Energy Updates

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A coalition of 10 environmental groups is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for what it claims are outdated standards for...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...