In January 2023, Pennsylvania State Senator Scott Martin (from Lancaster, PA) hosted a reelection fundraiser at an Italian restaurant in nearby Harrisburg. A pretty swanky fundraiser, too, at $1,000 a plate. Like it or not, this is how it works in the world of politics. Martin happens to be a Republican and a supporter of... The post Climate Protester Convicted of Blocking Fundraiser in Harrisburg first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News ..read more

In October 2019, Eureka Resources, which operates three frack wastewater treatment facilities in the Marcellus Shale (and is building a fourth facility in Dimock, PA), began extracting lithium from Marcellus wastewater at one of its plants in Bradford County, PA (see Marcellus Wastewater Plant in PA Extracts 1st Batch of Lithium). In 2020, the company... The post How Much Lithium (for EVs) is Sitting in PA Marcellus Brine? first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News ..read more

Lynn Good, the CEO of Duke Energy, spoke earlier this week at Columbia University’s 2024 Columbia Global Energy Summit in New York City. Duke is a giant electric and gas utility headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Duke services 7.2 million customers in North and South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana. It even has... The post Duke Energy Advocates for More Gas-Fired Power in U.S. South first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News ..read more

Berkeley Research Group (BRG) published a very important new study yesterday that has Big Green tied up in knots. The study, “Comparative GHG Footprint Analysis for European and Asian Supplies of USLNG, Pipeline Gas, and Coal” (full copy below), analyzes methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions across leading fuel supply chains for power generation... The post BRG Study Proves U.S. LNG Has Lowest GHG Emissions for Powergen first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News ..read more

The EIA says the U.S. natural gas trade will continue to grow with the startup of new LNG export projects. In a Today in Energy post, the EIA says (based on its recent Short-Term Energy Outlook report) that it expects U.S. LNG exports will increase just 2% this year over last year. However, in 2025,... The post EIA Predicts U.S. LNG Exports to Jump 18% in 2025 with New Plants first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News ..read more

The devious left is at it again. In their hatred of fossil energy, the Democrat Party is targeting a little-known portion of the Clean Water Act (CWA), called a Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12), that is often used to streamline the construction of new oil and gas pipelines. NWP12 was used, in part, to construct the... The post Dems Seek to Remove O&G Pipes from CWA Nationwide Permit 12 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News ..read more

Hydrogen has been hyped as a carbon-free fuel that will magically fix the nonexistent climate crisis. It will supposedly clean up “dirty” industries like Big Chemical and Big Steel. It will power our cars and trucks, farting out water instead of CO2. And, it will help the U.S. hit mythical net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by... The post Hydrogen Co. CEO Admits: “Oh Sh*t…Projects Aren’t Getting Built” first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News ..read more

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Galveston LNG files for construction permit in Texas; NATIONAL: Kinder Morgan sees strong natgas demand over next six years; An LNG export ban can have serious negative consequences; Biden could release more SPR oil to keep gas prices low; INTERNATIONAL: How likely is all-out war in Middle East involving USA?; European gas... The post Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Apr 18, 2024 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News ..read more

PennEnergy Resources, LLC, the 11th largest shale driller in Pennsylvania, has introduced the use of liquid nitrogen systems (via a partnership with Kathairos Solutions) into its portfolio of emission reduction strategies, allowing for the rapid conversion of traditional pneumatic devices to zero-emission sources. The technology has been “a game-changer” for remote legacy facilities with limited... The post PennEnergy Adopts Innovative Methane Emissions Reduction in M-U first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News ..read more

Diversified Energy (formerly Diversified Gas & Oil), with major assets in the Marcellus/Utica region (with assets in other regions, too), owns approximately 8 million acres of leases with 67,000 (mostly) conventional oil and gas wells. The company’s business model is to buy lower-producing wells on the cheap and find ways to make them more productive.... The post Diversified Energy has Already Surpassed Its 2030 Emissions Goals first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News ..read more