thermostat to stay warm. First the supply side. There are Continue Reading
A glut of gas flowing out of the shale field has helped fuel a surge in power plant construction in the northeast. A glut of gas flowing out of U.S. Continue Reading
A glut of gas flowing out of the shale field has helped fuel a surge in power plant construction in the northeast. A glut of gas flowing out of U.S. Continue Reading
A final investment decision has been made to move forward with a 1.9 Bcf/d pipeline being jointly developed by Kinder Morgan, DCP Midstream and Targa Resources that would allow more Continue Reading
Pennsylvania natural gas production continues to be concentrated in counties in the northeastern and southwestern corners of the state, according to a report by the state’s Independent Fiscal Office. Four Continue Reading
This week in one of their daily Today In Energy columns, the Energy Information Administration highlighted the tremendous growth of natural gas production in the Appalachian Basin: Shale gas production in the Continue Reading
Natural gas is gushing out of West Texas, a byproduct of frenzied drilling for oil . That is a problem for energy producers, who are running out of places to Continue Reading
Three pipelines connecting the Permian Basin to Mexico came online with total capacity of 3 billion cubic feet per day or bcfd early 2017, but flows have been at a Continue Reading
A lot of activity the past few days in Pennsylvania: home of the Marcellus shale, arguably the world’s best-performing unconventional natural gas and liquids play right now. And it looks Continue Reading
The US exported close to 3 million barrels of ethane in H1 2017, a rise of 83% year-on-year. A majority of these exports were headed to Europe with volumes also Continue Reading
The original shale gas play, the one that kicked off the shale drilling bonanza a decade ago but then went into decline, is getting a new lease on life. The Continue Reading
The giant natural-gas field, once one of fracking’s hottest spots, is making a comeback after being sidelined. Gas production from the Haynesville has risen more than 20% so far this Continue Reading
China’s technologically recoverable shale gas reserves dropped by 6 percent in 2016, the country’s Ministry of Land and Resources said on Saturday, with no new finds of the unconventional resource Continue Reading
Natural gas producers in the US Southeast are beginning to yield dividends from a bid to reverse declining production in one of the region’s seemingly forgotten shale plays. Recent data from Continue Reading
A joint federal-state commission on Wednesday voted to move ahead with a rulemaking that would prohibit horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing across a large swath of eastern Pennsylvania, as well Continue Reading
Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York, January 18. The economic fallout from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s rejection of the Constitution pipeline should serve as a warning to other states that want Continue Reading
Progressives once hailed natural gas as a “transition fuel” to renewables like solar and wind, but now they are waging a campaign to “keep it in the ground.” New York Continue Reading
Construction of the 713-mile Rover pipeline ran into trouble this spring. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS -1.86% lost more than $100 million in a wrong-way bet on regional natural-gas prices Continue Reading
America’s shale gas production is about to surge 12 percent. Sort of. The Energy Department issued a report Monday estimating that the nation’s prolific shale formations will yield 59.4 billion Continue Reading
Accidents happen, but these were expensive ones by any measure. Energy Transfer Partners had hoped to have the first phase of its massive Rover pipeline up and running by now, Continue Reading
The United States has led the pack in the shale revolution, profiting more than any other nation . The U.S. enjoys the benefit of having the majority of its wells Continue Reading
