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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): U.S. coal production bounced back in the first half of 2021 from early pandemic lows set in the first half of 2020, but average quarterly employment in the sector has not similarly recovered. Total U.S. coal output dipped substantially in early 2020 as reduced demand drove down energy consumption during […]
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting: The Virginia Corporation Commission on Monday rejected Appalachian Power’s plan to keep the John Amos and Mountaineer power plants in West Virginia operating through 2040. The commission denied the company permission to make wastewater treatment upgrades at the plants and pass the cost on to electric power customers in the state. […]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): Norwegian oil and gas producer Equinor ASA is teaming up with manufacturer U.S. Steel Corp. to explore converting Appalachia’s natural gas to cleaner “blue hydrogen,” the firms said June 29. Blue hydrogen uses steam methane reforming to make hydrogen and uses carbon capture and storage, or CCS, technologies to store […]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): Across the board, pure-play shale gas producers are increasingly talking about environmental, social and governance issues in analyst and investor calls, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis of company call transcripts. Shale gas producers are under pressure from their LNG export customers to deliver natural gas with lower […]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): U.S. coal production in the first quarter of 2021 continued the industry’s recovery from a significant drop the previous year, but the sector’s employment levels are still suffering as the U.S. moves away from coal and embraces lower emission options. While coal production during the first quarter of this year […]
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S&P Global Platts ($): US President Joe Biden’s first 100 days have brought a shift at a key independent regulator with oversight over energy markets and interstate gas pipelines, thrusting a Democrat with a strong interest in climate into a leadership position. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick has sought to smooth tensions with […]
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Free cash flow surges as capital reductions may mark beginning of end for shale boom
December 8, 2020 (IEEFA) —Facing low prices and weak demand, a cross-section of 33 shale-focused oil and gas producers cut their capital expenditures (capex) to their lowest level in more than a decade, according to an analysis released today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. Thirty-two of the 33 companies cut capex […]
Press Release, Kathy Hipple, Clark Williams-Derry and Tom Sanzillo
Tide of red ink shows little sign of ebbing any time soon for shale-focused regional gas producers
December 3, 2020 (IEEFA)—Even after cutting their capital expenditures (capex) by more than one-third from the previous year, nine shale-focused gas producers in Appalachia spent a half-billion dollars more during the third quarter on drilling and building projects than they earned from selling oil and gas. Capex investments during the third quarter were the lowest […]
Press Release, Kathy Hipple, Clark Williams-Derry and Tom Sanzillo
Nine major E&P companies collectively lost more than $1 billion over past year
September 10, 2020 (IEEFA) — Even after cutting capital expenditures to their lowest quarterly point in more than six years, nine Appalachian shale-focused gas producers continued to hemorrhage money, reporting more $134 million negative free cash flows in the second quarter of 2020. Together, they have spilled $1.1 billion in red ink over the past […]
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State action thwarts another U.S. federal effort to expand fossil fuel-burning as financial realities and alternative solutions embolden a North Carolina agency
While the debate rages over the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a large proposed extension has just hit a brick wall. The main Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would run 303 miles from West Virginia to Pittsylvania County in Virginia, is not yet fully built. Construction was speeding along until a U.S. appeals court ruled that it had […]
IEEFA U.S.: Frackers cut capex to $5.8 billion during third quarter, lowest level in a decade
Free cash flow surges as capital reductions may mark beginning of end for shale boomDecember 8, 2020 (IEEFA) —Facing low prices and weak demand, a cross-section of 33 shale-focused oil and gas producers cut their capital expenditures (capex) to their lowest level in more than a decade, according to an analysis released today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. Thirty-two of the 33 companies cut capex […]