American Electric Power (AEP) recently sealed a deal to sell more than 31,000 acres of land in eastern Ohio to the state of Ohio for $47 million. The state will use it for a state park. However, subsurface rights are not part of the deal. AEP will wisely hold on those rights. At some point
Read More...All we can say is, shame on FirstEnergy. They hired people to block petition gatherers trying to get signatures for a referendum for the November ballot. The tactics used can only be described as bullying–sometimes physical. Workers are trying to get enough signatures on a petition to place a referendum on the November ballot. The
Read More...In September 2018 MDN brought you the news that Southwestern Energy had, for the first time anywhere, sold natural gas to a customer (utility company New Jersey Resources) that has been certified as “responsible gas.” The certification comes from Independent Energy Standards Corporation (IES) and they call it their TrustWell™ Responsible Gas Program certification (see
Read More...Düsseldorf, Germany — KHS Corpoplast GmbH developed the first juice bottle made from recycled PET thanks to a glass lining that protects sensitive beverages and then washes away at material recovery facilities. The Dortmund, Germany-based manufacturer of filling and packaging systems is showed its concept bottle called Beyond Juice for the first time at K
Read More...Düsseldorf, Germany — United Kingdom-based cellular materials producer Zotefoams plc had a flying start to this year’s K, with three product launches and “plenty of interest” from visitors. The company presented its ReZorce technology to produce a range of recyclable high density polyethylene monomaterials offering moisture and oxygen barrier properties for the food industry during
Read More...R&D/Leverage makes it pretty clear, pretty quickly that the company is an engineering firm. As such, the Lee’s Summit, Mo.-based firm is looking for brand owners, bottle makers and caps and closure companies to help bring an internal thread concept to market. R&D/Leverage said it has patented an approach to forming and then removing containers
Read More...Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble Co. is more than doubling the amount of recycled plastic in its packaging for household cleaning brands in Europe by early 2020. As part of the plan, P&G brands Fairy, Flash and Viakal will increase the use of recycled plastic to 9,000 metric tons of post-consumer resin and post-industrial resin
Read More...President Donal Trump spoke at the Shale Insight Conference in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, applauding his administration’s support for domestic energy production, according to The Beaver County Times. During his speech, Trump credited himself for the thriving fossil fuels industry and historically low unemployment in the region. He said his administration has restored energy dominance in
Read More...U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary Donald “DJ” LaVoy and U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two departments to promote rural energy and the development of technologies that will support and advance rural and agricultural communities and domestic manufacturing.
Read More...Residential, commercial, industrial and electric power generating sectors in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia have realized a combined savings of over $92.9 billion from 2008 to 2018, due to increased natural gas production in the region, according to a report called Natural Gas Savings to End-Users: 2008-2018, A Technical Briefing Paper. According to the report,
Read More...Natural gas end-users, which include American households, businesses, manufacturers, and power generators, have realized $1.1 trillion in savings since 2008 as a result of increased natural gas production in the Shale Crescent USA region (Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia), according to a new economic analysis released today. The report, Natural Gas Savings to End-Users: 2008-2018,
Read More...Hart Energy’s new “Impactful Veterans in Energy” program recognizes contributions to the energy business and the veteran community by heroes working among us. These patriotic men and women play roles from the field to the boardroom, and they provide fresh enthusiasm for our industry today. This new program recognizes their diverse talents by spotlighting
Read More...Balking from its previous estimate of a mid-2020 full in-service date, EQM Midstream Partners LP recently pushed completion of its Mountain Valley Pipeline back again, according to Reuters. The company doesn’t anticipate having the natural gas line that will run from West Virginia to Virginia finished until late 2020. The project’s estimated price jumps from
Read More...One of Houlihan Lokey’s most senior energy investment bankers is departing the boutique advisory firm to join an oil and gas producer, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Kirk Tholen, who ran Houlihan Lokey’s Acquisitions and Divestitures (A&D) business, is taking a job at an Oklahoma-based energy company, two people familiar with the
Read More...OTTAWA—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Oct. 22 faced the cold reality of a minority government that will likely be forced to tilt left to survive, a move that risks upsetting the business community and stoking alienation in oil-producing provinces. Trudeau, one of the world’s most prominent progressive leaders, saw a sharp drop in support
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