Oil Drops More Than 3% After State Secretary Pompeo Says Iran Is Ready To Negotiate About Its Missile Program -
"Oil prices turned lower on Tuesday, falling by about $2 a barrel as U.S. President Donald Trump said progress...more
7/22/2019
/ Appeals ,
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Toby Rice Wins Control of EQT After Proxy Battle -
"'Toby Rice has taken control of EQT Corp., nine months after launching a fast-moving campaign to replace the oil and gas company's leadership and less than two years...more
7/13/2019
/ Australia ,
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Analysts Say U.S. Coal Merger Not Anti-Competitive-
"The proposed 'extraordinary' joint venture between U.S. coal majors Peabody Energy and Arch Coal will be structurally beneficial, rather than anti-competitive for U.S....more
6/28/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
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India ,
Iran ,
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Oil & Gas ,
Pakistan ,
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Refineries ,
Renewable Energy ,
State Bans ,
Trump Administration ,
Underground Injection Wells ,
Wind Power
Trump Admin Submits Final Rule to Kill Obama Clean Power Plan -
"The new replacement rule to the Clean Power Plan, deemed the Affordable Clean Energy rule, aims to give states more time and authority to decide how to...more
6/24/2019
/ Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule ,
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India ,
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Mineral Rights ,
Natural Gas ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Private Nuisance ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rescission ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling ,
WV Supreme Court
PA Supreme Court Upholds Decision Allowing Drilling in All Districts Under a Local Zoning Ordinance as Long as They Meet Standards -
"This case is one of several recent decisions in Commonwealth Court and the PA Supreme...more
5/18/2019
/ Australia ,
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Iran ,
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Oil & Gas ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Shale Gas ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Solar Energy ,
Standing ,
Well Drilling ,
Zoning Laws
New Sulfur Caps for Shipping Fuels Will Help Make the Shale Boom Even Bigger
"Now the shale revolution will help shippers across the world comply with the International Maritime Organization's 2020 standards, called "IMO...more
5/13/2019
/ Abandoned Property ,
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China ,
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Ethane ,
EU ,
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Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Shipping ,
State Bans ,
Steel Industry ,
Storage Tanks ,
Tax Credits ,
UK ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
Judge Delivers Major Setback to Trump Policy to Increase Coal Mining on Federal Land -
"But the court ruling does say that the 2017 Trump administration policy, enacted by former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, to overturn...more
4/27/2019
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Executive Orders ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
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Imports ,
India ,
Land Owners ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mineral Leases ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Shale Gas ,
Tesla ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector ,
Waters of the United States
Trump Signs Orders to Speed Up Oil and Gas Pipeline Construction -
"President Trump signed two executive orders that he says will speed up construction of pipelines and other projects to enhance the production and...more
4/20/2019
/ Appeals ,
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Germany ,
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Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Secretary of Energy ,
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Supreme Court of the Netherlands ,
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Zero-Emission Coal Plants
Trump Said to Seek Limits on State Power in Pipeline Approvals -
"Trump's order comes as the president continues to chafe at regulatory barriers he says throttle the full potential of American 'energy dominance,' while...more
4/12/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Brazil ,
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China ,
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Latin America ,
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New Legislation ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
States Rights ,
Steel Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Utica Shale ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water Rights ,
Water Supplies
Trump to Sign Order Seeking to Clear Gas Pipeline Hurdles -
"The administration, which is pushing a policy it calls energy dominance, has been considering an order that would push back against states, including New York,...more
4/6/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
British Petroleum (BP) ,
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Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
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Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Electricity ,
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Executive Orders ,
Federal Aid ,
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Germany ,
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India ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
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Nuclear Power ,
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Power Plants ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Renewable Energy ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shell Oil ,
Superfund ,
Transportation Hubs ,
Trump Administration
Romney Helps GOP Look for New Path on Climate Change -
"But a group of Republicans -- Romney and Sens. Lamar Alexander and Lindsey Graham, who worked with Democrats in 2009 and 2010 to cap carbon emissions, as well as others...more
4/1/2019
/ Africa ,
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Petrochemicals ,
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Shale Gas ,
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State Legislatures ,
State Taxes ,
Trust Funds
The U.S. is Set to Become the World's Biggest Oil Exporter Thanks to the Fracking Revolution -
"The U.S. shale revolution has made it to one of the world's largest energy producers and potentially the largest oil exporter...more
3/23/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
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Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shale Gas ,
Tesla ,
Trial Court Orders ,
Twitter
West Virginia Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in EQT Doddridge County Trespassing Case -
"The state Supreme Court will decide if a lower court judge got it right when he ruled natural gas production company EQT trespassed...more
3/16/2019
/ Africa ,
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Energy Sector ,
Ethane ,
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Global Economy ,
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Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
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Renewable Energy ,
State Taxes ,
Stock Prices ,
Surface Owner ,
Tax Cuts ,
Tax Deductions ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trespass ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
WV Supreme Court
U.S. Senate Committee to Discuss Climate Change, Electricity Changes -
"U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said the hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is aimed at putting lawmakers and federal...more
