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Belcher: Our Leaders Should Embrace, Not Vilify, Certified Natural Gas
Recognition gained through gas certification verified by third-party auditors has led natural gas producers and midstream companies to voluntarily comply and often exceed compliance with regulatory requirements, including the EPA methane rule.
Kissler: OPEC+ Likely to Buoy Crude Prices—At Least Somewhat
By keeping its voluntary production cuts, OPEC+ is sending a clear signal that oil prices need to be sustainable for both producers and consumers.
Hirs: SEC’s Enhanced Climate-related Disclosures Are Unnecessary—Even According to SEC
The SEC’s rationale for enhanced climate-disclosure rules is weak and contradictory, says Ed Hirs.
Sabadus: US to Steer Global Energy Markets Amid Clashing Forces
Increased geopolitical risk and the shift from fossil fuels to renewables are pulling the world in different directions, and the U.S. will be called to play a significant role in the global tug of war.
Pitts: Producers Ponder Ramifications of Biden’s LNG Strategy
While existing offtake agreements have been spared by the Biden administration's LNG permitting pause, the ramifications fall on supplying the Asian market post-2030, many analysts argue.
Hirs: LNG Plan is a Global Fail
Only by expanding U.S. LNG output can we provide the certainty that customers require to build new gas power plants, says Ed Hirs.
Kimmeridge Fast Forwards on SilverBow with Takeover Bid
Investment firm Kimmeridge Energy Management, which first asked for additional SilverBow Resources board seats, has followed up with a buyout offer. A deal would make a nearly 1 Bcfe/d Eagle Ford pureplay.
Qnergy Tackles Methane Venting Emissions
Pneumatic controllers, powered by natural gas, account for a large part of the oil and gas industry’s methane emissions. Compressed air can change that, experts say.
TPH: Lower 48 to Shed Rigs Through 3Q Before Gas Plays Rebound
TPH&Co. analysis shows the Permian Basin will lose rigs near term, but as activity in gassy plays ticks up later this year, the Permian may be headed towards muted activity into 2025.
Silver Linings in Biden’s LNG Policy
In the near term, the pause on new non-FTA approvals could lift some pressure of an already strained supply chain, lower both equipment and labor expenses and ease some cost inflation.
Cyber-informed Engineering Can Fortify OT Security
Ransomware is still a top threat in cybersecurity even as hacktivist attacks trend up, and the oil and gas sector must address both to maintain operational security.
EQT Deal to ‘Vertically Integrate’ Equitrans Faces Steep Challenges
EQT Corp. plans to acquire Equitrans Midstream with $5.5 billion equity, but will assume debt of $7.6 billion or more in the process, while likely facing intense regulatory scrutiny.
Daugherty: Diamondback Scales Up Amid Consolidation Super Cycle
It’s time for the strongest among the services sector to follow Diamondback's lead: find fortifying prey and hunt.
Midstream Builds in a Bearish Market
Midstream companies are sticking to long term plans for an expanded customer base, despite low gas prices, high storage levels and an uncertain political LNG future.
Commentary: Fact-checking an LNG Denier
Tampa, Florida, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor blamed domestic natural gas producers for her constituents’ higher electricity bills in 2023. Here’s the truth, according to Hart Energy's Nissa Darbonne.
Women in Energy: Here’s to Ms. Flat-Bottomed Paper Bag Inventor
A salute to the women of genius, including ‘Ms. Plain English Computer Language Inventor’ and ‘Ms. Parity is Not Conserved in Weak Interaction Discoverer.’
Oil Market Shifting Back to Supply/Demand
Stratas Advisors' John Paisie forecasts the price of Brent crude to increase during the second and third quarters of this year and move toward $90/bbl.
Women in Energy: Diversify or Die
The oil and gas industry may be at risk of losing the innovation race if women remain sidelined.
Hart Energy’s Influential Women in Energy: A Woman of G.R.I.T.
When Lara Jones was at her lowest point, she developed a system to transform her fears into action. Now, her mission is to share what she learned.
Watson: Implications of LNG Pause
Critical questions remain for LNG on the heels of the Biden administration's pause on LNG export permits to non-Free Trade Agreement countries.
John Cockerill Americas President Talks Hydrogen, Electrolyzers
Nicolas de Coignac, president of Americas for John Cockerill, recently spoke with Hart Energy about the company’s role in scaling electrolytic hydrogen in the U.S.
Exxon Versus Chevron: The Fight for Hess’ 30% Guyana Interest
Chevron's plan to buy Hess Corp. and assume a 30% foothold in Guyana has been complicated by Exxon Mobil and CNOOC's claims that they have the right of first refusal for the interest.
Belcher: Election Year LNG ‘Pause’ Will Have Huge Negative Impacts
The Biden administration’s decision to pause permitting of LNG projects has damaged the U.S.’ reputation in ways impossible to calculate.
From Tokyo Gas to Chesapeake: The Slow-burning Fuse that Lit Haynesville M&A
TG Natural Resources rides the LNG wave with Rockcliff deal amid shale consolidation boom.
The OGInterview: TG Natural Resources Rides LNG Wave
TG Natural Resources rides the LNG wave with its Rockcliff deal amid a shale consolidation boom.
Markman: I’d Like to Not Thank the Academy…
The oil industry does not come off well in the movies and the public can miss the big picture.
Civitas, Prioritizing Permian, Jettisons Non-core Colorado Assets
After plowing nearly $7 billion into Permian Basin M&A last year, Civitas Resources is selling off non-core acreage from its legacy position in Colorado as part of a $300 million divestiture goal.
Well Logging Could Get a Makeover
Aramco’s KASHF robot, expected to deploy in 2025, will be able to operate in both vertical and horizontal segments of wellbores.
Buffett: ‘No Interest’ in Occidental Takeover, Praises 'Hallelujah!' Shale
Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett added that the U.S. electric power situation is “ominous.”
APA’s Permian to Pick up Production Slack Amid Overseas Headaches
With various overseas headaches, Houston-based APA Corp. aims to boost its Permian Basin volumes and integrate its Callon Petroleum acquisition when it closes in the second quarter.