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Jamison Cocklin

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.

Texas, Pennsylvania Tops in Water Consumption For Oil/Gas Drilling, EPA Finds

Pennsylvania was second only to Texas in the amount of water used for gross oil and gas production from 2011 to 2013, according to a recently released U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) analysis of tens of thousands of FracFocus disclosures by operators in 20 states.

April 7, 2015
EVEP Selling Stake in Utica East Ohio Complex to Williams for $575M

EVEP Selling Stake in Utica East Ohio Complex to Williams for $575M

EV Energy Partners LP (EVEP) said Monday that it has agreed to sell its 21% interest in Utica East Ohio Midstream LLC (UEO) to Williams Partners LP for $575 million in a deal that would give Williams majority ownership in the sprawling processing and fractionation complex.

April 6, 2015

Magnum Hunter Facing SEC Scrutiny Regarding Financial Reporting

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. said Friday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could take action against it following an inquiry into the company’s financial reporting during 2012 and 2013.

April 6, 2015

Consol Debuts Clean Diesel Fracking at Pittsburgh Airport

Consol Energy Inc. has begun completion operations on six wells at its flagship project at the Pittsburgh International Airport, where it has contracted with Halliburton Co. to use state-of-the-art emissions technology to power hydraulic fracturing (fracking) pumps.

April 2, 2015

Analyst Expects Dry Gas Shift by Appalachia Producers

An analysis conducted by Wells Fargo Securities of the Northeast’s natural gas liquids (NGL) market shows that while the decline in commodity prices will slow production in the long term, liquids volumes are likely to continue increasing incrementally for the next four years or so.

April 2, 2015

DOL Collects Back Wages from New Mexico, Texas Oil/Gas Subcontractors

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) said Monday a wage enforcement initiative launched last year in New Mexico and Texas has recovered more than $1.3 million for employees of subcontractors working for independent producers in the region.

April 1, 2015

Accident Apparently Kills Worker at Marcus Hook

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP confirmed that a contract employee was killed on Monday during work to convert the Marcus Hook industrial complex near Philadelphia into a natural gas liquids (NGL) terminal.

April 1, 2015

Pennsylvania’s Unconventional Gas Production Still Climbing in January

Unconventional natural gas production in Pennsylvania reached 390 Bcf in January, according to the first set of monthly data released by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

April 1, 2015

With Joint Venture Proceeds, Rex Energy Cuts Budget Another 30%

Rex Energy Corp. on Tuesday said it would reduce capital expenditures by another 30% this year after it announced a joint venture (JV) agreement with private equity firm ArcLight Capital Partners LLC to help fund the development of its key assets in western Pennsylvania.

March 31, 2015
Pennsylvania DEP Close to Issuing Shell Air Permit for Ethane Cracker

Pennsylvania DEP Close to Issuing Shell Air Permit for Ethane Cracker

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has completed its review of a 715-page air quality permit application submitted by Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC for a proposed multi-billion dollar ethane cracker, and the agency is one step closer to approving it, pending a public comment period.

March 30, 2015