“Massive” Gas Storage Well Leak in Cambria County Finally Plugged

Equitrans Midstream (formerly EQT Midstream) owns the Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area in Jackson Township, Cambria County, in Pennsylvania. Beginning… Continue reading The post “Massive” Gas Storage Well Leak in Cambria County Finally Plugged first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Shell Officials Optimistic Cracker Plant Will Attract New Business

Earlier this week, Shell announced its mighty ethane cracker plant in Beaver County, PA (near Pittsburgh) is finally, ten years… Continue reading The post Shell Officials Optimistic Cracker Plant Will Attract New Business first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 7-13

Permits issued to drill new Marcellus/Utica wells slipped last week, for the week of Nov. 7-13. Last week saw a… Continue reading The post 26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 7-13 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Natural Gas – 100 Years Ago Today, November 18, 1922!

Natural Gas – 100 Years Ago Today, November 18, 1922! Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. …. ….  Natural gas news from a hundred years ago offers great perspective for discussing one of the cleanest sources of energy available then and still today. I thought it might be fun and illuminating to look back 100

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RGGI Carbon Tax Lawsuits Get Their Day in Court – Tax or Fee?

Two separate but related cases concerning Pennsylvania’s entrance into the interstate carbon cap-and-trade program known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas… Continue reading The post RGGI Carbon Tax Lawsuits Get Their Day in Court – Tax or Fee? first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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The Left Cooks Up a Recipe to Ban Fracking in PA Municipalities

The leftist members of the Allegheny, PA County Council have proven just how leftward they have lurched (and how unhinged… Continue reading The post The Left Cooks Up a Recipe to Ban Fracking in PA Municipalities first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Shell Officially Launches Pa. Cracker Plant Using M-U Ethane

It’s been a looooong time coming. We’ve waited for this day for more than ten years. In March 2012, MDN… Continue reading The post Shell Officially Launches Pa. Cracker Plant Using M-U Ethane first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Equitrans Gas Storage Well in Cambria County, PA is Leaking

Equitrans Midstream (formerly EQT Midstream) owns the Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area in Jackson Township, Cambria County, in Pennsylvania. Since… Continue reading The post Equitrans Gas Storage Well in Cambria County, PA is Leaking first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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It’s Happening: Shell Ethane Cracker Plant Commences Operations

The Shell Polymers Monaca (SPM) petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania, became fully operational this week, marking it as the first major polyethylene manufacturing complex in the Northeast. Shell Downstream Director Huibert Vigeveno heralded the project: “Building this world-class facility is a fantastic achievement and one the team can be proud of; it’s a showcase of

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PA House Environmental Ctte Votes to Disapprove Final VOC Reg

In October, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) and its Environmental Quality Board (EQB) rammed through (in a rush)… Continue reading The post PA House Environmental Ctte Votes to Disapprove Final VOC Reg first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Josh Shapiro Sells Out the Trades Almost Immediately

Josh Shapiro Sell Out the Trades Almost Immediately Jim Willis on NGL Pipelines Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN)   [Editor’s Note: Josh Shapiro wasted no time selling out the trade union members and other blue collar workers who voted for him by siding with the anti-gas gentry ruling class.] Yeah, well, that didn’t take long,

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New England Chooses to Die by Ice Rather Than Burn Gas

New England Chooses to Die by Ice Rather Than Burn Gas Robert Bradley Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy Research Principal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog…. .… … [Editor’s Note: New England faces a cold future if it doesn’t change policies but so far it seems committed to dying by ice rather than

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Shapiro Promises to Restrict New Fracking, Regulate Gathering Pipes

Yeah, well, that didn’t take long, did it? Pennsylvania Governor-elect Josh Shapiro, just a few days after he won the… Continue reading The post Shapiro Promises to Restrict New Fracking, Regulate Gathering Pipes first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Lawsuit Says Pa. RGGI Carbon Tax Will RAISE Not Lower Emissions

Several lawsuits have been filed against the Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf administration in its attempt to force the state to… Continue reading The post Lawsuit Says Pa. RGGI Carbon Tax Will RAISE Not Lower Emissions first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA Officials Keep Secret Details of State Hydrogen Hub Application

On Friday, MDN told you that the state of Pennsylvania has decided to endorse a private industry application (by Shell… Continue reading The post PA Officials Keep Secret Details of State Hydrogen Hub Application first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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