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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West Virginia Streamlines Drilling Permits Process For Acquisitions
West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has signed a bill into law that will allow the simple transfer of oil and natural gas drilling permits to any company acquiring acreage in the state in a move that is expected to help save both time and money.
U.S. Rig Count Continues Falling
The U.S. oil rig count continued to drop sharply as Baker Hughes Inc. reported that 1,056 were running across the country for the week ending Feb. 13, down 84 from the previous week and 367 from the same time one year ago.
ATEX Expected to Return to Service by Friday
Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD) said Wednesday that repairs on its Appalachia-to-Texas Express (ATEX) ethane pipeline, which ruptured Jan. 26, are complete and that it expects the 1,265-mile line to be back in full-service on Friday.
After Historic Production, West Virginia Waiting For Curve to Flatten
Oil and natural gas production increased markedly in West Virginia between 2012 and 2013, the latest year for which data is available, with shale drillers not surprisingly accounting for an overwhelming majority of the gains, according to data compiled by state regulators.
Wolf Proposes Hybrid NatGas Severance Tax For Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf for the first time since taking office in January outlined his proposal for a hybrid severance tax on natural gas production in the state that he estimated could raise up to $1 billion in its first year, saying the “lion’s share” of that revenue would go toward public education.
EPA Releases Final Report on Induced Seismicity
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that although conclusive proof linking oil and natural gas disposal wells and earthquakes at injection sites across the country is difficult to demonstrate, a relationship is undeniable.
EmberClear Scraps Plans For Pennsylvania GTL Plant
EmberClear Corp. has reportedly cancelled plans for a 500,000 gallon/d gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in southeast Pennsylvania that had faced staunch opposition from residents living near a 63-acre site proposed for the facility.
Columbia Pipeline Partners Sets MLP IPO Record With $1.1B Debut
Columbia Pipeline Partners LP (CPPL), the midstream master limited partnership (MLP) backed by one of the nation’s largest utility companies, NiSource Inc., shattered records last week when it sold 46.8 million common units and raised about $1.1 billion in the largest such initial public offering (IPO) in history.
NatGas Severance Tax Proposals Piling Up in Pennsylvania
Within days of one another, state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle emerged with another round of legislative proposals to raise more fees against Pennsylvania’s shale gas drillers.
Sunoco’s Mariner East Projects Could Mean Big Money For Pennsylvania
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP’s Mariner East pipeline projects are expected to contribute up to $4.2 billion to Pennsylvania’s economy alone, and they would create more than 30,000 jobs during construction in addition to 300-400 permanent jobs once operational, according to a study released Thursday.