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Jeremiah Shelor

Jeremiah Shelor joined NGI in 2015 after covering business and politics for The Exponent Telegram in Clarksburg, WV. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Literary Nonfiction from West Virginia University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Virginia Tech.

FERC Targets Quick Comment Turnaround for DOE Grid Reliability Proposal

FERC began accepting comments Monday on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposal to provide reliability and resiliency compensation to coal and nuclear baseload generators, with the Commission targeting a much quicker turnaround than opponents had wanted.

October 3, 2017
U.S. Adds Five Rigs to Break Losing Streak; Utah Leads Gains Among States

U.S. Adds Five Rigs to Break Losing Streak; Utah Leads Gains Among States

The U.S. added five rigs for the week ended Friday, with new rigs in Utah and Louisiana leading the way in onshore gains for the week ended Friday, according to the latest tally by Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI).

September 29, 2017
One NatGas Rig Packs Up in U.S.; Oil Gains Help Break Recent Slump

One NatGas Rig Packs Up in U.S.; Oil Gains Help Break Recent Slump

Despite dropping one natural gas unit, the U.S. rig count showed signs of recovering from a recent slump as oil-directed drilling picked up during the week ended Friday, according to the latest tally by Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI).

September 29, 2017

Limited Pipeline Capacity to Gulf Coast Means More NatGas Basis For E&Ps, Says Braziel

With so much new supply hitting the market over the next few years, and with incremental demand from the Gulf Coast, natural gas producers haven’t seen the last of widening basis differentials, according to RBN Energy LLC’s Rusty Braziel.

September 29, 2017
FERC Responds to Sabal Trail Push Back, Releases Draft Supplemental EIS

FERC Responds to Sabal Trail Push Back, Releases Draft Supplemental EIS

FERC issued a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) Wednesday for the Sabal Trail Pipeline and two related pipeline expansions, addressing an Aug. 22 appeals court opinion that vacated and remanded its certificate for the projects.

September 28, 2017

Encana Starts Up First of Three Montney Processing Plants, On Track to Hit Growth Targets

Encana Corp.’s Tower processing plant in Canada’s Montney Shale has started up ahead of schedule and under budget, the Calgary-based independent announced Wednesday.

September 27, 2017

Chesapeake Cuts ’17 Guidance on Harvey, But Oil Volumes Rising ‘Substantially’

Citing Hurricane Harvey, completed asset sales and changes in capital allocation, Chesapeake Energy Corp. on Tuesday revised down its full-year 2017 production guidance by roughly 2%.

September 26, 2017

Pipeline Expansions Outpacing Production Forecast, Means Upside for Northeast Supply, Say Analysts

The current slate of Marcellus and Utica shale takeaway expansions exceeds expected supply growth, a dynamic that points to shrinking Appalachian basis differentials and major upside for regional production over the next few years, according to analysts with Raymond James & Associates Inc.

September 25, 2017

Greens File for Nexus Rehearing, Again Cite Sabal Trail Ruling

A coalition of environmental groups led by the Sierra Club filed a rehearing request Thursday challenging FERC’s recent certificate approving the Nexus Gas Transmission natural gas pipeline and related projects.

September 22, 2017
Permian Adds Six Rigs, But U.S. Count Falls on Oil Declines

Permian Adds Six Rigs, But U.S. Count Falls on Oil Declines

Gains in the Permian Basin weren’t enough to offset the ongoing pullback in the U.S. rig count for the week ended Friday, and the United States finished down one to 935, according to data compiled by Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI).

September 22, 2017