Jamison Cocklin joined the staff of NGI in November 2013 to cover the Appalachian Basin. He was appointed Senior Editor, LNG in October 2019, and then to Managing Editor, LNG in February 2024. Prior to joining NGI, he worked as a business and energy reporter at the Youngstown Vindicator, covering the regional economy and the Utica Shale play. He also served as a city reporter at the Bangor Daily News and did freelance work for the Associated Press. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from the University of Maine.
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Experts See M&A Activity Increasing In Appalachia This Year After Slow 2015
After 2015 failed to deliver the expected spike in oil and natural gas industry merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the United States and abroad, a group of Appalachian experts is anticipating much more this year, particularly in the Marcellus and Utica shales.
March 31, 2016
Ohio Regulators Approve Controversial Plans to Keep Outdated Power Plants, Switch Some to NatGas
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) on Thursday approved controversial plans that would help both American Electric Power Co. and FirstEnergy Corp. subsidize their uncompetitive coal power plants, while also increasing natural gas-fired and renewable electric generation in the state.
March 31, 2016
Philadelphia Consortium Lobbies for NatGas Energy Hub
A consortium of energy industry, business, labor and academic interests behind Philadelphia’s push to transform the city and surrounding areas into a modern energy hub wants to double the 3 Bcf/d of natural gas that is consumed in the region.
March 30, 2016
Range Completes $110M Sale of Non-Operated Northeast Pennsylvania Assets
Range Resources Corp. has closed the sale of nearly 11,000 non-operated acres in Northeast Pennsylvania’s Bradford County as it continues to divest noncore assets and pay down debt during the commodities slump.
March 29, 2016
INEOS Brings Scotland Cracker Back to Life Ahead of U.S. Ethane Imports
Switzerland-based INEOS Group Ltd. said Tuesday that a long-shuttered manufacturing unit at its massive ethane cracker in Scotland was back online ahead of U.S. shale gas deliveries that are expected to arrive there this fall.
March 29, 2016
Legacy Producers Sue to Stop New Oil/Gas Regulations in Pennsylvania
A trade group representing Pennsylvania’s legacy oil and natural gas producers has filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to stop a package of new regulations that it claims would put many of its members out of business.
March 28, 2016
Primus Planning Small-Scale GTL Facility Using Marcellus Gas
New Jersey-based Primus Green Energy Inc. said Wednesday it plans to develop a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant for the Marcellus Shale that is slated to begin operations in 4Q2017.
March 24, 2016
Another Appalachian E&P Startup Secures $800M Equity Commitment
Another Appalachian-focused exploration and production (E&P) company has secured an equity commitment of up to $800 million to lease and operate land in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
March 24, 2016
EPA Fines Williams For 2015 Pipeline Rupture in West Virginia
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has collected a $14,440 fine from Williams Ohio Valley Midstream for a violation of the federal Clean Water Act after a four-inch diameter pipeline ruptured in its natural gas gathering and processing system in Marshall County, WV.
March 24, 2016
Columbia Gas Again Asks Pennsylvania PUC For More Revenue
NiSource Inc. subsidiary Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania has filed another request with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) for an annual revenue increase of $55 million to fund continuing upgrades of its underground distribution infrastructure and training for pipeline safety and regulatory compliance.
March 23, 2016