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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Marcellus Producing More Than 15 Bcf/d, EIA Says
The Marcellus Shale has passed another milestone, this time exceeding 15 Bcf/d of natural gas production in July, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
August 5, 2014
Fayetteville, Marcellus Again Help Southwestern to Record Quarter
The Fayetteville and Marcellus shales continued driving gains for Southwestern Energy Co. in the second quarter, giving it cause to increase its capital expenditures for those positions and a new venture in Colorado’s Niobrara formation.
August 4, 2014
Halcon Reports Record Quarter, But Second TMS Well Sidetracked
Halcon Resources Corp. continued making gains on drilling and completion efficiencies in the second quarter, mainly in the Williston Basin, where the Bakken/Three Forks Shale accounted for more than half of its record-breaking 42,055 boe/d.
August 1, 2014
Early Ruling Finds Sunoco’s Mariner East Not a Public Utility
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP has been dealt an early setback in a bid to earn the status of a public utility corporation, which would exempt its Mariner East pipeline from local zoning ordinances.
August 1, 2014
EIA Will Include Utica Shale in Its Drilling Productivity Report
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will begin tracking oil and natural gas production in 20 Ohio counties and include those estimates in a new Utica Shale line-item in its Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) beginning on Aug. 11.
August 1, 2014
Industry Brief
Ben W. Lupo, the former owner of Ohio-based D&L Energy Inc. and Hardrock Excavating LLC faces the maximum punishment for directing an employee to dump thousands of gallons of oilfield waste down a storm drain in Youngstown, OH that empties into a river. An investigation in 2013 led to Lupo, 64, being charged with violating the Clean Water Act (see Shale Daily,Feb. 19, 2013). He pleaded guilty in March (see Shale Daily,March 25). Prosecutors have recommended a three-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is set for Tuesday (Aug. 5) at a U.S. District Court in Cleveland.
August 1, 2014
Gulfport’s Production Stalls on Utica Slowdown
Gulfport Energy Corp.’s second quarter production dropped by a little more than 1% from the first quarter after it pulled back the reins in the Utica Shale.
July 31, 2014
Pennsylvania Outlines Surface Restrictions on State-Owned Land
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) outlined a number of proposals for what will be classified as a surface disturbance in state forests and parks during a meeting of its natural gas advisory committee on Wednesday.
July 31, 2014
Consol Energy Says Production Will Continue Growing After Record 2Q
Steadily improving completion techniques, declining costs in the Marcellus Shale and progress in the Utica Shale last quarter found Consol Energy Inc. achieving record production of 51.9 Bcfe, up from the 38.6 Bcfe it produced at the same time last year.
July 30, 2014
PDC Sells Marcellus JV Interest, Bolsters Utica Position
PDC Energy Inc. has agreed to sell its half-interest in a Marcellus Shale joint venture (JV) to privately owned Mountaineer Keystone Energy LLC for $250 million, leaving behind a dry gas program mostly neglected in favor of boosting its liquids production in other fields.
July 30, 2014