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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As LA Bans New Oil, Natural Gas Drilling, Newsom Proposes Penalties for Industry Price Gouging
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously early this month to enact a ban on all new oil and natural gas drilling in every zone across the city and create a 20-year timeline to phase out exploration and production (E&P) at existing wells. City Planning Case (CPC) 2022-4864-CA amends the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC)…
December 6, 2022
PJM Says Ready for Winter Energy Demand on Strengthened ‘Preparations and Processes’
PJM Interconnection LLC, which serves 65 million across the Mid-Atlantic, said it is armed to combat winter, with adequate fuel and energy supplies to meet a forecast peak demand of about 137 GW. The regional transmission operator serves customers in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West…
December 5, 2022
NYISO Ready For Winter Demand, Though Natural Gas Losses Outpacing Renewable Adds Pose ‘Risk’ Later in Decade
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) announced it has adequate supplies to meet the state’s forecasted peak winter electricity demand of 23,893 MW. NYISO said it is stocked with a total of 43,184 MW of available supply, which includes imports from neighboring regions, leaving it “well positioned to meet this winter’s forecasted demand and…
November 30, 2022
Chevron Snags 50-Plus CNG Stations, Builds Out RNG Supply
Chevron Corp. subsidiary Chevron U.S.A. Inc. is expanding its large-scale U.S. renewable natural gas (RNG) business through its latest plan to receive supply from Mercuria Energy Trading. The San, Ramon, CA-based supermajor’s subsidiary last week signed a definitive agreement with Beyond6 LLC’s co-owners, which include Mercuria, to also take full ownership of B6’s 55 nationwide…
November 22, 2022
California Resources Dabbles with Zero-Emissions Tech for E&P Operations, Keeps Spotlight on CO2 Management
The Golden State’s largest oil and natural gas producer, California Resources Corp. (CRC), has partnered with ICE Thermal Harvesting LLC and the University of Houston to use zero-emissions electricity for in-field operations. The pilot project, which was launched at CRC’s flagship Elk Hills oilfield in October, aims to test the feasibility of harvesting thermal energy…
November 18, 2022
U.S. LNG Exports Took Off in 2021 as Domestic Natural Gas Prices Surged
Consumption in the domestic electric and residential sectors fell in 2021, but record LNG exports drove growth in net natural gas disposition, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural gas demand, net liquefied natural gas exports and net storage grew by 3.6% last year compared with 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic swept across…
November 18, 2022
ConocoPhillips Standing Firm on Permian Acquisitions Despite Price ‘Volatility’ on Takeaway Constraints
Management for Houston-based ConocoPhillips during a quarterly earnings call highlighted the independent’s progress as it expanded its LNG activities while achieving record production. CEO Ryan Lance told investors “the world is going to need investments in medium- and long-term production in addition to U.S. shale plays.” ConocoPhillips’ portfolio is “well positioned to meet these long-term…
November 15, 2022
RNG ‘A Big Winner’ as Clean Energy Fuels Swerves from Supply Constraints, But Hits Roadblock with High Natural Gas Prices
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE) has a growing list of heavy hitter partnerships thirsting for renewable natural gas (RNG), executives said, including Amazon.com Inc. and Waste Management Inc. In the third quarter, the largest U.S. RNG producer and supplier and Amazon, the world’s second-largest retail company, celebrated the opening of an RNG station in Groveport,…
November 15, 2022
Pennsylvania Governor OKs Act Adding $80M Annually in Tax Credits for Natural Gas, Hydrogen Purchases
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat in the second-largest U.S. natural gas-producing state, approved an act boosting tax credits for natural gas use by billions over decades. Act 108, enacted from House Bill (HB) 1059 and dubbed the Pennsylvania Economic Development for a Growing Economy (PA EDGE), amends the Keystone State’s tax code to bring…
November 14, 2022
Pennsylvania’s Planned Blue Hydrogen Hub Driving Mid-Atlantic Energy Transition
Zero emissions transportation-centered Nikola Corp. is partnering with Keystate Natural Gas Synthesis LLC to bring what may be Pennsylvania’s first blue hydrogen and chemicals production facility. KeyState’s planned 7,000-acre production facility is to feature commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) for a blue hydrogen, ammonia and urea production facility. Nikola and KeyState are in the…
November 10, 2022