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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Uri Fallout Sent Natural Gas Spending for Electricity Sky-High in 2021; Inflation Piled On Last Year
Once the third largest spender on natural gas, electricity generators now account for 31% and take on the biggest share of natural gas expenditures, according to a recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The sector, already the dominant natural gas consumer, rose to the top of spending in 2021, when natural gas…
February 16, 2023
California Resources, Partners Pursuing DAC Hub, with ‘Something to Offer’ for State’s Energy Transition
The Golden State could have its first regional direct air capture (DAC) hub in the coming years after California Resources Corp. (CRC) subsidiary Carbon TerraVault Holdings LLC (CTV) said it would pursue federal funding. The carbon management business of the state’s largest independent oil and gas producer unveiled plans to work with 35 partners from…
February 14, 2023
Minnesota Setting Course to Carbon-Free Emissions by 2040
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party has signed into law clean energy goals that target a carbon-free electricity grid by 2040. State House File 7 (HF7) amended Minnesota’s Renewable Energy Standard statute. It added a target for electric utilities, generation and transmission cooperatives, and municipal power agencies to generate or procure by 2035 at…
February 13, 2023
What Caused California’s Natural Gas Winter Price Spike?
Natural gas price surges in the region this winter have led the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to order utilities to issue customers’ annual California Climate Credit (CCC) early. Since the passage of California’s Assembly Bill 26, aka the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, most residents receive a CCC on natural gas bills in…
February 8, 2023
Oil, Natural Gas Company Profits Seen Rising in 2023, Says Survey
Most of the top financial officers of oil and natural gas companies expect 2023 to bring increases to profitability as a result of post-Covid demand recovery and investors “warming to the industry,” according to a recent survey from BDO USA LLP. In the face of a potential economic downturn this year, energy companies are still…
February 7, 2023
Wärtsilä Tapped for 190 MW Natural Gas Peaker in Central Texas
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has enlisted Wärtsilä Energy to construct a new natural gas-fired peaker plant in Central Texas to support the region’s increased electricity demand amid a booming population. The plant, expected to come online in 2025, could be called on in minutes to be used for brief periods of time when…
February 7, 2023
United’s SAF Movement Scoops Tallgrass, Green Plains Under Its Wings in Blue Blade JV
Tallgrass Energy Partners has teamed with United Airlines Inc. and Green Plains Inc. to form Blue Blade Energy to develop a pilot project that could produce 135 million gallons/year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Tallgrass, which operates more than 7,000 miles of natural gas pipelines across the Midwest, said it is expecting to manage research…
February 6, 2023
Oil, Natural Gas Company Financial Chiefs Forecasting Continued Growth in 2023
Most of the top financial officers of oil and natural gas companies expect 2023 to bring increases to profitability as a result of post-Covid demand recovery and investors “warming to the industry,” according to a recent survey from BDO USA LLP. In the face of a potential economic downturn this year, energy companies are still…
February 3, 2023
Federal Methane Prevention Proposal ‘Unrealistic and Arbitrary,’ Says Energy Industry
U.S. oil and natural gas trade groups are calling foul on a proposal by federal officials to collect royalties on gas that is vented or flared. The proposal, first announced in November, would replace what the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) called an “outdated” and “ill-suited” ruling that came about before the boom of unconventional…
February 3, 2023
Matador’s Advance Energy Acquisition Adds Permian Acreage, Takeaway Capacity
Matador Resources Co. has bolted on its largest deal yet in the Permian Basin in an agreement to acquire Advance Energy Partners Holdings LLC, with assets in New Mexico and West Texas. The independent is providing an initial cash payment of $1.6 billion, with an additional $7.5 million total paid monthly in 2023 if the…
February 2, 2023