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IFO Reports 2023 PA Natural Gas Production Up 1.0% Over 2022, Thanks To Strong Q4 Production; Fewest New Wells Drilled In Last Decade

PA Environment Daily

On February 26, the Independent Fiscal Office reported 2023 Pennsylvania natural gas production was up 1.0% over 2022, thanks to a 4.5% increase in the fourth quarter, but production is still below 2021 numbers. Low natural gas prices throughout the year were driven by high inventory levels and mild weather.

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More Fossil Natural Gas Won’t Lower High Energy Bills

Union of Concerned Scientists

Reliance on fossil natural gas and the slow adoption of renewable energy contributed to electricity bills in New England in the first nine months of 2022 that are $5 billion higher than the prior year. The graphs show very similar patterns, because higher gas prices drive higher electricity prices.

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US EIA Report Shows How Winter Storms Have Reduced US Natural Gas Production, But Disruptions Can Happen Any Time Of The Year

PA Environment Daily

On March 13, 2024, the US Energy Information Administration posted an article describing how winter storms disrupt US natural gas production. Over the last four winters, winter storms Uri (February 2021), Elliott (December 2022), and most recently, Heather (January 2024) interrupted weekly U.S.

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Independent Fiscal Office Reports First Quarter PA Natural Gas Production Down 118 Billion Cubic Feet Since It Peaked In 4th Quarter 2021; Price Down Over 45% In Last Year

PA Environment Daily

On May 31, the Independent Fiscal Office released its first quarter 2023 report on unconventional shale gas production in Pennsylvania showing quarterly production is down 118 billion cubic feet since the fourth quarter peak in 2021. When exports of LNG natural gas were in demand by Europe, prices spiked there and in Pennsylvania.

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Independent Fiscal Office Reports 4th Quarter 2022 Natural Gas Production Decreased 1.6%; Average Price Increased By 82.5% Compared To Last Year

PA Environment Daily

On March 2, the Independent Fiscal Office issued a report on fourth quarter 2022 natural gas production in Pennsylvania showing a 1.6% decline in production from 2021 and a 5.1% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2021. Although the IFO reported the average price of natural gas increased 82.5%

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Independent Fiscal Office Reports 3rd Quarter PA Natural Gas Production Dropped For 3rd Consecutive Quarter Over 2021; PA Hub Natural Gas Price Increased 94.7% Over Last Year

PA Environment Daily

On December 5, the Independent Fiscal Office reported third quarter natural gas production in Pennsylvania declined by 0.8% over 2021, the third consecutive quarter in which production did not increase year-over-year. There were 158 new horizontal wells spud (drilled) in the third quarter of 2022. from the prior year.

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High LNG Demand Puts Samsung Heavy Industries on a Roll

Environment + Energy Leader

Samsung Heavy Industries is on a roll, having netted roughly $12 billion in sales in 2021 and $9.4 billion in 2022 — the same goal for 2023. Asia and Europe are thirsty for the liquefied natural gas its ships carry, mainly because their domestic manufacturers are paying high prices for natural gas.