The simmering dispute over waterway rights between Ukraine and Russia broke into armed conflict this week
Marcellus Shale
Marcellus Shale Update: Russia, Ukraine And Marcellus
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By Matthew Pitzarella | Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
IHS Markit says U.S. natural gas production is expected to rise by 60 percent over the next 20 years
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Biglaw Firm Tells Underperforming Office To Go Frack Itself
By Staci Zaretsky
Oil frack somethingThe oil and gas industry has been dealing with a slump in business for quite some time, and law firms specializing in energy law have felt the sting since 2015.
New York Energy Week: Panelists Stress Need for Build-out of Critical Gas Infrastructure
By Roman Kilisek
The Northeast has reached the “Distribution Phase” of the US Shale Revolution Now in its third year, on Monday New York Energy Week kicked off with a ‘Natural Gas Breakfast’ entitled “An Exploration into the Rise of Natural Gas” that was hosted by the CME Group. Since 2013, the NYEW series has brought more than… Keep reading →
Nowhere in the United States is there more to learn from EPA’s recent water/fracking study than in the state of New York. Six months ago Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned hydraulic fracturing as too hazardous. Though the Cuomo administration conducted no original research of its own, the governor said no to fracking, no to jobs and… Keep reading →
Cuadrilla is looking for approval to frack the first horizontal well into shale rock in Britain – in Lancashire, to be precise – and it’s holding up Pennsylvania as an example of how it can be done without damaging a bucolic countryside. “Pennsylvania has the Marcellus Shale, which is one of the largest shale plays in the… Keep reading →
Sometimes, amid the back and forth of discussions over energy policy, it’s helpful to talk about the real-world impacts of various policy choices. Right now in Pennsylvania, there’s a vigorous debate going on over a proposed natural gas severance tax that would supersede the state’s existing impact fee — vigorous because the impact fee has… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: FY Budget 2016, GDF Suez Investment & Fracking Gag Order
By Conor O'Sullivan
President Obama and his administration are bracing themselves from a Republican controlled Congress in wake of his FY 2016 budget which will see heavy investment in clean energy industries. “In addition to some $7.4 billion in research and development funding for clean energy and climate science, President Obama’s fiscal year 2016 budget — a nearly $4 trillion… Keep reading →
Abundant Gas Supplies Spur New Pipeline Construction
By Samuel Glasser
As 2015 is ushered in, about 40 U.S. pipeline projects are in various stages of development for receiving natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shales, including six that came on line in 2014. All together, the projects represent more than 33 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day of capacity and about $20 billion of… Keep reading →
America’s Next Energy Hub – Philadelphia Dealt a Major Setback
By Ronald Schuler | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
In 2012, the city of Philadelphia announced plans to privatize the Philadelphia Gas Works (“PGW”). PGW is the nation’s largest municipality-owned natural gas utility with more than 6,000 miles of gas mains and service pipes supplying approximately 500,000 customers in the city of Philadelphia. The sale was positioned as a means to fix the municipal pension fund as well as the first step in developing Philadelphia as an energy hub, taking advantage of its proximity to the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays as well as its status as a coastal port.
