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In Booming Oil Field, Natural Gas Can Be Free
December 28, 2018
"American energy companies have spent billions of dollars in the past decade exploring for natural gas. But in…
How America Broke OPEC
December 21, 2018
“Remember when America’s political class fretted about “peak oil” and dependence on foreign energy? So much…
U.S. Becomes Net Exporter of Oil, Fuels for First Time in Decades
December 18, 2018
"The U.S. became a net exporter of oil and refined fuels last week for the first time in decades, a symbolic…
Texas Is About to Create OPEC's Worst Nightmare
November 29, 2018
"The map lays out OPEC’s nightmare in graphic form", says a story by bloomberg.com.
Oil Prices Fall Further After Trump’s Saudi Arabia Remarks
November 21, 2018
"U.S. oil prices plunged to their lowest level in more than a year after President Trump emphasized strong…
Saudis Move to Counter U.S. Oil Strategy
November 17, 2018
"Saudi Arabia is moving to cut the world’s oil supply after U.S. government deals allowed hundreds of…
Gas restoration to extend into December
November 3, 2018
"Some residents of Lawrence, Andover and North Andover who have had their gas shut off since the Sept. 13…
"Columbia Gas said Sunday that its replaced 3,317 service lines in Lawrence, North Andover and Andover, the…
Cruise ship to house 1,000+ gas restoration workers
October 21, 2018
"A cruise ship has arrived in Boston to house more than 1,000 gas workers who are assisting in the service…
Columbia Gas failed to relocate sensors during Lawrence upgrade work, causing explosions, NTSB report finds
October 12, 2018
"A crew working to replace a gas line in Lawrence neglected to remove the pressure sensors from the old line,…
“A series of gas explosions an official described as “Armageddon” killed a teenager, injured at least 10 other…
U.S. Says Don’t Worry About Conserving Oil
August 20, 2018
“Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the U.S., the Trump administration declares in a major…
Oil Gains On Biting Sanctions
August 8, 2018
"Oil prices rose Tuesday after President Trump said on Twitter the U.S. government will strictly enforce…
Oil Declines On Signs Of Increasing Supply
July 29, 2018
"Oil prices declined on Friday as signs of rising production helped ease geopolitical concerns that had…
"U.S. companies are scrambling to figure out how to sell more natural gas abroad. Meg Gentle thinks she has…
Life on the Front Lines of the Sunoco Pipeline
March 24, 2018
“They’ve put up with round-the-clock drilling and construction chaos. But after massive sinkholes began…
“The largest lease sale in American history in the offshore Gulf of Mexico yielded $124.76 million dollars in…
“The U.S. is likely to overtake Russia to become the world’s largest oil producer by 2023, accounting for most…
“Royal Dutch Shell says the world could be grappling with a shortage of liquefied natural gas within a decade…
New England Struggles To Meet Energy Needs
February 24, 2018
“Massachusetts officials thought they were close to securing future supplies of green energy by piping in…
BP Sees Quicker March To Peak Oil Demand
February 21, 2018
We have all heard of the predictions of “Peak Oil” – the point in time when World Wide Crude Oil Production…
“OPEC said Monday it expects demand for oil to grow faster than it originally expected in 2018, but the…
Oil Skids To Biggest Weekly Loss In Two Years Amid Market Turmoil
February 9, 2018
“Oil prices slid more than 3 percent on Friday as U.S. futures fell below $60 a barrel for the first time…
“The U.S. could become a net exporter of natural gas in 2018 for the first time since 1957, thanks to…
Drilling in Alaska Is Good for the Earth
January 11, 2018
“It has been a good month for American energy development. The tax reform signed by President Trump contained…
Cold Costly To New Englanders
January 3, 2018
“Arctic temperatures are burning a hole in New Englanders’ pockets,” according to a story in today’s Hartford…