CEPM

Center for Energy Policy and Management at

Washington & Jefferson College

Energy Updates

Jul 16, 2020

The Role of Natural Gas Ramp Rates in Electricity Generation

The electric grid system in the United States is changing slowly but surely to improve service and reliability as well as reduce carbon...

Jul 9, 2020

DOE, Institute Reports Provide Differing Views of Petrochemical Industry

A U.S. Department of Energy report commissioned in 2019 by President Trump concluded that the region is “on the cusp of an energy and...

Jul 9, 2020

Dominion Cancels Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Sells Gas Transmission Assets

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) has been the center of discussion in recent weeks following a Supreme Court decision that allowed the...

Jun 25, 2020

Shale Compression: Report Tells of “Great Compression” in US Shale Industry

A report by ‘big four’ accounting firm Deloitte, describes the current state of the US shale industry as a “great compression”, largely...

Jun 18, 2020

SCOTUS Decision Revives Stalled Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline has managed to jump a significant hurdle in the way of completion. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP)...

Jun 11, 2020

Air Quality Plan Being Considered for Proposed Washington County Power Plant

Public comments are being received on a modified air quality plan for a proposed combined-cycle, natural gas power plant in Washington...

May 21, 2020

Fed Agrees to O&G Industry’s Requests for Access to Coronavirus Relief Loans

The Federal Reserve has amended guidelines for its coronavirus relief loans after a major push from the oil and gas industry and...

May 21, 2020

The US Now Produces More Energy than it Consumes

The United States produced more energy than it is consumed in 2019, marking a major milestone in the nation’s efforts to become dominant...

Apr 23, 2020

Longview Power Plant Files for Bankruptcy, Natural Gas Expansion Continues

One of the newest, most-efficient coal-burning power plants in the U.S. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in the face of...

Apr 23, 2020

LNG’s Struggles Amplified by COVID-19

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports have not been spared from COVID-19’s fallout. Efforts to stop the spread of the disease have caused...

Apr 2, 2020

Natural Gas Companies Cutting Back on Capital Spending

Major oil and gas companies were already cutting capital spending as a reaction to record low prices before the coronavirus pandemic...

Mar 19, 2020

Coronavirus Is Latest Hit to Natural Gas Industry

The COVID-19 virus has shocked the globe in more ways than one. While world leaders work to mitigate the virus’s effects on their...

Feb 27, 2020

Global Energy Use is Rising

Energy consumption around the world is expected to rise almost 50 percent by 2050, a report from the U.S. Energy Information Agency...

Feb 20, 2020

New Poll Shows Conflicting Attitudes of PA Voters on Fracking

To frack or not to frack? This question has grown into a key issue for many of Pennsylvania’s voters. In its latest poll, Franklin &...

Apr 11, 2019

As Energy Exports Increase, Renewables Fuel the Domestic Grid

The United States is producing more energy than ever before, which has allowed US companies to export its natural gas overseas. Companies...

Mar 26, 2019

New Fracking Wastewater Treatment Technology Coming to Marcellus Region

Water is an essential component of the hydraulic fracturing process. It is also of the key topics in the debate surrounding the...

Mar 19, 2019

Texas Petrochemical Plant Inferno Finally Extinguished

Holding tanks in a petrochemical terminal facility in Deer Park, Texas caught fire earlier this week. The facility is owned and operated...

Feb 7, 2019

Natural Gas Prices Drop in Spite of Cold Weather

The winter time and cold temperatures generally drive natural gas commodity prices upward. Naturally, the demand for natural gas...

Feb 7, 2019

Wolf Proposes Natural Gas Severance Tax to Fund Capital Projects

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has expressed his intent to present legislation creating a natural gas severance tax in the Commonwealth....

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