PA Marcellus News Digest
May 23, 2012
Release
PVR Partners Announces $380 Million of Planned Marcellus Shale Pipeline Project Investments Anchored by Agreements With Marcellus Producers
Market Watch
PR Newswire via COMTEX
May 21
RADNOR, Pa.-- Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. PVR -0.63% ("PVR") today announced that its midstream subsidiary has entered long-term agreements to extend its natural gas pipeline in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and provide various gathering, compression and related services to four Marcellus Shale natural gas producers in northeast Pennsylvania.
Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pvr-partners-announces-380-million-of-planned-marcellus-shale-pipeline-project-investments-anchored-by-agreements-with-marcellus-producers-2012-05-21
Market Watch
PR Newswire via COMTEX
May 21
RADNOR, Pa.-- Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. PVR -0.63% ("PVR") today announced that its midstream subsidiary has entered long-term agreements to extend its natural gas pipeline in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and provide various gathering, compression and related services to four Marcellus Shale natural gas producers in northeast Pennsylvania.
Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pvr-partners-announces-380-million-of-planned-marcellus-shale-pipeline-project-investments-anchored-by-agreements-with-marcellus-producers-2012-05-21
Articles
Strictly Business: N.Y. is learning Marcellus Shale lessons
Study examines Pa. gas well violations and proposed rules in Empire State
Star-Gazette
Jeff Richards
May 19
The following information may come as bad news to the opponents of hydrofracking, but a study released last week by the University of Buffalo says gas drilling regulations under review in New York could help avoid or mitigate 25 "major" events that have taken place in Pennsylvania as a result of extracting natural gas from Marcellus Shale.
Link: http://www.stargazette.com/article/20120519/BUSINESS/205190336/Strictly-Business-N-Y-learning-Marcellus-Shale-lessons?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
Study examines Pa. gas well violations and proposed rules in Empire State
Star-Gazette
Jeff Richards
May 19
The following information may come as bad news to the opponents of hydrofracking, but a study released last week by the University of Buffalo says gas drilling regulations under review in New York could help avoid or mitigate 25 "major" events that have taken place in Pennsylvania as a result of extracting natural gas from Marcellus Shale.
Link: http://www.stargazette.com/article/20120519/BUSINESS/205190336/Strictly-Business-N-Y-learning-Marcellus-Shale-lessons?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
Radnor fund invests in three Marcellus-focused firms
Philadelphia Business Journal
Peter Key
May 22
Count Element Partners among the area companies looking to profit from the boom from new technologies that make drilling for oil and gas feasible in areas such as the Marcellus Shale.
The Radnor, Pa., private-equity fund has invested in two companies whose technologies make drilling more environmentally friendly and one that makes natural-gas and other alternative fuel systems for commercial trucks, buses and specialty vehicles.
Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2012/05/22/radnor-fund-invests-in-three.html
Philadelphia Business Journal
Peter Key
May 22
Count Element Partners among the area companies looking to profit from the boom from new technologies that make drilling for oil and gas feasible in areas such as the Marcellus Shale.
The Radnor, Pa., private-equity fund has invested in two companies whose technologies make drilling more environmentally friendly and one that makes natural-gas and other alternative fuel systems for commercial trucks, buses and specialty vehicles.
Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2012/05/22/radnor-fund-invests-in-three.html
Risking our environment - is it worth it?
Patriot-News
Op-Ed
May 23
Every year as winter wanes, tundra swans begin their long northbound journey from the Atlantic coast to the Arctic Circle. Along the way, thousands stop to rest at Middle Creek Wildlife Preserve in Lebanon and Lancaster counties, where thousands of human visitors also flock to see these magnificent white birds.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2012/05/risking_our_environment_is_it.html
Patriot-News
Op-Ed
May 23
Every year as winter wanes, tundra swans begin their long northbound journey from the Atlantic coast to the Arctic Circle. Along the way, thousands stop to rest at Middle Creek Wildlife Preserve in Lebanon and Lancaster counties, where thousands of human visitors also flock to see these magnificent white birds.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2012/05/risking_our_environment_is_it.html
Event: Shale author Seamus McGraw in Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
Erich Schwartzel
May 22
Author and journalist Seamus McGraw will discuss his book, "The End of Country," which chronicles the rise of Marcellus Shale gas drilling near his property in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Link: http://shale.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/news/archives/24549-event-shale-author-seamus-mcgraw-in-pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
Erich Schwartzel
May 22
Author and journalist Seamus McGraw will discuss his book, "The End of Country," which chronicles the rise of Marcellus Shale gas drilling near his property in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Link: http://shale.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/news/archives/24549-event-shale-author-seamus-mcgraw-in-pittsburgh
Airport drilling deal reached
Pitt Trib
Tom Fontaine and Timothy Puko
May 22
If Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald gets his way, the county and the Allegheny County Airport Authority would split proceeds from natural gas drilling on property surrounding Pittsburgh International Airport -- should that occur.
