Tenaska’s Westmoreland, PA Gas-Fired Plant Goes Online
Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station, a new natural gas-fueled power plant in southwest Pennsylvania, is now online.
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Elizabeth Twp in Allegheny Co. OKs Invenergy Gas-Fired Plant
In January 2016, Invenergy announced their intention to build a natgas-powered electric plant in Elizabeth Township, in Allegheny County (see Invenergy Eyes SWPA for Second Marcellus-Powered Electric Plant).
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Outrage: More Russian NatGas Heads to Boston…and Cove Point!
Grrrr. It appears that just like last year, more Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) is going to be unloaded at Boston for use in Massachusetts and New England. Not only that, a second shipment is going to Cove Point!
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Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Jan 2, 2019
The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: Natural gas cleanly powers our modern world; David W. Sweet to serve as vice chairman of PA Public Utility Commission; NGV trade group urges New York regulators to provide more gas incentives; Citizens rise up to fight DRBC tyranny; Oklahoma earthquakes decrease for 3rd straight year; Kinder Morgan mourns passing of general counsel; If Schlumberger catches cold, will Halliburton catch pneumonia?; The top 10 RBN Energy prognostications for 2019 – Year of the Pig; Natural gas and renewable energy to continue leading the market.
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Allegheny County | Beaver County | Energy Companies | Ethane | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Pipelines | Shell | Washington County
PA DEP Approves & Permits Shell Falcon Ethane Pipeline
Following an extensive (underscore extensive) review, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved the permit applications for Shell’s Falcon ethane pipeline project.
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Chester County | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Pipelines | Research | Sunoco Logistics
Independent Report Shows Temporary 12-Inch Pipe for ME2 is Safe
Because of lawsuits, regulatory actions by Pennsylvania, and (most relevant) delays from problematic underground geology near Philadelphia, the Mariner East 2 and 2X pipelines, being laid side by side, will temporarily use a 12-inch pipeline near Philadelphia already in the ground but no longer in use to patch together and complete the ME2 and 2X project.
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VA Air Pollution Control Bd Delays ACP Compressor Stn Vote, Again
In November Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam abruptly replaced two (of seven) Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board members who were leaning against an approval for a compressor station needed for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project (see Virginia Gov. Northam Replaces Regulators Before Compressor Vote).
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New England Gas Co. Spending $1M on “Alternatives” to Gas Heat
Click for larger version A company that’s in the business of selling natural gas to homeowners and businesses, Berkshire Gas Co. (in Massachusetts), can’t get more gas supplies nor build a short 14-mile pipeline in order to add new customers to its system, so they have put an ongoing moratorium (we call it a permanent ban) on any new customers from signing up for their gas service (see New England Utility Makes Ban on New Gas Hookups Permanent).
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Canadian NGIF Signs Up 7 Drillers to Fund “Cleantech” for Gas
The Natural Gas Innovation Fund (NGIF) was created by the Canadian Gas Association to “support the funding of cleantech innovation in natural gas.”
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Antis Get a Reporter at the Charleston Gazette-Mail
We’re not intentionally picking a fight, but we can’t ignore a big, glaring issue we’ve noticed for some months. A reporter at the Charleston Gazette-Mail is now funded by Big Green backers, and his reporting has taken a decided and noticeable turn against the shale industry.
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MDN Off Until Jan. 2, 2019 – Upcoming Events Calendar
A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to MDN readers! MDN will now take a break from daily publishing until after the New Year–until Wednesday, Jan. 2.There are a few events related (or of interest) to the Marcellus and Utica Shale coming up in the next 90 days. Due to other editorial priorities we have not included this list for the past couple of weeks, so we are inserting below. As always, if you know of a worthy event you believe should be included, please send the details and/or a link to our calendar@marcellusdrilling.com email address.
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Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Dec 21, 2018
The “best of the rest”–stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading:
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Accidents | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | MarkWest Energy | Pennsylvania | Washington County
Sad Postscript: Man Dies of Injuries from MarkWest SWPA Explosion
As we previously reported, an explosion and fire last week at the MarkWest Energy natural gas processing plant in Chartiers (Washington County), PA sent four people to the hospital–carried there by helicopter (see MarkWest Plant Explosion in Washington Co. Injures 4; 1 Critical). We are profoundly sad to report that the man who was in critical condition has died. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office reported that Jeffery Fisher, 61, of Salem, WV died at 3:38 p.m. Tuesday at UPMC Mercy hospital. Below is an update on the situation, with additional new details.
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Ascent Resources | Eclipse Resources | Energy Companies | Industrywide Issues | Ohio | Research | Statewide OH
ODNR Releases Ohio Utica O&G Production for 3Q18 – Top 25 Wells
The Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources (ODNR) issued third quarter 2018 production numbers for Utica shale oil and gas production yesterday. And what a report it is! Natural gas production was up an amazing 31% over the same period last year (after being up 42% in 2Q18). Utica natgas production broke another record, hitting a new all-time high of 605 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in 3Q18. But perhaps the biggest story was Utica oil production. In 1Q18 Utica oil production was down 3.6%. In 2Q18 Utica oil production was up 11%. But in 3Q18, Utica oil production soared, going up 32%.
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Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Pennsylvania | Rice Energy | Statewide PA
EQT Settles 2 Class Action Lawsuits for $5.7M re Employee Issues
Two separate cases before U.S. District Judge David S. Cercone (in Pennsylvania) were settled yesterday by EQT. One of class action cases, brought against EQT, alleged the company had intentionally misclassified employees as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime. The settlement awards “more than 100” workers back wages totaling $2.8 million. The other class action case is similar, except it was filed against Rice Energy before Rice was bought out by EQT. Now that Rice is part of EQT, it is EQT paying the bills. In the Rice Energy lawsuit, some 90 workers are being paid $2.9 million for unpaid overtime. Wednesday was an expensive day for EQT.
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Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Chester County | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Pipelines | Sunoco Logistics
Chester County DA Goes Rogue, Targets ME2 Pipe w/Criminal Probe
Chester County DA Tom Hogan Another abuse of power and bastardization of our judicial system–this time by RINO (Democrat wannabe) Tom Hogan, the District Attorney for Chester County, PA. Hogan has launched a criminal probe into the Mariner East Pipeline projects (1 and 2). The probe smacks not of justice but of politics–as in Hogan seeking higher office. It also smacks of a diversion–attempting to focus attention away from a recent lawsuit filed against Hogan by PA State Troopers because Hogan maintains a blacklist with troopers’ names that he refuses to call to testify in court cases (see Chesco D.A. Hogan sued by state police troopers over ‘do not call’ list). What better way to divert attention away from your own sleazy practices than to focus on someone else’s alleged wrongdoing?
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