EIA: Europe’s Gas Demand is Raising Prices Everywhere
Natural gas prices are now breaking highs of the previous five years. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s recent Natural Gas...
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Sep 21, 2022
EIA: U.S. Will Consume Record Amount of Natural Gas in 2022
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) is predicting that natural gas consumption...
Sep 1, 2022
Environmental Violations Can Be Considered in Land Use Decisions, Judge Rules
An Allegheny County township’s decision to deny a conditional use permit for a well pad based partly on state environmental records was...
Aug 25, 2022
Study: Children Living Near Fracking Sites in Pa. Face Higher Risk of Leukemia
Children living near fracking sites in Pennsylvania have a higher risk of being diagnosed with leukemia, a new study from the Yale School...
Aug 25, 2022
Russia Restrictions on European Natural Gas Lead to High Prices in U.S.
Effects of the war in Ukraine are reaching American soil. Now, just over six months since Russia invaded the Ukraine, U.S. natural gas...
Aug 18, 2022
Energy Transfer Resolves Criminal Charges over Revolution, Mariner East Pipelines
Criminal charges against two subsidiaries of pipeline company Energy Transfer for environmental violations during the construction of two...
Aug 11, 2022
Completion of Mountain Valley Pipeline Part of Climate Deal
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin had been the roadblock to the Senate passing landmark climate legislation before suddenly reversing his...
Aug 11, 2022
Report Analyzes Emissions Associated with O&G Nationally
Natural gas operations in the Appalachian basin are reducing their overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and intensity, while production...
Aug 4, 2022
Pa. DEP to Evaluate Its Regulation of Conventional Gas Wells
Gov. Tom Wolf is directing the state Department of Environmental Protection to evaluate its regulation of conventional oil and gas wells...
Aug 4, 2022
The U.S. is now the Largest Exporter of LNG in the World
The United States was the largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the first half of 2022, according to the U.S. Energy...
Jul 28, 2022
Conventional Gas Well Bonding Rates Frozen at Current Level
A new state law will keep bonding rates for conventional oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania at the current low level for the next 10...
Jul 21, 2022
DEP Investigating Water Contamination Complaints near Greene County Well
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is investigating an EQT-operated unconventional gas well in Greene County...
Jul 14, 2022
State Board Approves Pared-Down Methane Rule for Unconventional Gas Wells
A new regulation to reduce harmful emissions from oil and gas sites will apply only to unconventional wells and related sites, after...
Jul 7, 2022
Mountain Valley Pipeline Seeks Extension of Permit
Beset by delays and legal challenges, the Mountain Valley Pipeline is asking for a four-year extension on a permit needed for the project...
Jun 29, 2022
U.S. LNG Exports to Europe Have Doubled
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Europe have more than doubled this year, and now account for almost three-fourths of total U.S....
Jun 23, 2022
Impact Fee Distribution Amounts Bounce Back Big
After hitting an all-time low last year due to pandemic economic factors, Pennsylvania impact fee payments on natural gas production...
Jun 16, 2022
EIA Study: More Homes Heated with Electricity than Gas in 2020
The nation seems to be adopting electrification as it seeks to minimize climate change. New data published by the Energy Information...
Jun 16, 2022
Shale Well Wastewater Could Provide Key Clean Energy Mineral
Shale gas wastewater could be a significant new source of lithium, a recent University of Houston study has determined. The study, done...
Jun 1, 2022
DOI Releases $33M for Orphaned Well Clean-Up
The Department of Interior has recently announced its plans to invest $33 million specifically for plugging orphaned or abandoned wells....
May 26, 2022
Mountain Valley Pipeline Seeking New Permits as Delays Continue
Originally planned to be operational in 2018, the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s in-service date has been extended, again. The pipeline’s...
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