Link: http://triblive.com/news/1844474-74/airport-county-authority-drilling-gas-faa-money-officials-fitzgerald-international
Pitt Trib
Tom Fontaine and Timothy Puko
May 22
If Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald gets his way, the county and the Allegheny County Airport Authority would split proceeds from natural gas drilling on property surrounding Pittsburgh International Airport -- should that occur.
Link: http://triblive.com/news/1844474-74/airport-county-authority-drilling-gas-faa-money-officials-fitzgerald-international
Rex Energy names Michael Hodges as CFO
Pittsburgh Business Times
Paul J. Gough
May 23
Natural gas company Rex Energy Corp. announced Wednesday it named both a chief financial officer and a chief accounting officer.
Michael L. Hodges will be the new CFO. He replaces CEO Tom Stabley, who has being doing double duty since October. Hodges comes to Rex with 10 years experience in the oil and gas industry, including E&P controller at SandRidge Energy and roles at Chesapeake Energy.
Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/energy/2012/05/rex-energy-names-michael-hodges-as-cfo.html
Pittsburgh Business Times
Paul J. Gough
May 23
Natural gas company Rex Energy Corp. announced Wednesday it named both a chief financial officer and a chief accounting officer.
Michael L. Hodges will be the new CFO. He replaces CEO Tom Stabley, who has being doing double duty since October. Hodges comes to Rex with 10 years experience in the oil and gas industry, including E&P controller at SandRidge Energy and roles at Chesapeake Energy.
Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/energy/2012/05/rex-energy-names-michael-hodges-as-cfo.html
Fracking spurs a municipal mutiny in Pennsylvania
Inquirer
Ben Price
Opinion
May 23
Not content to leave Pennsylvania communities with any control over gas drilling within their borders, state legislators have stripped municipalities of their zoning authority under Act 13, choosing energy corporations over the people who elected them. This isn’t exactly new ground for the legislature; indeed, taking away communities’ authority to govern themselves is a decades-old pastime in Harrisburg, one that has shifted into high gear over the past 20 years.
Link: http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20120523_Fracking_spurs_a_municipal_mutiny_in_Pennsylvania.html
Inquirer
Ben Price
Opinion
May 23
Not content to leave Pennsylvania communities with any control over gas drilling within their borders, state legislators have stripped municipalities of their zoning authority under Act 13, choosing energy corporations over the people who elected them. This isn’t exactly new ground for the legislature; indeed, taking away communities’ authority to govern themselves is a decades-old pastime in Harrisburg, one that has shifted into high gear over the past 20 years.
Link: http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20120523_Fracking_spurs_a_municipal_mutiny_in_Pennsylvania.html
OH docs can’t reveal drilling chemicals to public
Fuel Fix
Blog
AP
May 23
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Doctors given new access to the proprietary chemical recipes that oil and gas drillers use to crack into Ohio shale would be prohibited from sharing the information with the public under an energy proposal moving through the Ohio House.
Link: http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/05/23/oh-docs-cant-reveal-drilling-chemicals-to-public/
Fuel Fix
Blog
AP
May 23
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Doctors given new access to the proprietary chemical recipes that oil and gas drillers use to crack into Ohio shale would be prohibited from sharing the information with the public under an energy proposal moving through the Ohio House.
