Tag: natural gas
Class VI injection wells could be future of oil and gas...
The future of Ohio oil and gas may not lie in exploration and production. It might lie in decarbonization efforts.
Newly signed Ohio law defines natural gas as green energy
House Bill 507 defines natural gas as green energy and requires state agencies to open public lands to oil and gas leasing.
Ohio family continues to fight pipeline construction on their farmland
Ohio's Third District Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in eminent domain cases involving preserved farmland in Union County on Nov. 22.
Pa. collects $234 million in natural gas impact fees
An active year of drilling and high natural gas prices last year led Pennsylvania to collect the second largest amount ever in impact fee revenue from natural gas drillers.
Is natural gas a clean energy source? This Ohio Congressman thinks...
The natural gas industry has cleaned up its act over the years. Is that enough to make it a green energy source? Troy Balderson thinks so.
Appalachian shale gas production hits record high this year
The Energy Information Administration reported Sept. 1 that production in the Marcellus and Utica shales averaged 31.9 billion cubic feet per day during the first half of the year. That's the highest average for a six-month period since production began in 2008.
Pennsylvania catching up with Texas natural gas production
Pennsylvania was within 1,000 billion cubic feet of Texas’ natural gas production levels through the second quarter of 2021, according to the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office’s quarterly natural gas production report. This is the closest Pennsylvania has ever been to Texas production levels.
Sunoco fined again for Mariner East 2 pipeline violations
The Pennsylvania DEP fined Sunoco Pipeline’s Mariner East 2 pipeline $85,666 for violations in four counties. According to the DEP, Sunoco spilled more than 400 gallons of drilling fluids into wetlands in Blair, Cumberland and Juniata counties and a creek in Lebanon County.
Energy Transfer subsidiary fined for pipeline violations in western Pa.
A subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners was fined $140,000 by the Pennsylvania DEP for a landslide and other violations that happened during the construction of a pipeline in Beaver County. ETP is the same company that owns and operates the Revolution pipeline that exploded in September 2018 in Beaver County due to a landslide.
OSU study looks into impact pipeline installation has on crop yields
Preliminary results of an Ohio State University study show that pipeline installation on farmland negatively impacts crop yields. Soils within the right-of-way also had more rock fragments, lower soil moisture and a higher resistance to penetration, which indicates some amount of soil compaction.
