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Oct 2, 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...
Oct 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...
Oct 2, 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...
Oct 2, 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...
Oct 2, 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 &...
Oct 2, 2020
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...
Oct 2, 2020
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...
Oct 2, 2020
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...
Oct 2, 2020
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....
Oct 2, 2020
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...
The latest energy news with an emphasis on southwestern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.
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