Link: http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/05/23/oh-docs-cant-reveal-drilling-chemicals-to-public/
Court: W. Pa. man can appeal DEP ruling
Marietta Times
AP
May 23
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An environmental court has ruled that a western Pennsylvania man can appeal a state finding that his private water well was not contaminated by nearby Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations.
Link: http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/214895/Court--W--Pa--man-can-appeal-DEP-ruling-.html?isap=1&nav=5019
Marietta Times
AP
May 23
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An environmental court has ruled that a western Pennsylvania man can appeal a state finding that his private water well was not contaminated by nearby Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations.
Link: http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/214895/Court--W--Pa--man-can-appeal-DEP-ruling-.html?isap=1&nav=5019
Mass. gets boost from shale boom
Telegram
Boston Globe
May 23
SUNBURY, Pa. — Clean Harbors Inc. senior vice president Scott Metzger pulled into the dirt lot of a once-abandoned factory yard here, past gleaming trucks painted with the Norwell, Mass., company's signature red, and opened the door to the environmental services firm's newest offices.
Link: http://www.telegram.com/article/20120523/NEWS/120529799/1002/business
Telegram
Boston Globe
May 23
SUNBURY, Pa. — Clean Harbors Inc. senior vice president Scott Metzger pulled into the dirt lot of a once-abandoned factory yard here, past gleaming trucks painted with the Norwell, Mass., company's signature red, and opened the door to the environmental services firm's newest offices.
Link: http://www.telegram.com/article/20120523/NEWS/120529799/1002/business
The Marcellus Institute to Offer Summer Camp
Northcentral PA
May 23
MANSFIELD, PA— The Marcellus Institute at Mansfield University is offering The Marcellus Camp for students in grades 10-12. The camp will take place on campus from July 8-10.
Link: http://www.northcentralpa.com/feeditem/2012-05-23_marcellus-institute-offer-summer-camp
Northcentral PA
May 23
MANSFIELD, PA— The Marcellus Institute at Mansfield University is offering The Marcellus Camp for students in grades 10-12. The camp will take place on campus from July 8-10.
Link: http://www.northcentralpa.com/feeditem/2012-05-23_marcellus-institute-offer-summer-camp
Appeal approved for Washington County man challenging DEP finding on Marcellus contamination
Post-Gazette
Don Hopey
May 22
Pennsylvania's environmental court has ruled that a Washington County resident may appeal a state Department of Environmental Protection determination that his private water well was not contaminated by nearby Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations.
Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/washington/appeal-approved-for-washington-county-man-challenging-dep-finding-on-marcellus-contamination-637027/
Post-Gazette
Don Hopey
May 22
Pennsylvania's environmental court has ruled that a Washington County resident may appeal a state Department of Environmental Protection determination that his private water well was not contaminated by nearby Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations.
Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/washington/appeal-approved-for-washington-county-man-challenging-dep-finding-on-marcellus-contamination-637027/
Penn Virginia to expand Marcellus gas gathering system
Oil & Gas Journal
Christopher E. Smith
May 23
Penn Virginia Resource Partners will begin building natural gas pipeline extensions in the Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania, providing an outlet for producers to link to El Paso Corp.'s Tennessee Gas Pipeline and Williams Cos.’ Transcontinental pipeline for shipment to markets in the US Northeast. Penn Virginia reached transport agreements with Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Southwestern Energy, Range Resources Inc., and Inflection Energy, to underpin the extensions.
Link: http://www.ogj.com/articles/2012/05/penn-virginia-to-expand-marcellus-gas-gathering-system.html
Oil & Gas Journal
Christopher E. Smith
May 23
Penn Virginia Resource Partners will begin building natural gas pipeline extensions in the Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania, providing an outlet for producers to link to El Paso Corp.'s Tennessee Gas Pipeline and Williams Cos.’ Transcontinental pipeline for shipment to markets in the US Northeast. Penn Virginia reached transport agreements with Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Southwestern Energy, Range Resources Inc., and Inflection Energy, to underpin the extensions.
