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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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.
February 11, 2015
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.
February 10, 2015
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.
February 10, 2015
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.
February 9, 2015
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.
February 6, 2015
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.
February 6, 2015
Range Pulls Permit Applications For Wells Near Pennsylvania School
Range Resources Corp. has withdrawn three conditional-use permit applications in Washington County, PA, where it had planned to develop unconventional well pads near a school, in a move that environmentalists hailed as a victory and the company said was purely financial.
February 5, 2015
Fire at Range Drill Site Quickly Extinguished
Range Resources Corp. reported a fire late Wednesday at one of its well pads in Washington County, PA, where equipment failure is believed to be the cause of the blaze, the company said.
February 5, 2015
EQT Cuts 2015 Spending, Moves to Protect Cash Flow
With commodity prices showing no visible signs of life, EQT Corp. said Thursday it would scale back in its core operating areas, revising its strategy this year and announced a plan to cut spending by $450 million and release about three rigs in the coming weeks.
February 5, 2015
Appalachian Oilfield Suppliers Cutting Jobs, Closing Temporarily
The effects of oil’s seven-month slide are showing themselves in the natural gas-rich Appalachian Basin, as the region’s suppliers have announced work-stoppages and job cuts from Ohio to Pennsylvania in response to declining orders from their customers across the country.
February 4, 2015