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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NatGas-Fired Power Plant Comes Closer to Approval in Southwest Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has scheduled an open house and formal public hearing for a proposed 950 MW natural gas-fired power plant that’s been planned for years in the southwest part of the state.
January 13, 2015
ODNR Defends Drilling Permit Against Another Local Challenge
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has filed an appeal in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas challenging a decision by the state’s oil and gas commission to revoke a permit it issued last month.
January 12, 2015
Pennsylvania Auditing Marcellus Operators For Potentially Shorting Royalties
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has discovered that some Marcellus Shale operators could be wrongly deducting post-production fees from royalties paid to the state under land they have leased in public forests, according to a department representative.
January 9, 2015
NEXUS Submits Pre-Filing Application to FERC
More than two years after they announced the project, backers of the NEXUS Gas Transmission system have submitted their application for pre-filing review at FERC.
January 9, 2015
Magnum Midstream Unit Reports Record Throughput
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp.’s midstream subsidiary recorded a new record throughput of 406,000 MMBtu, exiting 2014 above its anticipated rate of 400,000 MMBtu/d, the company said.
January 8, 2015
Pennsylvania Court Upholds Executive Order Authorizing Leases on State-Owned Land
Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court has ruled to uphold an executive order issued by Gov. Tom Corbett to lift a four-year moratorium on subsurface oil and gas leases in state parks and forests, determining that revenue from those leases could go toward the state budget rather than a special fund for conservation.
January 8, 2015
Pennsylvania Study Finds No Link Between Marcellus Development and Health Care Demand
The second part of an extensive study conducted by a bipartisan agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly shows no clear link between Marcellus Shale development and increased demand for health care services in areas most affected by the boom.
January 7, 2015
Utah Considering Lawsuit in Attempt to Reclaim Federal Lands
Utah is gearing up for a potential legal battle with the federal government over its demand that more than 30 million U.S.-owned acres be transferred to its control, as legislators consider a lawsuit that would argue the state is better suited to manage public lands.
January 7, 2015
More Research Links Hilcorp Ops to 2014 Ohio Quakes
New research published by the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America reaffirms conclusions reached by Ohio regulators that horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations at a Hilcorp Energy Co. site in March activated a previously unknown fault line and triggered a series of earthquakes.
January 6, 2015
Gastar Wins WV Court Challenge That Threatened Marcellus Ops
Gastar Exploration Inc. said Monday that it has favorably resolved a key legal challenge in West Virginia that threatened to undercut its production in the Marcellus Shale.
January 5, 2015