Hirs: What Regulators Get Wrong—Energy Networks Are Tough To Control

Energy professionals depend upon interconnected markets and often profit from arbitrage opportunities long before market participants and regulators can effectively address them.

Gaps in EU's Preparation for Potential Gas Crises, Auditors Say

Despite the EU's overall reliance on Russia dropping significantly, auditors say the EU is insufficiently prepared to weather a future gas crisis. 

EU Adopts New Sanctions Against Russia, Including LNG

New restrictions aim to reduce Russia's profits from LNG, hitting the country's gas exports for the first time, but experts say it will likely have little impact on Russian revenues. 

NatGas Inventories Hold Back Price Despite Summer’s Demand Boost

The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s storage report shows storage levels drifting back down to normal.

US Natgas Prices Ease to 2-week Low on Rising Output

The natural gas price decline came even on forecasts for hotter weather next week than previously expected.

At Last, AI Brings Good News for Gas Producers

Is artificial intelligence humanity’s power-hungry new friend?

US Drillers Cut Oil, Gas Rigs to Jan 2022 Low for Third Week

The oil and gas rig count fell by two to 588 in the week to June 21. Baker Hughes said that puts the total rig count down 94, or 14% below this time last year.

Aethon Brings on Fourth Monster Haynesville Wildcat in North Houston

Aethon Energy’s latest well made 2.6 Bcf in its first 3.5 months online. The new play’s first 15 wells to date have made 100.3 Bcf, averaging 21 MMcf/d over a combined 159 months.

EIA Estimates Declined Rates of Flaring, Venting NatGas in 2023

Even as the rates of natural gas venting and flaring fell, according to Energy Information Administration data, another study shows CO2 emissions continued to rise globally.

From South Texas to the World: International E&Ps Drill Deep in the Eagle Ford

While U.S. E&Ps squabble for pieces of the Permian Basin, international energy giants are all-in on the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas.