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...
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- 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A coalition of 10 environmental groups is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for what it claims are outdated standards for...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...
- Jul 2, 2020
Webinar to Focus on Effect of Economic Downturn on Local Government Revenues
Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) will host the final webinar in its free series on “Effects...
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