Yesterday New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo dropped an economic atom bomb on New York City by rejecting a natural gas pipeline to bring more supplies of clean-burning natgas to NYC and Long Island (see NY Gov. Cuomo Denies Permit for Williams NESE Pipeline to NYC). The reaction has been swift, and negative. NYC’s economic and
Read More...Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, arguably PA’s worst governor in a generation, has just thrown in his lot with uber-leftists Andrew Cuomo (governor of NY), Phil Murphy (governor of NJ), and John Carney (governor of DE) to support a total, permanent ban on fracking *and a ban on any drilling-related activities* in the Delaware River Basin
Read More...Yesterday two northeast Pennsylvania legislators–state Representative Aaron Kaufer (Republican) and state Senator John Yudichak (Democrat)–hosted a rally to promote proposed new bipartisan legislation aimed at luring a “world-class” petrochemical manufacturing plant to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. A big plant, on the order of the Shell cracker plant in southwestern PA. But no, not an ethane cracker.
Read More...One year ago EV Energy Partners (EVEP) emerged from bankruptcy court a mere two months after entering with $355 million of debt erased and sporting a new name: Harvest Oil & Gas Corp. (see EV Energy Partners Emerges from Bankruptcy with New Name). On Wednesday the company issued its first quarter 2019 update. How has
Read More...A year ago we told you about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launching a new study examining the possibility of treating oil and gas wastewater and (gasp) releasing the cleaned-up wastewater into lakes and rivers, instead of injecting it back down holes in the ground (see EPA Launches Study to Dispose Frack Wastewater in
Read More...Events related (or of interest) to the Marcellus, Utica and other Appalachian shales happening in the next 90 or so days. Send your calendar items (listed for free!) to: jim (at) marcellusdrilling.com. Kentucky New York Ohio Pennsylvania May 21 | Appalachian Pipeliners Assoc Mo. Meeting | Canonsburg, PA May 30 | PA House Ctte Hearing on Public Safety
Read More...MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Senators Santarsiero, Collett to introduce bill giving AG jurisdiction over environmental crimes; NATIONAL: New EIA product expands access to state and regional energy information; Rep. Diana Degette pushes duplicative regulations…again; FERC rescinds policy on issuing Notices of Alleged Violations. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on EnerKnol. Subscribe here. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission granted a permit for Deuel Harvest Wind Energy LLC’s proposal to build a 310-megawatt wind energy farm in Duel County, according to a May 15 news release. The proposed project includes up to 112 wind turbines and a 345-kilovolt transmission line with
Read More...Novi Labs has embarked on its next stage of growth with increased funding and proven senior software executive, Scott Sherwood, now at its helm. The Austin, Texas-based technology startup, founded in 2014, pioneered the industry’s first well planning software platform focused on analyzing the economic returns of unconventional shale wells, according to the company press release.
Read More...Keep It Grounded In Fact(American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers) EV owners are grabbing Federal and State tax dollars so wealthier folks can drive politically correct cars that run mostly on natural gas, but it’s dumb. It’s Infrastructure Week, and one of the few things that Americans can agree upon is that the country’s
Read More...Daniel B. Markind, Esq.Flaster Greenberg PC The NESE rejection by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s DEC raises a whole host of serious questions about economic growth, bond ratings and the future of New York City. At 8:30 p.m. yesterday, the State of New York Department of Environmental Conservation rejected Williams Corporation’s proposal for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE)
Read More...Rick HidukManaging Editor of EndlessMtnLifestyles.com … … Susquehanna students from all the county climbed onto and into big rigs, buses and emergency vehicles on Vehicular Career Day to learn what it’s all about. More than 400 fifth graders from school districts across Susquehanna County climbed into big rigs, buses, and emergency vehicles on May 8
Read More...Crude oil prices jumped as much as 2% Thursday as tensions in the Middle East grew, with a Saudi-led coalition launching air strikes in retaliation for recent attacks on its oil infrastructure. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled 85 cents higher, at $62.87 per barrel, gaining 1.4% and closing at the highest level in two
Read More...The state of South Dakota is suing a privately-held Texas-based exploration and production company for $15.5 million for abandoning 40 natural gas wells in Harding County, Kallanish Energy reports. The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Denr) is requesting the court require Spyglass Cedar Creek and its general partners, Kevin Sellers and March Kimmel, to bring the wells
Read More...Omni Energy Group is seeking permission from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to put two saltwater injection wells near the intersection of U.S. 40 and Ohio 331 near St. Clairsville, according to The Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register. Landowners within 500 feet of the proposed site were notified by Gerard Russomagno, CEO of the Omni Energy Group
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