PA Marcellus News Digest
April 19, 2012
Articles
Exclusive: Pennsylvania fracking firm in lead for Philly refinery: sources
Reuters
Janet McGurty
April 2
(Reuters) - Preferred Sands LLC, a unit of a privately owned Pennsylvania-based investment firm, is seen as a possible frontrunner to buy Sunoco Inc's (SUN.N) Philadelphia refinery, two sources familiar with the bidding process said on Monday.
Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/02/us-sunoco-philadelphia-sale-idUSBRE83116Z20120402
Anti-Fracking Activists Protest Aqua America Pumping Station Plan
CBS Philadelphia
April 18
BRYN MAWR, Pa. (CBS) — A group of activists from central Pennsylvania descended upon the Bryn Mawr headquarters of Aqua America today, to protest the company’s plans to build a pumping station to send millions of gallons of water daily to Marcellus shale operations in the Williamsport, Pa. area.
Link: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/04/18/anti-fracking-activists-protest-aqua-america-pumping-station-plan/
CBS Philadelphia
April 18
BRYN MAWR, Pa. (CBS) — A group of activists from central Pennsylvania descended upon the Bryn Mawr headquarters of Aqua America today, to protest the company’s plans to build a pumping station to send millions of gallons of water daily to Marcellus shale operations in the Williamsport, Pa. area.
Link: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/04/18/anti-fracking-activists-protest-aqua-america-pumping-station-plan/
Energy firm, county square off on permit
Tribune-Review
Brian Bowling
April 19
An Oklahoma energy company ignoring a Beaver County township's stop-work order claims it needs only to apply for a conditional-use permit, not to obtain one, before it can drill a Marcellus shale gas well.
The legal wrangling is the latest development in a convoluted battle between a group of landowners and Chesapeake Energy Corp., the country's second-largest producer of natural gas.
Link: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_791881.html
Tribune-Review
Brian Bowling
April 19
An Oklahoma energy company ignoring a Beaver County township's stop-work order claims it needs only to apply for a conditional-use permit, not to obtain one, before it can drill a Marcellus shale gas well.
The legal wrangling is the latest development in a convoluted battle between a group of landowners and Chesapeake Energy Corp., the country's second-largest producer of natural gas.
Link: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_791881.html
Gas co. disregards Pa. township order to stop work
Patriot-News
AP
April 18
DARLINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Chesapeake gas drilling company is refusing to obey a cease-and-desist order issued by a western Pennsylvania township in a dispute over local zoning laws and drilling rights.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/gas-co-disregards-pa-township-order-to/8e554c5d1c5e4b54aac7c44736759def
Patriot-News
AP
April 18
DARLINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Chesapeake gas drilling company is refusing to obey a cease-and-desist order issued by a western Pennsylvania township in a dispute over local zoning laws and drilling rights.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/gas-co-disregards-pa-township-order-to/8e554c5d1c5e4b54aac7c44736759def
New air-quality rules issued today for Marcellus operations
Post-Gazette
Don Hopey
April 18
Marcellus Shale operations in Pennsylvania and oil and gas operations nationwide will need to reduce air pollution emissions to comply with new federal rules issued today.
The first comprehensive update in decades of regulations governing the oil and gas operations, the new rules require the drilling industry to capture air pollutants from well-completion work, including hydraulic fracturing or "fracking," pipelines, storage tanks and compressor stations.
Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/new-air-quality-rules-issued-today-for-marcellus-operations-631967/
Post-Gazette
Don Hopey
April 18
Marcellus Shale operations in Pennsylvania and oil and gas operations nationwide will need to reduce air pollution emissions to comply with new federal rules issued today.
The first comprehensive update in decades of regulations governing the oil and gas operations, the new rules require the drilling industry to capture air pollutants from well-completion work, including hydraulic fracturing or "fracking," pipelines, storage tanks and compressor stations.
Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/new-air-quality-rules-issued-today-for-marcellus-operations-631967/
Federal well site waste rules find few fans
Tribune-Review
Timothy Puko
April 19
The government's first attempt to control air pollution from natural gas drilling drew a tepid response from experts on both sides of the pollution debate.
Under regulations issued on Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency will require drillers to trap pollutants at wells, which environmentalists like, but will give them until 2015 to meet the most stringent requirements, a compromise the industry requested.
