CEPM

Center for Energy Policy and Management at

Washington & Jefferson College

Energy Updates

Aug 28

Natural Gas Flaring and Venting Declines as Focus is on Methane

New data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that venting and flaring of natural gas during oil and gas...

Aug 19, 2021

Shell Plant to Create Billions in Economic Impact, Study Finds

A recent study commissioned by Shell Chemical Appalachia estimates that the soon-to-be-operational petrochemical plant in Beaver County...

Jul 22, 2021

Report: Record Pa. Gas Production in 2020 Despite Pandemic

Natural gas production in Pennsylvania set a new one-year record in 2020, despite an economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...

Jul 8, 2021

Final Consideration of Pa. Participation in RGGI Set

Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will be considered next week by the Environmental Quality...

Jun 17, 2021

Shell Ordered to Accelerate Emissions Reductions

Royal Dutch Shell’s emissions reduction efforts are not enough, according to a Dutch court. The energy giant now must shift their...

Jun 3, 2021

Speaker: Appalachian Natural Gas Faces Challenges

Despite significant challenges facing Appalachian natural gas, a Pittsburgh-based investment professional with industry expertise...

May 13, 2021

Study Shows Act 13’s Setback Requirements Not Always Effective

The rapid expansion of unconventional natural gas development in Pennsylvania was the catalyst for new laws as well as changes to...

Apr 1, 2021

Report Shines Light On Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Pennsylvania

A new report from the nonprofit group PennFuture finds that Pennsylvania elected officials “continue to coddle the fossil fuel industry...

Mar 4, 2021

Developer of Mariner East 2 Pays $497,000 for Drilling Spills

Sunoco Pipeline has paid the state Department of Environmental Protection a penalty of nearly a half-million dollars for numerous...

Nov 12, 2020

EPA Sued Over Flaring at Gas Processing, Industrial Facilities

A coalition of 10 environmental groups is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for what it claims are outdated standards for...

Oct 29, 2020

EQT to Buy Chevron’s Appalachia Assets for $735 Million

EQT Corp. announced Tuesday it has reached a deal to purchase Chevron’s upstream and midstream assets in Appalachia. The $735 million...

Oct 8, 2020

Sustainability Increasingly Emphasized in Shale Gas Industry

Gas producers are increasingly aware of and emphasizing ESG in their businesses as investors and the public become more concerned about...

Oct 1, 2020

Beaver County Petrochemical Plant About 70% Complete

The Shell petrochemical plant continues to move toward completion and a pipeline that will carry the feedstock for the plant is also...

Sep 24, 2020

Financial Woes Continue for Region’s Natural Gas Industry

Appalachian gas drilling companies continued to spill red ink during the second quarter of 2020 despite cutting spending on new wells, a...

Sep 17, 2020

DEP Orders Sunoco to Reroute Section of Pipeline After Spill

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has ordered Sunoco to reroute a portion of its Mariner East 2 pipeline near...

Sep 3, 2020

What Do We Mean by ‘Bridge Fuel’?

Around 2010, policymakers began to use the term ‘bridge fuel’ when discussing natural gas in the United States. The term has since been...

Aug 27, 2020

Senior DOE Official Expresses Support for Ohio Petrochemical Plant

Although a final investment decision has yet to be made, a top U.S. Department of Energy official paid a visit earlier this month to site...

Aug 20, 2020

Selling Mineral Rights: What to Keep in Mind

Given the natural gas industry’s current slump and the economic downturn associated with the global pandemic, many property owners may be...

Jul 23, 2020

Study Analyzes O&G Disclosure Policies

Contributed by Senior Student Research Fellow Grace Kovalan When it comes to unconventional oil and gas production, transparency is key....

Jul 9, 2020

DOE, Institute Reports Provide Differing Views of Petrochemical Industry

A U.S. Department of Energy report commissioned in 2019 by President Trump concluded that the region is “on the cusp of an energy and...

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