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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Train Carrying LPG Derails in West Virginia
A CSX Corp. train carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) derailed early last Thursday in Wetzel County, WV, but no injuries or propane leaks were reported.
December 28, 2015
Pennsylvania Auditor General to Investigate Marcellus Impact Fee Spending
The Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General plans to launch an investigation into how Marcellus Shale impact fee distributions are being spent and reported by the counties and municipalities across the state that receive them.
December 28, 2015
Stone Energy Cutting GOM-Focused 2016 Budget in Half
Stone Energy Corp. is cutting its 2016 capital expenditure (capex) budget by more than 50% from 2015 levels, saying its $200 million spending plan for next year would be reviewed and depend upon commodity prices, liquidity and working interest sales, among other things.
December 24, 2015
ECA Midstream Seeks FERC Approval to Serve Pennsylvania NatGas-Fired Plant
A midstream subsidiary of the Energy Corporation of America (ECA) has applied with FERC requesting jurisdiction for an existing natural gas gathering system in northwestern Pennsylvania to serve a power plant in the region.
December 24, 2015
Pennsylvania Agencies Jointly Fine Consol Energy Subsidiary For Water Withdrawals
Consol Energy Inc. subsidiary CNX Gas Co. LLC has agreed to pay the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) more than $450,000 for water withdrawals that violated the state’s Oil and Gas Act and its fish and boat code.
December 24, 2015
Wood Group Continues U.S. Expansion With Acquisition of Ohio-Based Oil/Gas Construction Firm
Scotland-based John Wood Group plc has acquired privately-owned oil and gas construction firm Kelchner Inc. for an undisclosed sum, expanding its global footprint to the Appalachian Basin.
December 23, 2015
Stone Energy’s 2016 Plans Mostly Exclude Appalachian Basin
Stone Energy Corp. intends next year to continue shifting capital away from its Appalachian Basin assets under a plan that would cut its budget by more than half from 2015 levels and find it spending more heavily in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico as it did this year.
December 22, 2015
Nexus Customers Cleared to Move NatGas From Ohio to Canada
The Ontario Energy Board has approved applications from Spectra Energy Corp. subsidiary Union Gas Ltd. and Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. for 15-year contracts to move natural gas from the Appalachian Basin into the Union Gas Dawn Hub in Ontario on the Nexus Gas Transmission system.
December 21, 2015
Rice Energy Selling Stake in Midstream Holdings to Boost 2016 Funding
Rice Energy Inc. said Monday that it would sell a $500 million interest in its midstream holdings to an unnamed energy infrastructure fund, stopping short of disclosing terms of the deal before it’s completed early next year.
December 21, 2015
Pennsylvania PUC Lowers Rate Request From State’s Largest NatGas/Electric Utility By Millions
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has reduced PECO Energy Co.’s electric distribution rate request by 33%, approving a settlement that would allow a $127 million annual increase for its customers, rather than the $190 million increase it had filed for earlier this year.
December 21, 2015