Threats of recession in the United States and across Europe are gathering force amid festering inflation and rapidly rising interest rates, developments that already tapered oil consumption and could impact commercial and industrial natural gas demand. The latest indicator: The U.S. Labor Department on Friday reported the job market remains tight but hiring is slowing.…
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Oil, Natural Gas Sector Said to Face $93B Risk in Supply Chain Decarbonization Drive
The oil and gas sector could bear the brunt of efforts by multinational corporations to offload their highest-emitting suppliers in the coming years as they seek to green up their carbon profiles, according to UK financial services firm Standard Chartered. The firm, which surveyed 400 sustainability and supply chain experts at multinationals across the globe,…

U.S. Energy Risk Seen at Lowest Level in 50 Years, Thanks to Lower 48 Oil, Natural Gas Reserves
On the strength of domestic oil and gas production, last year saw the United States enjoy the greatest level of energy security since at least 1970, according to a report published Wednesday by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute (GEI). In the 2020 edition of its annual Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk,…
Long-Term Heat Outlook Steady; August Called A Penny Higher
August natural gas is set to open a penny higher Monday morning at $2.77 as forecasts call for no new incursions of warmth and risk managers suggest forward sales. Overnight oil markets eased.
Production Returning; August Called 13 Cents Lower
August natural gas is expected to open 13 cents lower Tuesday morning at $2.86 as traders point to a recovery in production from earlier interrupted levels. Overnight oil markets fell hard.
Renewables Group Predicts Appalachia Pipe Overbuild, Criticizes FERC
Pipeline capacity from the Marcellus/Utica shales is being overbuilt, according to a pro-renewable energy group that said in a new report the situation puts utility ratepayers, landowners and energy investors at risk. Pipeline interests disagreed and asserted a continuing need for more capacity from Appalachia.
Renewables Group Predicts Appalachia Pipe Overbuild, Criticizes FERC
Pipeline capacity from the Marcellus/Utica shales is being overbuilt, according to a pro-renewable energy group that said in a new report the situation puts utility ratepayers, landowners and energy investors at risk. Pipeline interests disagreed and asserted a continuing need for more capacity from Appalachia.

Shale ‘Unquestionably’ Helped Cut U.S. Energy Security Risk for Third Consecutive Year, Says Report
The domestic shale revolution was “unquestionably the single biggest factor” behind the nation’s overall energy security risk declining for a third consecutive year, and that decline is expected to continue, leading to the possibility that the nation could soon become energy self-sufficient, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy.
Report on Fracking Transparency Praises BHP, Sees Core Group of ‘Disclosure Leaders’
Among a sample of 30 top U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies, risk management disclosure practices have improved since 2014, but more work needs to be done to communicate how drillers are reducing their environmental impacts, according to an annual green-leaning investor report on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) transparency.
Storage Versus Seasonality: December Called A Penny Higher
December natural gas is set to open a penny higher Thursday morning at $2.27 as traders focus on the never-ending dichotomy of weather versus storage and hone their projections for Friday’s storage report. Overnight oil markets slumped.