Tag: Pennsylvania
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 […]
Tiny Wyoming tops oil and gas giant Texas by a mile as biggest energy producing state
Wyoming provides 40% of American coal, is 6th biggest natural gas producer EIA recently released State Energy Data System estimates for net energy supply, which provide data on each state’s total primary energy production and consumption. Wyoming, Texas, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and North Dakota ranked as the top five net suppliers of energy in 2015, according to […]
EQT buys up Rice Energy for $6.7 billion in company’s biggest ever deal
EQT deal makes company largest US natgas producer EQT Corp said on Monday it is buying Rice Energy for $6.7 billion, in a deal that would make EQT the biggest natural gas producer in the United States. The Pittsburgh-based oil and gas company says this deal is the firm’s largest as it looks to expand […]
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 […]
New US pipelines will drive shale gas boom as LNG exports surge
Pipelines give shale gas from Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio access to domestic, global markets Nearly complete pipelines that will connect rich reserves of shale gas in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio to new domestic and global markets will help make the United States of the world’s top LNG exporters. The US Energy Information Administration says American energy firms […]
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 […]
What you need to know about fracking, seismicity in Pennsylvania
This is only time in Pennsylvania’s history that oil and gas operations have been correlated with seismic activity By Nicole Jacobs, EnergyInDepth Earthquakes are not something typically discussed in Pennsylvania, as there have only been a handful of felt events in the history of the state. That’s not to say earthquakes don’t occur — just […]
Shell Potter PA petrochem facility construction approved
Shell Potter PA facility expected to bring 600 permanent jobs upon completion Jan 19 (Reuters) – The town council of Potter, Pennsylvania unanimously approved a conditional use permit late Wednesday allowing a unit of Royal Dutch Shell PLC to move forward with construction of a multibillion-dollar petrochemical complex near Pittsburgh. Last June, Shell’s Shell Chemical […]
New infrastructure to increase takeaway capacity of Utica natural gas
Nexus Gas Transmission project to deliver 1.5 Bcf/d of natural gas supplies from Utica region A number of pipeline projects that have been approved, or are in various stages of the approval process, would increase capacity to transport natural gas from the Utica production region in Ohio to natural gas markets, according to the US Energy […]
In 2015, US coal production, consumption, and employment fell over 10%
2015 employment at US coal mines in decreased by 12% to 65,971 employees US coal production dropped by more than 10 per cent in 2015 to 897 million short tons (MMst), the lowest production level since 1986, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Production in all three major coal-producing regions (the Appalachian, the Interior, and […]
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