Some really big news hit yesterday. U.S. pipeline giant Energy Transfer (ET), builder of the Rover and Mariner East pipeline systems here in the Marcellus/Utica, is buying out and merging in Crestwood Equity Partners, a major pipeline company with operations in the Permian, Bakken, and Powder River Basin. ET will acquire Crestwood in an all-equity…
Read More...Energy Transfer (ET) is one of the country’s largest midstream (pipeline) companies. ET is the builder and operator of important pipelines in the Marcellus/Utica region, including Rover, natgas pipeline through Ohio delivering M-U molecules to the Midwest, Canada, and beyond, and the Mariner East pipelines that deliver NGLs from Eastern Ohio and PA to the…
Read More...The problem with the pay-for-protection scam is that it never stops. A mobster comes calling on a business, and for a “small” and regular fee, the mobster will guarantee nothing “happens” to the business. “Just think of it as insurance.” It’s a shakedown–a scam. And over the years, the price keeps going up. What if…
Read More...One of the challenges faced by Energy Transfer in building its Mariner East 2 (ME2) pipeline (two pipelines) to transport NGLs from southwestern PA and eastern OH to the Marcus Hook refinery near Philadelphia was the terrain in Chester County, near Philly. The area has a karst topography–think of it as Swiss cheese underground, where…
Read More...NGLs, or natural gas liquids, are an essential revenue stream for Marcellus/Utica drillers in the “wet gas” regions of the play. Those regions are found in southwestern Pennsylvania, the northern panhandle of West Virginia, and eastern Ohio. There are several pipelines that flow M-U NGLs to other regions or to export facilities. Among them is…
Read More...U.S. Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) joined Congressman Troy Nehls (TX-22) for a roundtable discussion and tour of Energy Transfer’s Marcus… Continue reading The post PA & TX Congressmen Tour Philly’s Marcus Hook NGL Facility first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Residents living in the vicinity of Energy Transfer’s Revolution Pipeline cryogenic plant in Bulger (Washington County), PA, got a surprise… Continue reading The post Revolution Processing Plant Xmas Explosion Caused by Leaky Valve first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Residents living in the vicinity of Energy Transfer’s Revolution Pipeline cryogenic plant in Bulger (Washington County), PA, got a nasty… Continue reading The post Revolution Cryogenic Plant Partially Restarts Following Explosion first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Residents living in the vicinity of Energy Transfer’s Revolution Pipeline cryogenic plant in Bulger (Washington County), PA, got a nasty… Continue reading The post ET Revolution Cryogenic Processing Plant Explodes in PA on Xmas first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Husband and wife Ronald and Jane Shawley, who live in Cambria County, PA, filed a lawsuit against the Mariner East… Continue reading The post Cambria Landowners Sue ME Pipe for Allegedly Polluting Water Well first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...In August, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro (a confirmed shale energy hater who becomes Governor on Jan. 1), announced that… Continue reading The post Shapiro Announces Water Testing for Homes Affected by ME Pipeline first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Gulf Run Transmission LLC received the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) stamp of approval on Wednesday to place the Gulf… Continue reading The post FERC Approves Startup of ET Pipe Connecting M-U Gas to Gulf Coast first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...In March, MDN told you that the Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued… Continue reading The post PA PUC Cuts $48K Refund Check for Mariner East Pipeline Penalty first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...On Tuesday, the co-CEO of Energy Transfer, Marshall McCrea, went on an extended rant during the company’s quarterly update about… Continue reading The post ET CEO Says Biden Energy Policy Like “Saturday Night Live” Skit first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...In March, MDN told you that the Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued… Continue reading The post PA PUC Reduces ME Pipe Fine to $3K for Work Near Apartment Bldg first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
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