Jan 09 2015
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A dozen local officials are heading north this winter to learn how a North Dakota city at ground zero of the shale boom dealt with a rapidly growing population. The mayors of Parkersburg, Vienna, Belpre, Ohio, and Marietta, Ohio, hope to apply lessons from Minot, North Dakota, to what the Mid-Ohio […]...
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Jan 07 2015
The major basins’ natural gas rig count in the US increased by two from the previous week to 340 for the week ending December 26. Key additions occurred in the “other” rigs category. Gas rig counts increased by five for the week. “Other” rigs represent rigs in basins that are smaller or rigs that don’t […]...
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Jan 05 2015
The recent drop in natural gas prices will show up in some Western Pennsylvania consumers’ heating bills earlier than others. Peoples Natural Gas Co. lowered its commodity charge for Equitable Gas customers by 35 cents per thousand cubic feet to $3.15 effective Thursday. The average customer will see their bill drop by about $3 a […]...
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Dec 31 2014
VALLEY FORGE, PA—UGI Energy Services has submitted a pre-filing request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) to approve plans to construct an approximately 35-mile pipeline to bring additional interstate natural gas supplies, potentially including supplies produced in the Marcellus and Utica shale regions, to growing natural gas markets in central Pennsylvania. The pipeline would […]...
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Dec 29 2014
FAIRMONT, W.Va., Dec. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is working on about $100 million in new transmission projects and is evaluating additional system upgrades to support northern West Virginia’s rapidly expanding Marcellus Shale gas industry. The new transmission facilities will also enhance electric service reliability for Mon Power’s customers. The new facilities […]...
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Dec 26 2014
Though the New York governor recently made a pretense of banning fracking in the state (it was already not allowed) and the California governor said they should do the same thing, they’re both being a little hypocritical. New York would have brown-outs without the energy they buy from Pennsylvania fracking and California has no fracking […]...
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Dec 24 2014
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved an addition to the interstate Transco pipeline that will help more Marcellus Shale gas get to New Jersey. The Leidy Southeast line is essentially a series of “loops” totaling about 30 miles planned for both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. FERC overruled objections from environmentalists who say the line […]...
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Dec 22 2014
With the majority of winter weather and temperatures still ahead, some might be worrying about the cost of heating. Dominion East Ohio expects increased production from Marcellus and Utica shale sites from Ohio and nearby states to provide enough natural gas to keep costs down this winter. Officials with Dominion East Ohio say that prices […]...
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Dec 21 2014
Cleveland-based Dominion East Ohio expects increased production from the Utica and Marcellus shale in Ohio and nearby states to provide ample supplies of natural gas at moderate prices this winter. “Once again, customers can set their thermostats with confidence this winter,” said Jeff Murphy, general manager — commercial operations. He said natural gas prices for […]...
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Dec 18 2014
Most Pennsylvania attorneys are not worried that the current low energy prices will have any immediate effect on the state’s shale oil and gas-based legal industry. “We do not anticipate a slowdown in 2015, but if oil continues to plummet, we may see something in 2016 and going forward,” said Kristian E. White, a Steptoe […]...
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