Articles by David Bradley

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.'s sales volumes hit a record high 849,000 Boe/d in 3Q2014, with volumes from Colorado's Wattenberg Field -- double what they were in 3Q2013 -- leading the way, the company said Wednesday. Read More

Mountain Valley Pipeline, a joint venture (JV) of affiliates of EQT Corp. and NextEra Energy Inc., has requested that FERC initiate its National Environmental Policy Act pre-filing review of the Mountain Valley Pipeline Project, a proposed 300-mile pipeline that would deliver Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas to high-demand markets in the southeastern United States. Read More

Any environmental impacts of the proposed Constitution Pipeline and Wright Interconnect projects could be reduced "to less than significant levels" with the implementation of 43 mitigation measures, according to a final environmental impact statement issued Friday by FERC staff. Read More

Wolverine Power Cooperative is planning a natural gas-fired electric generating facility in Elmira Township near the northern tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, the company said. Read More

Westlake Chemical Corp. will invest more than $330 million to expand its ethylene capacity by about 250 million pounds annually and make other capital improvements in Lake Charles, LA, the Houston-based company said Thursday. The expansion is expected to be completed in late 2015 or early 2016. Read More

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Saudi Arabia's King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals said they have found an economical solution for removing salt from water produced when hydraulically fracturing (frack) oil and natural gas wells, according to a paper published this week in the journal Applied Energy. Read More

Colder-than-normal temperatures will move into large portions of the eastern and Central United States as 2015 begins, according to Weather Services International, which could put some mid-winter pressure upward on natural gas demand and prices. Read More

Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., which has a base in Colombia and claims to be the largest independent oil and gas producer in Latin America, have entered into a three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to analyze potential oil and natural gas cooperation in Mexico. This will include exploration, deep-water projects, revitalization of mature fields, heavy and extra-heavy oil onshore and offshore fields, high water production fields and other upstream activities. Read More

Forecasters are expecting a relatively mild winter this year, and natural gas production continues to break records, but the industry will still face challenges... Read More

The oil and natural gas industry, and other stakeholders, should collaborate to quantify potential risks of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), according to DNV GL, a global maritime and oil/gas safety consulting and accreditation organization. Read More