David Bradley joined the staff of NGI in June, 2007 following eight years of news reporting for Northern Virginia newspapers and more than a dozen years in the telecommunications industry. He received his bachelor's degree in Communications and English from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA., and his master's degree in Information Management from Marymount University in Arlington, VA. David retired in August 2020.
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WSI Sees Summer Cool, Fall Warmth Pressuring Gas Prices
Temperatures in the Northeast will average cooler than normal next month, but the East and West can expect warmer-than-normal weather to dominate in September and October, according to forecasters at Weather Services International (WSI). For much of that time, below-normal temperatures are expected to be prevalent from the northern and central Rockies, eastward through the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.
July 21, 2014
WSI Expects Moderate NE/Midwest Weather to Pressure Appalachian Prices
August through October temperatures in the Northeast and portions of the Midwest will continue to pressure prices in the Marcellus Shale, according to forecasters at Weather Services International (WSI), who see North America inventory levels finishing the injection season above 3,700 Bcf, not much below last year’s adjusted level of 3,809 Bcf.
July 21, 2014
Republican Senators Introduce Bill to Bolster U.S. Energy Security
A bill introduced Friday by a quartet of Republican Senators would streamline the approval process for energy production and infrastructure development projects, reduce flaring and expedite liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to America’s allies, according to its sponsors.
July 11, 2014
Maryland Agencies Recommend Advance Comprehensive Drilling Plans in Marcellus
Maryland’s embryonic Marcellus Shale industry would be bound by some of the country’s most restrictive environmental limits if interim final best practices released Friday by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are adopted.
July 11, 2014
BridgeTex Seeks More Commitments for Permian-to-Gulf Coast Oil Pipeline
BridgeTex Pipeline Co. LLC, a partnership of Magellan Midstream Partners LP and Occidental Petroleum Corp., said Wednesday it has launched a supplemental open season for additional transportation commitments on the pipeline, which would carry crude oil from the Permian Basin to the Houston Gulf Coast area.
July 10, 2014
Pennsylvania PUC Approves UGI Plan to Replace Aging NatGas Mains
Regulators in Pennsylvania have approved a long-term infrastructure improvement plan (LTIIP) that lays the groundwork for UGI Utilities’ Gas Division to replace its cast iron mains within 14 years and its bare steel mains within 30 years.
July 10, 2014
Murkowski Presses Commerce Department to Allow Condensate Exports
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has renewed her call for expanding exports of crude oil condensates, saying the U.S. Commerce Department should align itself with the practices of a half-dozen other federal agencies that differentiate between crude and condensate.
July 10, 2014
NatGas Inventory Build Surging, But Likely to End Lower Than in 2013, EIA Says
Following a slow start in April, the 2014 natural gas injection season grew stronger in May and June, with net injections of 100 Bcf or greater for eight straight weeks, but working stocks at the end of October will reach only an estimated 3.43 Tcf, 380 Bcf lower than at the same time last year, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
July 9, 2014
Landrieu Opens Series of Field Hearings on Offshore Production
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, held the first of what she said will be a series of field hearings Monday in Lafayette, LA, to examine Outer Continental Shelf energy production and to identify what actions the federal government can take to maximize opportunities and minimize challenges there.
July 8, 2014
NatGas Inventory Build Likely to End Lower Than Last Year, EIA Says
Following a slow start in April, the 2014 natural gas injection season grew stronger in May and June, with net injections of 100 Bcf or greater for eight straight weeks, but working stocks at the end of October will reach only an estimated 3.43 Tcf, 380 Bcf lower than at the same time last year, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
July 8, 2014