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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A northeast Ohio company has plans to open one of the state’s first third-party water treatment facilities to process flowback, brine and other wastewater that collects during the drilling process. Ohio favors injection wells to dispose of its oilfield waste, with nearly 98% of all brine water being disposed of in Class II injection wells. Iron Eagle Enterprises LLC, of Liberty Township is the first to receive a third-party permit. Plans call for constructing a 14,000 b/d, or 588,000 gallon, facility in Carroll County, where drilling activities have been robust. The plant is expected to employ as many as 50 people once it’s operational. No completion date has been announced.
December 4, 2013
Poll Finds Appalachian Voters Support More Safeguards For Drilling
A poll of 1,250 registered voters living in the Marcellus and Utica shale regions released on Monday found that an overwhelming majority of those surveyed support more environmental safeguards and regulations as a condition of further oil and gas development in Appalachia.
December 3, 2013
Range Prepares to Sell 70,000 Permian Basin Acres
In yet another move that reaffirms its commitment to oil projects in the Midcontinent and the liquids-rich portion of the Marcellus Shale in southwest Pennsylvania, Range Resources Corp.is putting up for sale 70,000 net acres in West Texas and essentially exiting the Permian Basin.
December 3, 2013
Ohio Reports Shale Jobs Up 30% Since 2011
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) on Monday said employment in the state’s core shale-related industries, such as pipeline construction and well drilling, increased by more than 30% between the first quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2013.
December 3, 2013
ODNR to Start Reporting Quarterly Production Data in February
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) expects to begin releasing quarterly oil and gas production reports in February, after a push from investors, members of the agency itself and other industry stakeholders, who called for more up-to-date figures on the pace of development in the Utica shale play last year.
December 2, 2013
Operators Developing West Virginia at Steady Pace
Horizontal drilling continues at a steady pace in West Virginia, where operators are concentrating on a wet gas zone in the Marcellus formation, located in the north-central part of the state and reaching into its panhandle.
November 27, 2013
Trade Group Calls for Upgrade to Nation’s Rail Cars
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to update regulations and require operators that use tank cars to transport flammable liquids — including crude oil and ethanol — to retrofit or phase-out older models and build new cars with more stringent standards.
November 27, 2013
New Methane Study Stirs Debate on Emissions
A study released earlier this week in the peer-reviewed Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that reported government calculations on U.S. methane emissions could be grossly underestimated is drawing a bevy of media attention and creating groundswells of both support and criticism.
November 27, 2013
Industry Briefs
Silverback Exploration LLC, a newly formed oil and gas exploration company, has received a $350 million equity commitment fromEnCap Investments. San Antonio-based Silverback will use the capital to pursue and develop unconventional resource play opportunities in the United States. Silverback is led by CEO George M. Young Jr., who most recently served as president of Collins and Young LLC.
November 27, 2013
Summit Natural Gas of Maine Announces Expansion Plans
Summit Natural Gas of Maine announced Monday its plan to go forward with a $110 million expansion next year that will extend natural gas service to the towns of Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth — all near Portland, ME. in the southern part of the state.
November 26, 2013