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Oil & Gas Pipelines: Safe, Regulated and Vital to the Delivery of Affordable and Reliable Energy

Danielle Boston2021-04-16T17:43:57-04:00April 5th, 2021|

Oil and natural gas pipelines have been utilized for more than a century and a half to transport those commodities, from the first 2,000-foot oil pipeline built in northwest Pennsylvania in 1865 soon after Col. Edwin Drake’s well, to today’s interconnected network of lines that span multiple states and thousands of miles.

All WMGR123 permit holders open to public comment

Meghan Keely2021-03-25T13:50:03-04:00March 25th, 2021|

Industry should make their voices heard during the upcoming public comment period to support these WMGR123 facilities that it relies on to operate.

Pay attention to what PennFuture calls an oil and gas “subsidy”

Meghan Keely2021-03-25T13:30:25-04:00March 18th, 2021|

Senator Gene Yaw points out that most of these subsidies are in fact calls for higher taxes directly on Pennsylvania citizens, not businesses.

DRBC formalizes hydraulic fracturing ban

Meghan Keely2021-03-18T14:21:13-04:00March 12th, 2021|

The Delaware River Basin Commission has voted to ban high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the four-state Delaware River watershed. The action itself comes as no real surprise, only that it took so long to finalize.

Can the U.S. Meet its Electricity Demand with 100 Percent Renewable Energy?

Danielle Boston2021-03-25T13:30:09-04:00March 4th, 2021|

The debate over the issue of “100 percent” renewable energy is the subject of considerable debate today, and will continue to be well into the future

New guidance for unconventional natural gas operators following settlement relating to Chapter 78a

Meghan Keely2021-03-04T15:00:56-05:00February 25th, 2021|

Operators of unconventional wells may wish to closely monitor these regulatory changes to determine the impact on their operations.

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