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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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
NEXUS Asked to Reroute Gas Pipeline as Ohio Opposition Grows
The NEXUS Gas Transmission system, backed by Spectra Energy Corp., DTE Energy and Enbridge Inc., is facing increasing opposition in Ohio, and one city has asked FERC to require part of the pipeline be rerouted.
March 30, 2015
USGS Says Appalachian Oil/Gas Resources Still Abundant
A new release in the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Professional Paper series provides an in-depth analysis showing that oil and natural gas resources in the Appalachian Basin remain significant and are sufficient to continue contributing meaningfully to the nation’s fossil fuel needs.
March 27, 2015
Pennsylvania AG Settles With Electric Supplier For $2.3M
Pennsylvania Attorney General (AG) Kathleen Kane has announced a proposed $2.3 million settlement with the retail and wholesale electric generation supplier Pennsylvania Gas & Electric (PaG&E) to resolve consumer complaints that the company deceptively marketed its variable electric rates during the brutal cold of winter 2013-2014.
March 27, 2015
Ohio Coalition to Fight Kasich Severance Tax Proposal
A group of more than 40 local elected, business, labor and community leaders in Ohio has formed a coalition to challenge Republican Gov. John Kasich’s 6.5% severance tax proposal on unconventional oil and natural gas production.
March 26, 2015
Drilling Fluids Provider Ordered to Close Ohio Site
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has ordered an independent oilfield services company to cease operations and remove equipment at a site in Jefferson County after it learned from grassroots organizations that the company was operating illegally.
March 26, 2015
West Virginia Inks Ohio River Lease Deal with Statoil
The West Virginia Department of Commerce has reached a lease agreement with Statoil ASA to allow the producer to drill for oil and gas below the Ohio River.
March 25, 2015
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Seeks Rate Increase For Millions in Upgrades
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania has filed a request with the state’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) asking for a $46.2 million annual revenue increase to help fund $186 million in infrastructure and safety upgrades that it has planned for its 26-county service area this year.
March 24, 2015
Shale Production Continues to Drive Ohio Oil/Gas Activity
Shale drillers continued to account for a larger share of Ohio’s oil and gas activity last year, with unconventional operators leading the way in the number of well completions, volumes produced and permits issued, according to an annual report from one of the state’s leading trade groups.
March 24, 2015
Study Finds Billions in Consumer Benefits Generated by Falling NatGas Prices
The Brookings Institution has released a wide-ranging study showing that from 2007-2013 the advent of horizontal hydraulic fracturing (fracking) reduced natural gas prices by 47% compared to what they would have been without the shale boom, and provided billions of dollars in annual consumer benefits.
March 23, 2015