Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration releases more details about its investigation into issues with Shell’s Falcon pipeline, which travels through Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, according to Farm and Dairy. The administration stated that it looked at photos of two pieces of pipe, in a letter to FracTracker Alliance, but could not substantiate a whistleblower’s claims that
Read More...What is fracking? Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock. Is it safe? What most concerns people about fracturing is
Read More...An energy company that services natural gas fields in central and western Pennsylvania will pay $2 million for 31 violations of the Clean Air Act, following a court decision last month, according to PennLive. U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann imposed the fine on April 20, after Rockwater Northeast admitted to the violations. The
Read More...United States Steel Corp. has deserted its plan to drill Marcellus Shale wells on the 10 acres near its Edgar Thomson steel mill near Pittsburgh, according to Natural Gas Intelligence. The decision to exit its lease agreement with New Mexico-based Merrion Oil & Gas Corp. was announced by spokesperson Amanda Malkowski. Merrion Operations Manager Ryan
Read More...The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in an appeal by Penn East Pipeline Company LLC, on Wednesday, vying to seize land owned by New Jersey to build a $1 billion natural gas pipeline, according to Reuters. Opposing the joint venture backed by a group of energy companies, the state argues its rights would be trampled.
Read More...American Energy Partners Inc. recently announced its plans to acquire three small oil and natural gas producers in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, according to Natural Gas Intelligence. The deal is valued at nearly $11 million. American Energy Partners Inc. said it would acquire all of the stock and units of the three undisclosed companies.
Read More...President Joe Biden recently announced a goal of reducing greenhouse gas pollution by 50% by 2030, while creating millions of “good-paying, union jobs,” according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. While environmentalists were encouraged by the president’s announcement on Earth Day, the natural gas industry is concerned about what this pledge means for its future. Biden’s recent
Read More...The US oil and gas rig count decreased for the first time this year, falling 11 to 530 during the week ended April 21, according to Enverus. Oil rigs dropped 15 for the week, bringing the total to 404. Natural gas rigs gained four, bringing the total to 126. The Permian Basin saw the biggest
Read More...Although natural gas consumption in some sectors is expected to grow this year, overall natural gas consumption is forecasted to drop in 2021 and 2022, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s April Short-Term Energy Outlook. Natural gas consumption is expected to decrease .3 Bcf/d in 2021 and .9 Bcf/d in 2022. Last year natural
Read More...EQT is joining the initiative to ensure most of its natural gas is responsibly sourced as the global market searches for energy sources outside of fossil fuels, according to Natural Gas Intelligence. The pilot program will certify around 4 Bcf/d gross from over 200 well pads in Greene and Washington counties in Pennsylvania. it is
Read More...The U.S. oil and gas rig count increased by 13 rigs during the week ending April 14, bringing the total to 541, according to Hellenic Shipping News. The jump was encouraged by private operators continuing to add vertical rigs in more conventional oil and gas plays. Oil plays saw the most growth with the rig
Read More...A new report done by the Ohio River Valley Institute concluded that the more than half-million abandoned oil and gas wells in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia will cost up to $34 billion to plug, which could boost employment in the region, according to Farm and Dairy. The investment necessary to remediate the abandoned
Read More...Chesapeake Energy Corp. has launched a pilot program with environmental monitoring company Project Canary to watch methane emissions more closely and earn a certification that natural gas from its Marcellus and Haynesville shale wells is responsibly produced, according to Natural Gas Intelligence. The agreement includes installing methane gas monitors at select well pads in the Marcellus
Read More...The U.S. Department of Energy is ready to contribute $35 million to develop technologies that can help reduce methane emissions in the oil, gas and coal industries, according to Farm and Dairy. The new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy program is looking for projects that can be easily replicated and commercialized quickly to cut methane accumulation
Read More...Work is beginning to plug 12 more abandoned oil and gas wells in the Cornplanter State Forest in Forest County, Pennsylvania, according to the state departments of Conservation and Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Plugging the Harmony Township wells, some of which are believed to date back to the 1920s, marks the first phase of
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