Link: http://www.ogj.com/articles/2012/05/penn-virginia-to-expand-marcellus-gas-gathering-system.html
A Few Environmentalists Cheer 2 PA Wind Farm Cancellations, Even Though More Pollution Is The Result
John Hanger's Facts of The Day
Blog
May 21
The cheering from a few environmentalists at the demise of two wind farm projects in Pennsylvania reminds that for some no energy source is pristine or clean enough, and causing more pollution by blocking clean options troubles not everyone. Laura Jackson of Save Our Allegheny Ridges, an anti-wind power group, was quoted by Don Hopey in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on May 16th as saying:
"Ridges in this state are not suitable ecologically for wind or any other development. The ridges are important flyways for raptors and birds, they're steep and therefore ecologically sensitive, they're forested resource and they provide habitat for endangered species."
Link: http://www.johnhanger.blogspot.com/2012/05/few-environmentalists-cheer-2-pa-wind.html
John Hanger's Facts of The Day
Blog
May 21
The cheering from a few environmentalists at the demise of two wind farm projects in Pennsylvania reminds that for some no energy source is pristine or clean enough, and causing more pollution by blocking clean options troubles not everyone. Laura Jackson of Save Our Allegheny Ridges, an anti-wind power group, was quoted by Don Hopey in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on May 16th as saying:
"Ridges in this state are not suitable ecologically for wind or any other development. The ridges are important flyways for raptors and birds, they're steep and therefore ecologically sensitive, they're forested resource and they provide habitat for endangered species."
Link: http://www.johnhanger.blogspot.com/2012/05/few-environmentalists-cheer-2-pa-wind.html
Al Gore Tweets To Ban Fracking: More Carbon Pollution Would Be The Result
John Hanger's Facts of The Day
Blog
May 22
Al Gore is wrong about a key energy and climate change issue. I know that won't surprise all of my readers, while others will insist Gore is not wrong at all.
Al Gore tweeted last night to support Vermont's ban of hydraulic fracturing. http://t.co/42fwSUFw. Gore's embrace of Vermont matters, as he has the respect of millions, including me. Those thinking otherwise misjudge our diverse nation.
Link: http://www.johnhanger.blogspot.com/2012/05/al-gore-tweets-to-ban-fracking-more.html
John Hanger's Facts of The Day
Blog
May 22
Al Gore is wrong about a key energy and climate change issue. I know that won't surprise all of my readers, while others will insist Gore is not wrong at all.
Al Gore tweeted last night to support Vermont's ban of hydraulic fracturing. http://t.co/42fwSUFw. Gore's embrace of Vermont matters, as he has the respect of millions, including me. Those thinking otherwise misjudge our diverse nation.
Link: http://www.johnhanger.blogspot.com/2012/05/al-gore-tweets-to-ban-fracking-more.html
G8 World Leaders Highlight Upcoming IEA "Golden Rules For Gas Report" To Be Released 5/29
John Hanger's Facts of The Day
Blog
May 22
It is not often that the G8 leaders--folks like Obama, Merkel, Cameron, Hollande--tell us all what they will be reading in the coming month. But that's what they did in part of their statement concluding their Camp David meetings.
Link: http://www.johnhanger.blogspot.com/2012/05/g8-world-leaders-highlight-upcoming-iea.html
John Hanger's Facts of The Day
Blog
May 22
It is not often that the G8 leaders--folks like Obama, Merkel, Cameron, Hollande--tell us all what they will be reading in the coming month. But that's what they did in part of their statement concluding their Camp David meetings.
Link: http://www.johnhanger.blogspot.com/2012/05/g8-world-leaders-highlight-upcoming-iea.html
Bradford County's great beauty is getting drilled
Morning Call
Paul Carpenter
May 22
There were far more tanker trucks than cars on some of the roads around Troy and Canton on Sunday, representing signs of change in Bradford County, which has had more hydraulic fracturing gas well drilling than any other county in Pennsylvania.
Link: http://www.mcall.com/news/local/carpenter/mc-pc-bradford-county-beauty-20120522,0,6721500.column
Morning Call
Paul Carpenter
May 22
There were far more tanker trucks than cars on some of the roads around Troy and Canton on Sunday, representing signs of change in Bradford County, which has had more hydraulic fracturing gas well drilling than any other county in Pennsylvania.
Link: http://www.mcall.com/news/local/carpenter/mc-pc-bradford-county-beauty-20120522,0,6721500.column
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