Morgan Evans joined NGI as an interning associate reporter in June 2019 before joining the Thought Leaders team in a full-time position in May 2022. She holds a liberal arts degree from Gettysburg College.
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U.S. Petroleum Export Growth to Continue Long Term, EIA Says
The United States have burgeoned as a key energy supplier amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, with petroleum product exports doubling from 2010-2022, and the Energy Information Administration (EIA) is expecting this growth to continue. In the past year of a major global energy reshuffling, average U.S. petroleum product exports grew 7% to 5.97 million b/d…
March 21, 2023
California Bay Area Set to Phase Out Natural Gas Furnaces, Water Heaters by 2027
As dust settles on the nationwide natural gas-versus-electric stove story, regulators for California’s San Francisco Bay Area have determined that natural gas stoves are safe for now, but gas furnaces and water heaters must be phased out in four years. In a near-unanimous vote, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) on Wednesday amended…
March 20, 2023
Chevron, Bunge Launch Another U.S. Renewable Fuels Deal Using Canola
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and joint venture (JV) partner Bunge Ltd. plan to work with Corteva Inc. to advance plant-based renewable diesel with U.S.-grown canola crops. Working with Corteva, Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables wants to introduce proprietary winter canola crops and increase the availability of vegetable oil feedstocks for the domestic renewable fuels market. “Feedstock innovation…
March 16, 2023
RNG Said ‘Key’ to Net-Zero Ambitions, but Voluntary, Long-Term Market Necessary, Executives Say
As the energy industry clamors for technologies to reach decarbonization goals, renewable natural gas (RNG), though still in short supply, may be the solution for hard-to-abate sectors. Executives from RNG production, to midstream transportation and to utility applications discussed the potential scalability of the biofuel during a panel at CERAWeek by S&P Global. After being…
March 15, 2023
Pennsylvania Posts Largest Annual Decline in Natural Gas Production
Pennsylvania’s natural gas production declined by 5.1% in the final quarter of 2022, the largest year/year decline since monthly production data began, according to the state’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO). This was the fourth consecutive quarter in which production did not increase on a yearly basis, according to the IFO’s Natural Gas Production Report compiled…
March 13, 2023
Hydrogen May Flow Soon, but Natural Gas Should Remain, Says Sapphire Technologies CEO
After the Los Angeles City Council last month voted to transition the city’s largest natural gas-fired plant to green hydrogen by 2030, there are still some “areas of concern,” Sapphire Technologies Inc. CEO Freddie Sarhan said. According to LA100, a study and roadmap for the city’s best means to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2045…
March 13, 2023
Energy Transition ‘Certainly’ Includes Natural Gas and Oil, Says Granholm
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm told a crowd of energy executives on Wednesday that even as the Biden administration targets a nationwide, carbon-neutral country by 2050, oil and natural gas is going to remain a part of the energy mix for years to come. “We know that even the boldest projections for clean energy…
March 9, 2023
Lime Rock Preparing for EPA Ruling with Fugitive Emissions Scanning
As federal regulators prepare a ruling that would strengthen emissions standards for the oil and natural gas industry, Lime Rock Resources has partnered with Bridger Photonics Inc. to conduct fugitive methane emissions scanning in the Lower 48. Lime Rock partnered with Montana-based Bridger to use Gas Mapping Light Detection and Ranging (GLM) advanced laser technology…
March 8, 2023
Sempra Utilities Increasing Clean Energy Upgrades as Customer Bills Ease from Historic Highs
San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) both filed with state regulators to raise revenue as they pursue “the dual opportunities of advancing decarbonization and helping to deliver energy security globally,” said CEO Jefff Martin. “We understand that modern energy infrastructure is a great enabler of prosperity, health and…
March 8, 2023
PG&E Said Saving Natural Gas Customers ‘Well Over $1B’ by Diversifying Pipeline Capacity, Hedging
As a deluge of adverse circumstances in 2022 nearly doubled natural gas spending by Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. (PG&E), CEO Patricia Poppe said the San Francisco-based company is “laser focused on affordability” as customers face higher-than-normal bills. The cost of natural gas nearly doubled year/year to $2.1 billion in 2022 from $1.15 billion in…
March 2, 2023