3/9/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
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Petroleum ,
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Shale Gas ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Wars ,
Utica Shale ,
Wastewater
NY Natural Gas Moratorium Due to Lack of Pipelines, but Some in Denial -
"The slowing of economic development resulting from New York's political actions is a testament to what happens when energy becomes politicized."...more
2/23/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
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Economic Development ,
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EU ,
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Federal v State Law Application ,
Germany ,
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Local Ordinance ,
Metals ,
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Mining ,
Moratorium ,
National Emissions Standards ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
National Security ,
Natural Gas ,
Peer Review ,
Pension Funds ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Scientific Research ,
Solar Energy ,
Theft ,
Trespass ,
Trump Administration ,
Underfunded Plans ,
Wind Power
WV Supreme Court Mulls Marcellus Shale Mass Litigation Case from Harrison, WV -
"While the case centers on Harrison County, where the surface owners live and the Marcellus Shale operations are underway, the case could have...more
1/18/2019
/ Asia ,
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Mass Tort Litigation ,
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Surface Owner ,
Well Drilling
Revised Definition of "Waters of the United States" - Proposed Rule -
"The agencies' proposal is the second step in a two-step process to review and revise the definition of 'waters of the United States' consistent with...more
12/15/2018
/ Air Pollution ,
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Renewable Energy ,
Request for Proposals ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Scientific Research ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Settlement ,
Trump Administration ,
United Nations ,
Waters of the United States
Impact of U.S. Court Ruling on Keystone XL Timing Unclear: TransCanada -
"TransCanada Corp is reviewing a decision by a Montana judge blocking construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, but the impact on project timing...more
11/17/2018
/ Australia ,
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Canada ,
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EU ,
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Germany ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Imports ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
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Malaysia ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Severance Tax ,
Shale Gas
China's Provinces are Secretly Building Coal Plants in Defiance of the National Government -
"CoalSwarm, a global network of researchers tracking fossil-fuel infrastructure, analyzed satellite imagery as of July 2018, and...more
10/5/2018
/ Canada ,
China ,
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Exports ,
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Groundwater ,
Imports ,
India ,
Kuwait ,
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Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
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Pipelines ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Solar Energy ,
Utica Shale ,
Water Pollution
Activists Have a New Strategy to Block Gas Pipelines: State's Rights -
"It already has worked in New York where construction on the Constitution Pipeline has stalled. Now activists are trying the strategy in...more
8/24/2018
/ Activist ,
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China ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Water Act ,
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Coal Mines ,
Construction Permits ,
Environmental Claims ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
Fracking ,
Fuel Standards ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
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Natural Gas ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Repeal ,
Reversal ,
State and Local Government ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tidal Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela ,
Wastewater ,
Water Quality
SEC Drops Probe of Exxon's Accounting Practices -
"The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its probe into whether ExxonMobil misled investors about its knowledge of climate change and the potential effects on...more
8/10/2018
/ Arbitrary and Capricious ,
China ,
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Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Competition ,
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Energy Policy ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fracking ,
Fracking Bans ,
Government Investigations ,
India ,
Investment Fraud ,
Ireland ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
National Park Service ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Qatar ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shale Gas ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Russian Interference in America's Energy Sector -
"America's oil and gas production is booming of late, with the U.S. poised to become the world's largest exporter of crude oil. Domestic natural gas also is ramping up,...more
7/23/2018
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Sector ,
Ethane ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Warming ,
Imports ,
India ,
International Relations ,
Mergers ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Political Scandals ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
South Korea ,
Steel Industry ,
Thailand ,
Trump Administration ,
Water Projects
Study Finds No Evidence of Groundwater Contamination Attributable to Natural Gas Development -
"A multi-year study conducted by researchers at the University of Cincinnati, and partly funded by organizations opposed to...more
5/18/2018
/ Amicus Briefs ,
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Coal Mines ,
Contamination ,
Economic Development ,
EIA ,
Electricity ,
Exports ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Groundwater ,
Health and Safety ,
Hydraulic Fracturing Study ,
Local Ordinance ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Permits ,
Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Shale Gas ,
Shipping Bans ,
State Agencies
Oil Soars After Trump Nixes Iran Nuclear Deal, Stocks Rally -
"Crude oil prices rose more than 3 percent on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a nuclear accord with Iran, a move that...more
5/11/2018
/ Attorney General ,
Australia ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
ConocoPhillips ,
Cybersecurity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Fracking Bans ,
Governor Cuomo ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Japan ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Middle East ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Weapons ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
Poland ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rollbacks ,
Russia ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela
EPA Announces a New Rule. One Likely Effect: Less Science in Policymaking -
"The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new regulation that would restrict the kinds of scientific studies the agency can use when it...more
4/27/2018
/ Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Expedited Approval Process ,
Exports ,
Japan ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Recycling ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Shale Gas ,
Shipping ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Wastewater ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power