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“HOW GREAT THOU ART”
Perhaps it is the aging process (yes indubitably getting older) and major health challenges. I am reunited with my enduring interest in history, both in the broad overview global as well as local and personal. I am struck by the consistent parallels of 125 years ago and today’s headlines. The corporate energy oligarchies aligned with political consorts are again seeking to be permitted to develop new oil exploration in our national parks. This is astounding, our national park
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Nov 103 min read
BIG, BIGGER, is BEST or Could Small Be Beautiful?
In my last attempt to describe the “BIG” that we find surrounding us, I can say my mind seeks to be philosophical and also comment what could be considered on the juxtaposition of current economic reality. Adam Smith a Scottish economist and moral philosopher in 1776 published a book, a “treatise” entitled the Wealth of Nations. According to Wikipedia Smith laid out a system of political economy with the famous metaphor of the & quot;invisible hand& quot; regulating the marke
blaineduffee
Nov 103 min read
The Answer My Friend Is Blowing in the Wind.
One thing I found during this past summer, there continues to be a daily barrage of climate and energy related news. It is often polar opposite. Let’s start with wind and solar generation. The US Energy Information Agency touts that wind and solar surpassed coal in electric generation in 2022. According to the Associated Press Gregory Whetstone the CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy said, “Over the past decade, the levelized cost of wind energy declined 70 percen
blaineduffee
Nov 103 min read
Big is Better, or is it?
As a country across seeming all sectors, political, economic, societal, and cultural there is literal and figurative bombardment that BIG is better, and becoming BIGGER is better. Restrictions on corporations and financial institutions have been reduced. Consumer advocate groups and regulatory oversight is being erased. Large corporations are consolidating markets. Urban and suburban hubs keep advancing into rural areas. Politics are infiltrated and dominated by rich donors
blaineduffee
Nov 103 min read


Our Country of Thee I Sing
A cliché often heard is “History repeats itself. “According to Wikipedia, supposedly Winston Churchill once remarked The adage “history is also written by the victors” Or possibly a German might have said it in 1941 before Mr. Churchill later claimed it as his own. It is one of the most cited quotes pertaining to the academic discipline of history, used to illustrate that history can be highly subjective because the people, groups or nations involved will mold accounts to th
blaineduffee
Nov 103 min read


Ohio well-plugging opportunities
January 31st. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management is reaching out to potential...
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Feb 8, 20221 min read


Royalty legislation passes state Senate
January 31st. Legislation aimed at ensuring royalty owners are afforded a clear assessment of payments made to them through lease...
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Feb 8, 20221 min read


PIOGA: Wolf's Continued Effort to Force Pennsylvania into Job-Killing RGGI Flouts State Law, Balance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Weaver (724) 814-7270 dan@pioga.org PIOGA: Wolf's Continued Effort to Force Pennsylvania into...

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Jul 12, 20212 min read
OPEC+ Sticks to Plan to Ease Oil Output Cuts Beginning in May
A market monitoring panel decided to stick to policies broadly agreed upon at a previous April 1 meeting of OPEC+, Russian Deputy Prime...

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May 10, 20212 min read
Berkshire Hathaway Defends $8 Billion Proposal to Build Natural Gas Plants in Texas
Berkshire Hathaway in March proposed building 10 natural gas-powered plants that would supplement the capacity of the Electric...

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May 10, 20212 min read
Dakota Access Seeks Supreme Court Review to Keep Oil Pipeline Open
The operators of the line, led by Energy Transfer LP, sought a stay from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, saying...

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May 10, 20212 min read
Exxon Mobil CEO Says Advancing Houston Carbon Capture Megaproject
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods said he aims to lure the region’s top 50 CO₂ emitters, and is lobbying federal, state and local officials...

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May 10, 20212 min read


Antero to keep gas output in check after Q1 results defy bearish Appalachia prices
Antero Resources will focus more in the near term on reducing debt, watching the natural gas curve and hedging commodity price risk when pos

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May 10, 20212 min read
Marathon Oil Corp.’s Press Release
Steve Toon Oil and Gas Investor Mon, 05/03/2021 - 03:00 AM [Editor's note: A version of this story appears in the May 2021 issue of Oil...

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May 10, 20211 min read
Power PA Jobs Alliance activates against RGGI
Trade associations that represent Pennsylvania’s coal and manufacturing industries, as well as trade labor unions and chambers of commerce,

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Mar 4, 20213 min read
CERAWeek: OPEC Oil Has Advantage over US Shale during Pandemic Recovery
The once-brash U.S. shale industry, which spent profusely in recent years to grab market share, is now focused on preserving cash, putting i

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Mar 3, 20213 min read
OPEC+ Considering Oil Output Roll Over for April
OPEC and other oil producers, a group known as OPEC+, are considering rolling over production cuts into April instead of raising output as a

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Mar 3, 20212 min read
U.S. gasoline demand jumped last week to the highest level
gasoline demand jumped last week to the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic started, with demand this past Sunday up by 18.2 percent c

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Mar 3, 20212 min read
OPEC: Oil Market Rebalancing but COVID-19 Still a Risk
OPEC president Diamantino Azevedo warned that any worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic could lead the oil producer group to tamp down output.

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Mar 3, 20212 min read


API Reportedly Weighing Support of Carbon Pricing
Valerie Volcovici, Reuters API, which includes most of the world’s biggest oil companies, is considering endorsing carbon pricing “among...

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Mar 3, 20212 min read
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