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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FERC’s Handling of Tennessee’s Northeast Upgrade Project Faulted by Appeals Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday ruled that FERC “impermissibly segmented the environmental review” of Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s (TGP) Northeast Upgrade Project and remanded the case to the Commission “for further consideration of segmentation and cumulative impacts.”
June 6, 2014
FERC Form 552 and EIA NatGas Data Move in Opposite Directions
Natural gas production is increasing while natural gas trading activity is declining, according to recent reports from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, respectively.
June 5, 2014
Storage Catch-Up Will Give NatGas Prices a Boost This Summer, NGSA Says
Production of natural gas will set records this summer, but so much of it will be needed to bring storage to adequate levels before the 2014-2015 winter heating season that the net result will be soft upward pressure on prices compared with last summer, according to the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA).
June 4, 2014
Pennsylvania PUC Unveils Recipients of Oil/NatGas Impact Fee Revenue
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has made public the county and municipal recipients of impact fee revenue collected last year from unconventional oil and gas companies, including the amount disbursed to each entity.
June 4, 2014
Transition to El Nino Slows, But Mild Hurricane Season Still Likely, Forecaster Says
The Atlantic hurricane season, which officially began Sunday, is still predicted to be a relatively mild one, despite a slower-than-expected transition to an El Nino event in the Pacific Ocean, according to forecasters at Colorado State University (CSU).
June 3, 2014
EPA’s Proposed Rule Would Boost NatGas Use — But How Much?
The consensus is that the new rules proposed Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will limit coal-fired power generation in coming decades, providing a boost to power sector use of natural gas — but how much more gas will be used is less clear.
June 3, 2014
EPA Proposal Would Slash Power Plant Carbon Emissions 30% by 2030
The Obama administration on Monday issued proposed new rules to cut carbon emissions from the power generation sector 30% below 2005 levels by 2030, a move cautiously embraced by the natural gas industry, characterized as a “coal killer” by some critics, and hailed by environmental groups as a major effort to address climate change.
June 2, 2014
U.S. Natural Gas Production Continued Long-Running Ramp-Up in February, EIA Says
U.S. natural gas production was 2.38 Tcf in February, up from 2.31 Tcf in February 2013, continuing a ramp-up that resulted in a record 30.17 Tcf production total in 2013, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latestMonthly Energy Review(MER).
May 28, 2014
CFTC Moves to Protect Energy End-Users From ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Dodd-Frank
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken action on three issues that Chairman Mark Wetjen said will have a lasting impact on energy-end users that may have fallen victim to “negative, unintended consequences” of the Dodd Frank Financial Reform Act.
May 27, 2014
El Nino Weighs Down NOAA’s 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) added its name to the list of forecasters predicting a relatively mild 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, saying it expects eight to 13 named storms, including three to six hurricanes, one to two of them major (Category 3 or higher).
May 22, 2014