Jeremiah Shelor joined NGI in 2015 after covering business and politics for The Exponent Telegram in Clarksburg, WV. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Literary Nonfiction from West Virginia University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Virginia Tech.
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Ohio EPA Calls in AG on Rover Stormwater Permit, Now Seeks $2.3M in Penalties
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) still wants Rover Pipeline LLC to submit a stormwater permit application and pay $2.3 million in fines, and the regulator has asked the state attorney general (AG) to assist in enforcement, Director Craig Butler said Wednesday.
September 20, 2017
Ohio EPA Grants Nexus Certificate; Director Says Agency Learned From ‘Mistakes’ With Rover
The Nexus Gas Transmission pipeline cleared another regulatory hurdle this week when the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) announced that it has issued a water quality certification for the 255-mile, 1.5 Bcf/d natural gas project.
September 20, 2017
Rover Cleared to Resume HDDs as FERC Lifts Moratorium
Rover Pipeline LLC is wasting no time restarting horizontal directional drilling (HDD) at key sites now that it has the go-ahead from FERC, but the pipeline’s full in-service date could slip to late 1Q2018, Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) said Tuesday.
September 19, 2017
Rover Phase 1B Ready By 4Q, Phase 2 Tracking For Late 1Q2018, ETP Says
Rover Pipeline LLC is wasting no time restarting horizontal directional drilling (HDD) at key sites now that it has the go-ahead from FERC, but the pipeline’s full in-service date could slip to late 1Q2018, Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) said Tuesday.
September 19, 2017
Citing Sabal Trail Ruling, Sierra Club Challenges Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley Pipelines
Emboldened by an Aug. 22 court ruling that FERC’s analysis of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Sabal Trail and two other natural gas pipelines was inadequate, the Sierra Club is using that case to challenge the proposed Mountain Valley (MVP) and Atlantic Coast (ACP) pipelines.
September 18, 2017
FERC Lifts Rover HDD Moratorium
After months of pleading from Energy Transfer Partners LP’s (ETP) Rover Pipeline LLC, FERC has lifted a moratorium on horizontal directional drilling (HDD) that had delayed portions of the 710-mile, 3.25 Bcf/d natural gas mega-project.
September 18, 2017
Seven U.S. Oil Rigs Pack Up Shop; Texas, Louisiana Lead Declines Among States
A pullback in oil-directed drilling fueled an eight-rig decline in the U.S. rig count for the week ended Friday, according to data released by Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI).
September 15, 2017
U.S. NatGas Rigs Down One, With Oil Rigs on Steeper Decline
Natural gas-directed drilling in the United States held steady as oil-directed activity retreated for the week ended Friday, according to data released by Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI).
September 15, 2017
Enviros Cheer as NC Asks for More Details on Atlantic Coast Pipeline Water Permit
Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC (ACP) opponents are celebrating a data request filed Thursday by North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that they say will lead to greater scrutiny of the 600-mile, 1.5 Bcf/d natural gas transmission project.
September 15, 2017
Ohio EPA Asks FERC to Wait as Rover Pushes For HDD Restart
Rover Pipeline LLC continues to press FERC on a request to restart horizontal directional drilling (HDD), filing supplemental information and third-party analyses to persuade the Commission to lift a May moratorium.
September 14, 2017