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Cecil Twp Posts Proposed New Ordinance Banning Shale Drilling

Cecil Township, Washington County, PA Last week the Board of Supervisors for Cecil Township in Washington County, PA, caved to pressure from radical leftists and, by a vote of 3-2, instructed the town’s solicitor to prepare a new zoning ordinance that increases setbacks from “protected structures” from 500 feet to 2,500 feet (half a mile),…

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Range Resources Files for Permit to Drill in North Fayette, PA

North Fayette, Allegheny County, PA Range Resources applied for a conditional use permit to build a well pad in North Fayette Township in Allegheny County, PA, which may support up to 15 shale wells. The plan calls for “heavy construction” on Mondays through Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The township held a public…

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Chesapeake Energy Wants to Sell 10-15% of Its Production to Asia

Chesapeake Energy has gone through some major changes over the past four years. In June 2020, Chessy declared bankruptcy (see Chesapeake Files for Bankruptcy – Debtors to Take Ownership). After Chessy exited bankruptcy, the new owners booted CEO Doug Lawler in April of 2021 (see Doug Lawler Out as CEO of Chesapeake Energy). Lawler tried…

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PA Senate Votes to Cancel State Participation in RGGI Carbon Tax

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Senate approved Senate Bill (SB) 1058 that would repeal the state’s participation in the so-called Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), an illegal carbon tax enacted via executive order by then Gov. Tom Wolf in 2019 (see Gov. Wolf Goes Bonkers: EO Destroying Gas-Fired Elec, Carbon Tax). Republican Senators voted in favor, and…

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Did Jobs Promised by Shale in WV Materialize? Or Not?

An extensive article appearing in Mountain State Spotlight, a liberal publication aimed at publishing “sustained outrage” stories about happenings in West Virginia, boldly proclaims, “The natural gas boom was supposed to bring prosperity to West Virginians in poverty. That didn’t happen.” The article focuses on several individuals who are living (metaphorically) without a pot to…

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Price Gouging Myth Comes Back Once Again Just In Time For Elections

As the election heats up, some politicians are yet again attempting to revive the tired and debunked myth that American energy producers are artificially raising energy prices on consumers. Later this afternoon, Democrats on the House Natural Resources committee plan to host a Roundtable on “holding Big Oil accountable” for alleged price gouging. While this

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SLB Launches New GenAI Platform Lumi

Lumi’s machine learning capabilities will be used to enhance SLB’s Delfi digital platform offering for better automation and operational efficiencies. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.

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