Morgan Evans

Forecasts suggest that it would take time before U.S. hydrogen production is up to speed to match burgeoning demand, and before pilot projects produce conclusive results for blending the fuel in natural gas infrastructure. Natural gas and electric utilities, nonetheless, are eager to leverage the fuel to lower emissions in existing infrastructure and electricity generation.  …

SilverBow Resources Inc. is eyeing plans to ramp up natural gas production in South Texas amid expectations for stronger commodity prices and as more Gulf Coast export projects near completion. SilverBow, which operates in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk formations, earlier this year made oil development its focus. With gas prices hovering around…

Texans as early as Monday were going to be able to begin voting on a slate of amendments, including one that would fund natural gas-fired generation facilities to bolster the stressed electric grid.  Proposition 7, a constitutional amendment, would if adopted by a majority of voters establish the Texas Energy Fund (TEF) to support the…

Despite some pressure from high drilling costs, oil and gas executives surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas expressed optimism on U.S. natural gas prices and future drilling activity, forecasting both would rise over the next six to 24 months.  The Kansas City Fed conducts quarterly surveys to gauge current and expected drilling activity…

Texas oil and natural gas regulators have surpassed legislative targets for fiscal year (FY) 2023, which included plugging 75% more orphaned wells than required with the support of federal funding.  The Texas legislature sets annual targets for the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) to carry out a certain number of pipeline inspections and wellhead inspections,…

The Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) selected Mitsubishi Power Americas Inc. to install a second 500-MW simple-cycle gas turbine at the Grand River Energy Center to support energy generation while wrapping up coal retirements for Oklahoma’s largest public power utility.  Florida-based Mitsubishi Power and GRDA agreed to install the turbine at the Chouteau, OK-based facility.…

California regulators have proposed fining Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) $45 million for damages related to the Dixie Fire, the state’s second largest wildfire ever. The Dixie Fire erupted in Butte County, CA, in the summer of 2021 after a tree fell on a PG&E powerline. The fire burned through 963,000 acres in five…

Texas oil and natural gas regulators plan to streamline and modernize how the exploration and production (E&P) industry manages oilfield waste.  For the first time since 1984, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) is updating Statewide Rule 8, which regulates oil and natural gas waste pits and disposal methods. The rule “will undergo a substantial…

Pennsylvania’s natural gas production is expected to meet more than one-half of the East Coast’s consumption through 2050 and generate steady economic activity, but takeaway constraints will continue to limit growth potential, according to the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC). In the report, Economic and Fiscal Impact of Pennsylvania Shale Development, FTI Consulting Inc. said “given…