CEPM

Center for Energy Policy and Management at

Washington & Jefferson College

Energy Updates

Sep 3, 2020

What Do We Mean by ‘Bridge Fuel’?

Around 2010, policymakers began to use the term ‘bridge fuel’ when discussing natural gas in the United States. The term has since been...

Sep 3, 2020

Gas Job Declines Noted in National, State Reports

The number of fossil fuel jobs dropped by more than 15 percent nationally between March and July during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new...

Aug 27, 2020

Robot Inspectors for Natural Gas Infrastructure

Oil and gas companies are increasingly turning to robots to inspect the structural integrity of pipelines, tanks, and compressor stations...

Aug 27, 2020

CNX Fined for 2019 Casing Failure

In early 2019, CNX’s Shaw 1G well suffered a complication that ultimately ended its operation. Last week, the state Department of...

Aug 20, 2020

Sunoco’s Mariner East Spills Mud into Lake in State Park

Sunoco’s Mariner East pipeline is, yet again, the cause of a major environmental incident. The 350-mile long pipeline project is being...

Aug 20, 2020

Big Increase in Pa. Shale Well Permit Fee Takes Effect

Natural gas companies, already facing low prices and reduced demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, now have another factor to include when...

Aug 13, 2020

Range Resources Sells La. Shale Assets

Range Resources announced earlier this month that it is selling its natural gas assets in the Terryville complex of northern Louisiana as...

Aug 6, 2020

As Focus Shifts, PA Energy Industry Undergoes Change

Americans have been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice issues since March. Despite the Pa. attorney general’s recent...

Jul 30, 2020

CNX Fined $310,000 for Environmental Violations

Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection levied a $310,000 fine against Canonsburg-based CNX Gas Company (CNX) and its...

Jul 30, 2020

Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant Takes Step Forward With Storage Agreement

The developer of the proposed second petrochemical plant in the Appalachian Basin has reached a preliminary agreement with a natural gas...

Jul 30, 2020

PA Attorney General Charges Two More Gas-Related Companies

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro began his term with the oil and gas industry in his sights. Since taking office in 2017, AG...

Jul 23, 2020

Revised Petrochemical Tax Break Approved by PA Legislature

Months after Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill incentivizing petrochemical companies to open up shop in the Commonwealth, a new bill with...

Jul 16, 2020

Natural Gas Impact Fee Payments Expected to Drop To New Low in 2020

Counties and municipalities in Pennsylvania saw a drop of about 20 percent in the Act 13 impact fee payments they receive from natural...

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 16, 2020

Partner Withdraws From Ohio Petrochemical Plant Project

The future of a second petrochemical plant in the Appalachian Basin became murkier this week when a major investor pulled out of the...

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...

Jul 2, 2020

2019 Impact Fee Payments Fall with the Price of Gas

After setting record high figures in 2018, counties and municipalities should expect significantly less from 2019’s impact fee payments....

Jul 2, 2020

AG Report Finds ‘Systemic Failure’ by Pa. Agencies to Regulate Fracking

A report outlining the findings of a two-year grand jury investigation by the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office into the shale gas...

Jun 25, 2020

Economic Downturn Means Lower Gas Royalty and Lease Payments

The natural gas industry had already entered an economic slump before the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March, and the pain being felt by...

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...

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