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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Wattenberg Costs Continue to Fall For PDC
PDC Energy Inc. plans to focus almost entirely on its core Wattenberg Field acreage in Colorado this year to drive production up 50% after writing down its Utica Shale assets in Ohio in the fourth quarter and selling off its last dry gas assets in the Marcellus Shale last year (see Shale Daily, July 30, 2014).
February 20, 2015
With Commodities Down, Rex Energy Searching For Cash
With falling commodities prices putting a dent in the operational gains made by Rex Energy Corp. during the fourth quarter, the company is heading into the new year looking to monetize a series of assets to offset its growing leverage as oil and gas prices remain depressed.
February 19, 2015
Rice, Magnum Hunter Slash Spending in Appalachia
Two more Appalachian operators announced significant cuts to their 2015 budgets this week, adding to a growing list of companies in the region planning to slash year-over-year spending by roughly 40% or more and try to remain flexible as commodities prices remain low.
February 18, 2015
Another NatGas-Fired Power Plant Going Forward in Pennsylvania
Panda Power Funds LP has announced that it’s moving ahead with plans for a 1,000 MW natural gas-fired power plant in central Pennsylvania that it expects to be operational by late 2017.
February 18, 2015
Marcellus Pooling Debate Continuing in West Virginia
West Virginia lawmakers are once again trying to pass legislation that would allow exploration and production companies drilling the Marcellus Shale and other shallower formations in the state to pool landowners into units.
February 18, 2015
West Virginia Crash Unlikely to Prompt Fast Action on Federal Rail Regulations
It was still unclear Tuesday exactly how much oil had spilled from a 109-car CSX Corp. train that derailed in a fiery crash on Monday in southern West Virginia, state regulators said.
February 17, 2015
Pennsylvania Produces Record-Setting 4 Tcf of Unconventional NatGas in 2014
Unconventional natural gas production in Pennsylvania reached new heights in 2014, with operators reporting 2.08 Tcf of production in the last six months of the year, according to data released by the state Department of Environmental Protection.
February 17, 2015
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.
February 13, 2015
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.
February 13, 2015
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.
February 12, 2015