PA Slaps Equitrans with $1.1M Fine for 2022 Rager Mountain Gas Leak

In November 2022, one of the ten natural gas storage wells at the Equitrans Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area in Jackson Township, Cambria County (in Pennsylvania), began to leak. Equitrans is the owner/operator of Rager Mountain. The well leaked roughly 100 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of gas into the atmosphere (see Equitrans Gas…

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Equitrans Still Needs to Tidy Up at Rager Mountain Gas Leak Site

In November 2022, one of the ten natural gas storage wells at the Equitrans Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area in Jackson Township, Cambria County (in Pennsylvania), began to leak. Equitrans is the owner/operator of Rager Mountain. The well leaked roughly 100 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of gas into the atmosphere (see Equitrans Gas…

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Williams Buys Gulf Storage & Pipes, Connects to Transco for LNG

Wow! That was fast! On Dec. 27, pipeline giant Williams issued a press release to announce a deal to buy six underground natural gas storage facilities located in Louisiana and Mississippi with a total capacity of 115 billion cubic feet (Bcf), as well as 230 miles of gas transmission pipeline and 30 pipeline interconnects, for…

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U.S. Begins Winter with Most NatGas in Storage Since 2020

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the best number crunchers in the business, working natural gas in storage in the Lower 48 United States ended the natural gas injection season at 3,776 billion cubic feet (Bcf). The Lower 48 entered the winter heating season, which runs from November 1–March 30, with the most…

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Dominion Proposes Major LNG Storage Facility in Person County, NC

Two days ago, MDN reported on a proposed LNG storage project from Dominion Energy located in Greensville County, VA, that would provide a backup supply of natural gas for two Dominion gas-fired power plants (see Dominion LNG Storage for Va. Power Plant Exempt from FERC Regs). Low and behold, Dominion has plans for another similar…

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EIA Scales Back 2023 NatGas Production Estimate, Still Record-High

Once a month, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysts issue the agency’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), their best guess about where energy prices and production will go in the next 12 months. Last month, the report predicted new all-time highs for natural gas production in 2023 (see EIA Boosts Prediction for Record-High NatGas Prod. 2023…

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EIA Predicts Henry Hub to Avg $3.40 This Winter – Nov. STEO

Once a month, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysts issue the agency’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), their best guess about where energy prices and production will go in the next 12 months. Last month, the report predicted new all-time highs for natural gas production in 2023 (see EIA Boosts Prediction for Record-High NatGas Prod. 2023…

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PA DEP Still Probing How/If to Regulate Gas Storage Wells Post-Rager

Last November, one of the ten natural gas storage wells at the Equitrans Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area in Jackson Township, Cambria County (in Pennsylvania) began to leak. The well leaked roughly 100 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of gas into the atmosphere (see Equitrans Gas Storage Well in Cambria County, PA is Leaking)….

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Report: Rager Mountain Gas Storage Well Casing Failed from Corrosion

Last November, one of the ten natural gas storage wells at the Equitrans Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area in Jackson Township, Cambria County (in Pennsylvania) began to leak. The well leaked roughly 100 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of gas into the atmosphere (see Equitrans Gas Storage Well in Cambria County, PA is Leaking)….

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Equitrans Relocating Two Horizontal Gas Storage Wells in Greene Co.

Equitrans Midstream owns two natural gas storage wells in the Swarts Complex and Hunters Cave Storage Fields area of Greene County, PA–in Center, Franklin, Morris, and Washington Townships. CONSOL Energy, which used to be part of CNX Resources but is now a standalone company focusing on the coal industry, plans to mine coal above and…

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EVs Being Forced on Americans by Biden and the Crash Awaits

EVs Being Forced on Americans by Biden and the Crash Awaits … … [Editor’s Note: Biden’s all-out attempt to shove EVs onto Americans is going to end in a big crash and the warning signs of the approaching boondoggle fiasco are everywhere.] Electric vehicles (EVs) have been heralded as the eco-friendly saviors of our transportation

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6% Spike in Price of Henry Hub Likely Due to Weather, Storage

Long-range forecasts for hot weather and a lighter-than-predicted storage report for natural gas led to a 6% spike up in the price of the NYMEX Henry Hub yesterday, closing at $2.76/MMBtu. The National Weather Service released modeling yesterday that shows hot temps will get hotter for the end of July and the beginning of August….

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Summer NatGas Storage Injections Exceed 5-Yr Avg by 66 Bcf

One of the factors in the price of natural gas is supply. Gas is about as pure a commodity market as you will find worldwide. Higher demand with the same or less supply will drive prices higher. And the reverse is true. Higher supplies with the same or less demand lead to lower prices. Last…

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Lithium Battery Menace: The EV Peril No Wants to Talk About!

Lithium Battery Menace: The EV Peril No Wants to Talk About! … … [Editor’s Note: Lithium battery issues are very real and cast a pall over EVs that car buyers seem to understand but EV promoters are loathe to admit are a disincentive.] So far this year, there have been 108 lithium-ion battery fires in

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This Winter’s NatGas Withdrawals from Storage Lowest in 7 Years

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) says less natural gas was withdrawn from storage this past winter (Nov. 1 through… Continue reading The post This Winter’s NatGas Withdrawals from Storage Lowest in 7 Years first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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