In March a worker hired to x-ray welds on sections of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in southwestern Pennsylvania was charged with falsifying records–that he falsely claimed to have performed work when he didn’t (see ME2 Pipeline Worker Charged with Falsifying Welding Records). Yesterday the worker, via a video hearing, plead guilty to 77 counts
Read More...Coincidentally we have a second story today about pipe welding inspectors. In another post, we tell you about a pipeline welding inspector who falsified records (see ME2 Pipe Worker in SWPA Admits Falsifying Welding Records 77 Times), which is very much the exception and not the rule. In this second story, an inspector who worked
Read More...The received wisdom has been that with the oil markets getting whacked by the Saudis, the Russians, and the virus, and with new drilling scaled back and oil wells in the Permian, Bakken, Eagle Ford and other oil plays being shut-in, far less “associated gas” would be produced, leading to tighter natgas supplies further leading
Read More...Jim WillisEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) Phil Murphy, another New Jersey governor from Wall Street has decided to play racial politics with bill that will halt revitalization of poor communities. Not even Andrew Cuomo, as grossly corrupt as he is, has thought up something this vile and evil–using the currently toxic environment of race relations
Read More...Braskem’s selection of Port Charleston for its new polypropylene export hub helps consolidate U.S. southeast ports as the alternative ocean shipping option for Gulf Coast resin producers that want to diversify supply-chain risk × The polypropylene (PP) export facility will open by September 2020, when Braskem will start operations of its new production capacity in
Read More...Here are the top news stories covering Canada’s energy landscape: New Report Steers Policy Makers Away From Oil and Gas Developments A new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute is receiving criticism for inflating risks associated with new oil and natural gas development projects in Canada. A new blog from the Canadian Energy Network states
Read More...News Briefs × Start of USMCA on July 1 to bring administrative improvements The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) set to go into effect on July 1, 2020 will bring improvement to chemical industry trade at the administrative level but not major changes, the CEO of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada Bob Masterson said. “In
Read More...Air quality researcher Detlev Helmig could face civil and criminal prosecution for mixing funding slated for university research with his personal business pursuits, according to an audit recently released by his former employer, the University of Colorado Boulder. As the Boulder Daily Camera reports: “An audit of former University of Colorado Boulder researcher Detlev Helmig
Read More...Paul DriessenCommittee For A Constructive Tomorrow …. …. The recent Supreme Court decision in the case of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline reveals the true very non-green political agenda of those who say they’re green. The US Supreme Court recently ruled 7-2 to reverse a lower court ruling that had invalidated a permit for the Atlantic
Read More...Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM, 1600 AM, 104.1 FM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about Governor Tom Wolf, Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Range Resources and much more last week. The Shale Gas News has grown again to the
Read More...Pennsylvania Attorney General Joshua David Shapiro is charging Cabot Oil & Gas Company for environmental crimes related to their drilling operations in the Marcellus Shale, according to the Andover Leader. Cabot’s wells in the region are suspected to be the source of migrating gas that has contaminated drinking water and groundwater. Additionally, the company will
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. . … If you’re looking to see into New York State’s energy future, look no further than South Australia where green political correctness has turned dark. South Australia has a huge energy problem. It has heavily subsidized solar energy, just like New York State. It is now producing so much
Read More...On Thursday, an intermediate appellate court in Texas reluctantly denied a petition filed by ExxonMobil that sought pre-suit discovery of attorney Matt Pawa and the California municipalities bringing public nuisance lawsuits against the company for the alleged damages caused by climate change. Although the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth ultimately dismissed the petition,
Read More...Orphaned wells have been making headlines recently as a potential source of methane emissions. The oil and natural gas industry and regulatory agencies have collaborated on identifying the number of these wells and finding solutions to the unique challenges they present, particularly since most of them were drilled in the 1800s and early 1900s. Most
Read More...The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, allowing the pipeline project to cross underneath the Appalachian Trail, according to North American Oil & Gas Pipelines. The $5billion, 600-mile pipeline is being developed by Dominion and Duke Energy. It will help supply natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale
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