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Penn America Energy Holdings LLC, which is developing an LNG export terminal on the East Coast, has signed an agreement to certify that its methane emissions and operations meet MiQ standards, making a first-of-its-kind commitment to feed the facility with 100% independently certified natural gas. The proposed 7.2 million metric tons/year facility would be located…

U.S. industries will need more independently certified natural gas to reach climate targets, Williams’ Brian Vogt, director of new energy ventures, said, but first, companies have to build trust in low-carbon fuels. Vogt said a lack of transparency and established measures in the certified natural gas space have left investors and international LNG buyers skeptical…

Under pressure from investors, utilities and consumers, natural gas producers and suppliers in 2022 are increasingly seeking out third-party certification to demonstrate they are delivering fuel that is brought to market with ultra-low methane emissions. It is a drumbeat that only in the last couple of years started to find a rhythm, with genuine momentum…

Olympus Energy LLC has become the latest exploration and production (E&P) firm to claim the distinction of producing 100% certified natural gas after an analysis by Project Canary. Pittsburgh independent Olympus operates around 100,000 net acres with more than 10 producing wells in Marcellus, Utica and Upper Devonian plays of southwestern Pennsylvania.  Olympus COO Mike…

Federal regulators accepted a responsibly sourced gas (RSG) pooling service proposal from Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC (TGP), a Kinder Morgan Inc. subsidiary, after initially denying the proposal in late April.  After revising and resubmitting a proposal for the pooling service in mid-May, FERC has approved Kinder’s plan to offer the pooling service along the…

Southwestern Energy Co. said Tuesday it has a deal with the North American subsidiary of Uniper SE to supply independently certified natural gas for domestic and international distribution. The agreement pairs Southwestern, the second largest U.S. natural gas producer, with an affiliate of Uniper, one of Germany’s largest energy supply companies, at a time when…

Nearly 350 Bcf of U.S.-produced certified natural gas is available for digital trading, and differentiated gas export volumes could soon be in the queue, MiQ’s top executive said Tuesday.  “With 350 Bcf of independently certified gas ready for transacting on MiQ’s Digital Registry, we have succeeded in creating a market capable of rewarding better methane…

Tulsa-based Williams has selected Context Labs technology to provide end-to-end emissions data for certified natural gas that it transports, with utilization now underway in the Haynesville Shale. Context’s decarbonization as a service (DaaS) technology is used to verify the emissions profiles and capture the progress of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation across the natural gas value…

Tulsa-based Williams has clinched agreements with Quantum Energy Partners that include more than doubling its Haynesville Shale natural gas midstream footprint to 4 Bcf/d-plus from 1.8 Bcf/d. In one deal, Williams agreed to pay $950 million for Quantum’s Trace Midstream, which holds East Texas natural gas gathering and processing assets.  A memorandum of understanding with…