Tuesday, September 18, 2012

PA Marcellus News Digest 9/18/12

PA Marcellus News Digest
September 18, 2012

Release

What They’re Saying: “An Energy Revolution Led by Clean, Affordable Shale Gas”
Wallaby
Sept 18
Pittsburgh, Pa. – The safe, tightly-regulated development of America’s abundant natural gas resources – particularly from the Marcellus Shale – continues to usher in broad-based job creation, more affordable energy costs for consumers, small businesses and manufacturers and an all-around stronger economy. At the same time, clean-burning American natural gas is being increasingly leveraged to power our growing transportation needs, all while protecting our environment. Here’s what they’re saying:
Link:
http://wallaby.telicon.com/PA/library/2012/2012091881.HTM

Articles

$50M slated for upgrades to Monessen coke plant
Observer-Reporter
Sept 18
ArcelorMittal said Monday it will spend $50 million to upgrade and restart a coke plant in Monessen, adding more than 100 jobs in the process.
Link:
http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/story11/Monessen-plant

Politics, environmental, global trade issues complicate natural gas exportation
Pitt Trib
Timothy Puko
Sept 18
LUSBY, Md. — [...]
Though the facility named Cove Point is nearly deserted now, the energy company said it spent $200 million to buy it a decade ago and another $800 million so Cove Point could distribute natural gas to the Northeast. Since then, domestic shale gas supplies have flooded the U.S. market and the import business has virtually disappeared.
Dominion wants to save its investment with federal permission to start piping gas from Pennsylvania and Appalachia to Cove Point, load it on tankers and ship it abroad.
Link:
http://triblive.com/home/2562790-74/gas-natural-cove-energy-dominion-export-market-terminal-terminals-company#axzz26jy7R3cP

What They’re Saying: “An Energy Revolution Led by Clean, Affordable Shale Gas”
NorthcentralPA.com
Sept 18
Pittsburgh, Pa. – The safe, tightly-regulated development of America’s abundant natural gas resources – particularly from the Marcellus Shale – continues to usher in broad-based job creation, more affordable energy costs for consumers, small businesses and manufacturers and an all-around stronger economy. At the same time, clean-burning American natural gas is being increasingly leveraged to power our growing transportation needs, all while protecting our environment. Here’s what they’re saying:
Link:
http://www.northcentralpa.com/feeditem/2012-09-18_what-they%E2%80%99re-saying-%E2%80%9C-energy-revolution-led-clean-affordable-shale-gas%E2%80%9D-0

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