Energy Updates

After hitting an all-time low last year due to pandemic economic factors, Pennsylvania impact fee payments on natural gas production...

The nation seems to be adopting electrification as it seeks to minimize climate change. New data published by the Energy Information...

Shale gas wastewater could be a significant new source of lithium, a recent University of Houston study has determined. The study, done...

The Department of Interior has recently announced its plans to invest $33 million specifically for plugging orphaned or abandoned wells....

Originally planned to be operational in 2018, the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s in-service date has been extended, again. The pipeline’s...

Low-producing oil and gas wells are responsible for a disproportionate amount of methane emissions, a recent study determined. The study...

The International Panel on Climate Change has effectively set the global warming target for the world at large: keep warming under 1.5...

Governor Wolf’s desire to make Pennsylvania part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has been fulfilled. The multi-year...

Plans for a second petrochemical complex in the Appalachian region, which have been on hold for two years due to the pandemic and the...

The construction of Shell Polymers’ petrochemical plant in Beaver County is 95 percent completed and is on track to become operational...

Pennsylvania’s natural gas production grew more than in any other state in 2021, according to a recent report by the state’s Independent...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in energy supply issues both in the U.S. and abroad, as Russian exports of oil and gas have...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has tested international agreements and accords, while also catalyzing the creation of new relationships. A...

Washington & Jefferson College's Center for Energy Policy and Management will host a free March 30 webinar on the push to reduce methane...

Fugitive emissions are a major problem in the oil and gas industry. A new report by Highwood Emissions Management explores the current...

After two more legal setbacks, builder Equitrans said that the in-service date for the Mountain Valley Pipeline was again being...

The energy implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the push to reduce methane emissions in the natural gas industry will be...

Natural gas industry leaders said the Appalachian region’s abundant Marcellus supply could help alleviate an energy crunch in Europe...

The Appalachian region’s abundant supply of natural gas will be the catalyst in “how this region creates the next industrial revolution,”...

Elderly people living near or downwind from unconventional oil and gas well development (UOGD) have a higher risk of early death, a new...