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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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
Pennsylvania House Democrats Probe NatGas Incentives
A divide was evident this week at the Pennsylvania Capitol when Democratic lawmakers heard testimony from a group of experts about whether the state should continue to incentivize natural gas use, while Republican leadership continues to move forward with initiatives.
March 23, 2016
Ohio Bill To Ease Oil/Gas Unitization Process Still Stuck in Committee
A bill passed unanimously by the Ohio House of Representatives early last year that would help oil and natural gas companies more easily form drilling units by allowing them to unitize state-owned land such as roads, universities and wildlife areas, remains stuck in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
March 22, 2016
MarkWest Concludes Cleanup After Spill at Mobley Complex in West Virginia
MarkWest Energy Partners LP said this week that a month-long effort to clean up a spill of heat transfer oil from its Mobley Processing Facility in Wetzel County, WV, has been completed.
March 22, 2016
EnerVest Reviving Ohio’s Clinton Sandstone With Horizontal Drilling to Unlock Oil
There was a time before the advent of Ohio’s Utica Shale boom when the Clinton Sandstone was king, reigning as the state’s most actively produced formation. But EnerVest Operating LLC is trying to breathe new life into the old play by reviving the stubborn rock with horizontal drilling.
March 18, 2016
MISO Projecting 16 GW of Coal Retirements by 2030, More Gas Dispatch Under CPP
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) in its latest analysis projects roughly 16 GW of coal-fired generating capacity on its system could be retired by 2030 under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Clean Power Plan (CPP), giving way to natural gas and renewables.
March 18, 2016