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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Invenergy Mulls Another NatGas-Fired Power Plant in Pennsylvania
Chicago-based Invenergy LLC wants to develop another natural gas-fired power plant in Pennsylvania and is gauging interest for a facility about 20 miles south of Pittsburgh.
February 11, 2016
Pennsylvania Trade Groups Renew Fight Against Wolf’s Proposed NatGas Tax
Pennsylvania’s leading oil and gas trade groups on Wednesday renewed their commitment to fighting Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest proposal to enact a severance tax on production, saying operators can’t absorb more costs during the downturn and repeating that there can’t be a compromise.
February 10, 2016
Warren Resources Warns of Bankruptcy if Restructuring Fails
Warren Resources Inc. said Tuesday that if it can’t reach an out-of-court agreement with its creditors and noteholders about restructuring its debt, the company will likely have to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
February 9, 2016
Pennsylvania’s Wolf Renews NatGas Severance Tax Proposal, Pushing For 6.5% Rate
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday continued to push for broad spending increases that would be funded by a suite of new taxes, renewing a proposal during his 2016-2017 budget address that calls for a 6.5% severance tax on natural gas production.
February 9, 2016
West Virginia Senate Advancing Bill to Eliminate Some NatGas Taxes
The West Virginia Senate is moving swiftly toward passing a bill that would terminate volumetric fees that natural gas producers pay in addition to the state’s severance tax.
February 8, 2016
Experts See Appalachian Gas Demand Lagging In Near-Term
With the downturn in global oil prices and the glut of natural gas that continues to flood domestic markets and hold down prices, there remain significant concerns about demand for Appalachian gas in coming years, according to several experts that spoke at an industry conference in Pittsburgh last month.
February 8, 2016
NFG Continues Scaling Back, Will Drop Marcellus Rig, Delay Northern Access Pipeline
National Fuel Gas Co. continued to curtail natural gas production in its fiscal year (FY) 1Q2016, saying during its earnings call on Friday that it would scale back further by dropping a rig in the Marcellus Shale and delay its Northern Access pipeline expansion project until next year.
February 5, 2016
EQT Grows Bullish On Utica, Possibly Eclipsing Core Marcellus Assets
EQT Corp. on Thursday continued to tout its deep, dry Utica Shale prospects in Southwest Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia, and said for the first time some of the formation could meet or exceed the performance of its core Marcellus Shale assets.
February 4, 2016
Trade Group Exec Says New England Power Generators Failing to Secure Long-Term Gas Contracts
New England’s power generators aren’t subscribing to the kind of natural gas volumes that would serve peak demand during cold stretches like those seen during the polar vortex of winter 2013-2014 and they’re not driving the region’s infrastructure growth, says Northeast Gas Association CEO Thomas Kiley.
February 3, 2016
Gulfport’s NatGas-Weighted Output Skyrockets on Increased Utica Operations
After committing to curtailing 100 MMcf/d of natural gas production in the fourth quarter, Gulfport Energy Corp. far exceeded the high-end of its guidance for the period and finished 2015 with more than 100% year-over-year production growth.
February 3, 2016