PA Marcellus Digest - March 4, 2014
Natural gas industry buoyed by advancing technology
Trib Live
Timothy Puko
March 1, 2014
From the office computer to the drill site, to the wells that can stretch more than three miles underground, nearly everything in Pennsylvania's natural gas industry is different from just a few years ago.
Report sees 15K new Pa. jobs from Marcellus boom
Philadelphia Inquirer
Linda Loyd
March 2, 2014
A federal labor report released this week says Marcellus Shale gas drilling has added about 15,000 direct jobs in the oil and natural gas industry in Pennsylvania in recent years.
UGI PNG announces natural gas rate hike
Times Leader
Jerry Lynott
February 28, 2014
UGI Penn Natural Gas customers will pay more for natural gas today as the utility passes on its cost to purchase the commodity.
Pa. Democrats vying for Lt. Gov. clash on drilling
Lancaster Online
March 1, 2014
Six Democrats running for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania clashed during a debate Saturday in front of the party's liberal activists over whether the state should stop, at least temporarily, drilling in the Marcellus Shale natural gas formation.
Colorado first state to clamp down on fracking pollution
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Jennifer Oldham
March 1, 2014
Colorado regulators approved groundbreaking controls on emissions from oil and natural gas operations after an unusual coalition of energy companies and environmentalists agreed on measures to counter worsening smog.
Scores testified at local oil and gas regs hearings
Times Observer
Ben Klein
March 1, 2014
The state Department of Environmental Protection added a public hearing at the Warren County Courthouse earlier this month about proposed changes to conventional and unconventional oil and gas regulations to increase public participation.
Deal announced to sell PGW for $1.86 billion
Philadelphia Inquirer
Andrew Maykuth
March 3, 2014
Mayor Nutter announced Monday that Connecticut energy company UIL Holdings Corp., has agreed to buy Philadelphia Gas Works for $1.86 billion.
Cawley talks liquor, fracking, saving Pa. military bases
The Intelligencer
Natasha Lindstrom
March 2, 2014
Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley has a busy agenda to tackle this year, from renewing talks to privatize the state’s Prohibition-Era liquor system, to squashing claims that Marcellus Shale drillers aren’t the responsible job creators his administration claims they are.
Campaign blather
Williamsport Sun Gazette
March 2, 2014
Recently I have been reading articles in the paper about good job growth, Gov. Corbett putting money into education and how great the Marcellus Shale experience has been for our state.
Oil, gas leases bring county $1.2 million
The Sharon Herald
Sandy Scarmack
March 1, 2014
The “gravel pit” area at Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 19 in East Lackawannock Township remains a hot topic in nearly any discussion of county business, running the gamut between a point of contention between elected officials and the public who thought the purchase was a mistake, to business leaders who envision the site as a jumping-off point for an explosion in economic development.
Trying to save Act 13 is reckless
Observer Reporter
March 2, 2014
The tragic well explosion in Dunkard Township, and the comments made about it by Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Chris Abruzzo, demonstrate that the DEP’s continued fight to save Act 13 is nothing short of reckless.
Hundreds of Keystone XL pipeline opponents arrested at White House
Washington Post
Deneen Brown
March 2, 2014
More than 500 protesters chanting, “Hey, Obama! We don’t want no pipeline drama,” marched to the White HouseSunday, demanding that President Obama stop construction of the Keystone XL pipeline extension that would daily carry 830,000 barrels of crude oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast.
Act 13 impact fees, plunge in natural gas prices led to more plugged wells
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Anya Litvak
Sometime in 2012, Bruce Jankura, an oil and gas inspector supervisor with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, began receiving unusually large batches of requests for his plugging services from Marcellus Shale companies.
Range Resources appeals Mt. Pleasant’s decision
Observer Reporter
Emily Petsko
March 3, 2014
Nearly nine months after Mt. Pleasant Township Zoning Hearing Board issued notices of violation related to four Marcellus Shale water impoundments, the matter will head to court for deliberation.
Chevron finishes installing new wellheads at Greene County explosion site
Trib Live
March 3, 2014
Chevron over the weekend finished installing new wellheads at a Greene County site but continues to investigate what caused a recent explosion and subsequent days-long fire that killed a worker.
Wellheads secure at Lanco site
Observer Reporter
March 3, 2014
Now that Wild Well Control and Chevron successfully replaced the wellhead Saturday on the third well at the Lanco site in Dunkard Township, work will shift to installing plugs about 8,000 feet below the surface in all three wells as an extra layer of protection to relieve any pressure on the wellheads.
Frack-water site developers open to discussion
Times Leader
Jon O'Connell
March 3, 2014
A town hall meeting between Lake Township residents and developers might not change any hearts, but one real estate investor said he believes he can at least answer any questions about a proposed waste-water treatment center.
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