Tag: Ohio
Appalachia region drives growth in US natural gas production since 2012
Average lateral length per well in West Virginia increased from 2,500 feet in 2007 to over 7,000 feet in 2016 Shale gas production in the Appalachia region has increased rapidly since 2012, driving an overall increase in U.S. natural gas production, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. According to EIA’s Drilling Productivity Report, natural gas […]
Utica Shale gas production continues to climb 1st quarter of 2017
U.S. has now exported LNG to 20 countries by Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth New data released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) show Ohio shale natural gas production continued its upward trajectory in the first quarter of 2017. Ohio Utica Shale wells produced 371,921,659 Mcf (371 billion cubic feet) of natural gas in the […]
Rover Pipeline spills prompt FERC to ban new drill work on pipeline
Rover Pipeline runs from Pennsylvania to Ontario The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has shut down new drilling on the Rover Pipeline after drilling fluids were spilled in a wetland area in Ohio. Upon completion, the $4.2 billion Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) pipeline will transport 3.25 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day […]
Ohio, Pennsylvania increased natural gas production more than other states in 2016
Louisiana, West Virginia, and North Dakota also increased natural gas production in 2016 After reaching a record high of 79 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2015, US marketed natural gas production fell to 77 Bcf/d in 2016, the first annual decline since 2005, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Texas, the state […]
Two Ohio coal fired power plants to close, highlighting industry decline
250 coal fired power plants to be retired: Sierra Club On Monday, Dayton Power & Light, an electric company serving the Miami Valley in Ohio, announced it will be shutting down two coal fired power plants in southern Ohio in 2018 for economic reasons. The move has been called a setback for the ailing coal […]
Ohio anti-fracking group organizer pleads guilty to 13 felony counts for voter fraud
OOC has become so desperate it stooped to unlawful levels to advance its anti-fracking cause By Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth Rebecca Hammonds, a local organizer and employee of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC) — the multi-million dollar anti-fracking grassroots organization behind the six-times-failed Youngstown Community Bill of Rights ballot initiatives — was sentenced to 180 days […]
US energy regulator approves new natural gas pipelines in 2017, more coming
As of Feb. 23, 33 projects had FERC applications in process, and 20 projects had submitted FERC pre-filings Several large natural gas interstate pipeline projects have come online in recent years to support the shifting geography of domestic natural gas production, according to the US Energy Information Administration. The Marcellus and Utica shale plays in […]
USGS report finds 50% decline in induced seismicity risk
Industry invested more than $50 million to reduce earthquake risks since March 2015 By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has just released its second-ever report forecasting both natural and induced seismicity potential throughout the United States. Notably, the report finds a 50 percent reduction in the number of Americans living in an […]
Opinion: Trump’s job promises won’t help struggling coal counties
Coal miners replaced by machines, coal replaced by natural gas By Alison Stine Feb 9 (Reuters) – I watched the mountains, what was left of them, during soccer practice. While my son tumbled on a field with other five-year-olds, I cast my eyes across the river, where the hills were a pale brown with deep […]
Bureau of Land Management to lease another 1,186 acres in Ohio
84% of Buckeye State residents — a mix of Democrats and Republicans, want to see energy development increased by Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced late last week it will lease another 1,186 acres in Ohio’s Wayne National Forest (WNF) in an upcoming auction set for March 23. In doing so, […]
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