Link: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_791948.html
Tribune-Review
Timothy Puko
April 19
The government's first attempt to control air pollution from natural gas drilling drew a tepid response from experts on both sides of the pollution debate.
Under regulations issued on Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency will require drillers to trap pollutants at wells, which environmentalists like, but will give them until 2015 to meet the most stringent requirements, a compromise the industry requested.
Link: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_791948.html
SRBC Suspends Water Withdrawal In 5 Counties
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
April 18
A lack of winter snowfall and a dry spring have led to drought-like conditions in Pennsylvania, and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission has responded by temporarily banning water withdrawals at sites in five counties.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/04/18/srbc-suspends-water-withdrawal-in-5-counties/
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
April 18
A lack of winter snowfall and a dry spring have led to drought-like conditions in Pennsylvania, and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission has responded by temporarily banning water withdrawals at sites in five counties.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/04/18/srbc-suspends-water-withdrawal-in-5-counties/
EQT shareholders meeting disrupted, inside and out
Post-Gazette
Erich Schwartzel
April 19
(includes video)
Annual meetings of shareholders usually don't get much more exciting than the ratification of a public accounting firm. But lately, the gatherings have begun to require extra security.
That was the case Wednesday at EQT Corp., the Downtown-based energy firm that was the latest to see its annual gathering of shareholders disrupted by demonstrators both outside its headquarters and inside its conference room.
Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/eqt-shareholders-meeting-disrupted-inside-and-out-632016/
Post-Gazette
Erich Schwartzel
April 19
(includes video)
Annual meetings of shareholders usually don't get much more exciting than the ratification of a public accounting firm. But lately, the gatherings have begun to require extra security.
That was the case Wednesday at EQT Corp., the Downtown-based energy firm that was the latest to see its annual gathering of shareholders disrupted by demonstrators both outside its headquarters and inside its conference room.
Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/eqt-shareholders-meeting-disrupted-inside-and-out-632016/
PUC: Feds foil training of pipe inspectors
Tribune-Review
Matthew Santoni
April 19
The state Public Utility Commission says the federal government stands in its way of training pipeline safety inspectors to keep up with growth of the natural gas industry.
The PUC last year sought a partnership with Downtown-based Equitable Gas Co. to expand a corporate training center in Jefferson Hills into a second national center for the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
Link: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_791919.html
Tribune-Review
Matthew Santoni
April 19
The state Public Utility Commission says the federal government stands in its way of training pipeline safety inspectors to keep up with growth of the natural gas industry.
The PUC last year sought a partnership with Downtown-based Equitable Gas Co. to expand a corporate training center in Jefferson Hills into a second national center for the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
Link: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_791919.html
Health Law Expert Says Pa. Doctors Should Fear the New Drilling Law
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
April 19
A health law professor at Drexel University says the new law governing a doctor’s access to information about drilling chemicals to treat patients is both poorly drafted and incomplete.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/04/19/health-law-expert-says-pa-doctors-should-fear-the-new-drilling-law/
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
April 19
A health law professor at Drexel University says the new law governing a doctor’s access to information about drilling chemicals to treat patients is both poorly drafted and incomplete.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/04/19/health-law-expert-says-pa-doctors-should-fear-the-new-drilling-law/
Pennsylvania Health Secretary: Act 13 Won’t Muzzle Doctors
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
April 19
The president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society has put out a statement on the new impact fee, Act 13, which contains language requiring doctors to sign nondisclosure forms, if they’re given proprietary information about chemicals used during hydraulic fracturing.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/04/19/pennsylvania-health-secretary-act-13-wont-muzzle-doctors/
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
April 19
The president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society has put out a statement on the new impact fee, Act 13, which contains language requiring doctors to sign nondisclosure forms, if they’re given proprietary information about chemicals used during hydraulic fracturing.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/04/19/pennsylvania-health-secretary-act-13-wont-muzzle-doctors/
EPA Releases New Air Pollution Rules for Fracking
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
April 18
The new regulations stem from a lawsuit filed in 2009, which alleged the agency failed to oversee toxic emissions stemming from the growing oil and natural gas industry.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/04/18/epa-releases-new-air-pollution-rules-for-fracking/
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
April 18
The new regulations stem from a lawsuit filed in 2009, which alleged the agency failed to oversee toxic emissions stemming from the growing oil and natural gas industry.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/04/18/epa-releases-new-air-pollution-rules-for-fracking/
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