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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Low Oil Prices Restrain Job Growth in Energy-Rich States
Stagnant oil prices that have fallen by almost half over the last year continued to cut into regional job growth in April, when employment data again showed state losses where the energy industry is most active, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
May 27, 2015
West Virginia Acreage Sells Fast For Magnum Hunter
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. on Tuesday announced a deal to sell 5,210 net acres in Tyler County, WV, to an undisclosed operator, checking-off one item on a long list it has been working on to generate more cash and jump-start its idled operations in the Appalachian Basin.
May 26, 2015
West Virginia Acreage Sells Fast For Magnum Hunter
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. on Tuesday announced a deal to sell 5,210 net acres in Tyler County, WV, to an undisclosed operator, checking-off one item on a long list it has been working on to generate more cash and jump-start its idled operations in the Appalachian Basin.
May 26, 2015
Railroads Take Hit as Crude, Supply Shipments Fall With Oil/Gas Prices
The decline in unconventional oil and natural gas drilling in shale fields across the country has cut into the benefits for the nation’s leading railroads, with everything from crude-by-rail to oilfield supply shipments curtailed through the first quarter of this year.
May 22, 2015
Railroads Take Hit as Crude, Supply Shipments Fall With Oil/Gas Prices
The decline in unconventional oil and natural gas drilling in shale fields across the country has cut into the benefits for the nation's leading railroads, with everything from crude-by-rail to oilfield supply shipments curtailed through the first quarter of this year.
May 22, 2015
Ohio City Won’t Appeal Ruling Striking Down Oil/Gas Drilling Ban
More than two months after a Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judge struck down a Cleveland suburb’s charter amendment that sought to ban oil and natural gas drilling, the city’s law director said it won’t be appealing the decision.
May 21, 2015
Congress Forms Bipartisan Propane Caucus
Lawmakers from Ohio and Minnesota on Thursday announced the formation of a Congressional propane caucus to address issues and challenges facing both the industry and consumers as the nation’s supplies continue to grow with the increase in unconventional natural gas production.
May 21, 2015
Ohio City Won’t Appeal Ruling Striking Down Oil/Gas Drilling Ban
More than two months after a Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judge struck down a Cleveland suburb's charter amendment…
May 21, 2015
Congress Forms Bipartisan Propane Caucus
Lawmakers from Ohio and Minnesota on Thursday announced the formation of a Congressional propane caucus to address issues and challenges facing both the industry and consumers as the nation's supplies continue to grow with the increase in unconventional natural gas production.
May 21, 2015
Pennsylvania’s Wolf Asks Two Operators to Enact Tighter Crude-By-Rail Standards
Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday continued his push for better crude-by-rail safety standards in Pennsylvania, with a letter encouraging two of the state’s leading railway operators to “expeditiously” comply with new federal rules for transporting flammable liquids and implement tighter rules of their own.
May 20, 2015