Jeremiah Shelor

Backing claims of the economic benefits of shale drilling, a recent study conducted by Dartmouth College researchers concluded that unconventional oil and gas development has paid dividends for the surrounding regions.

In a FERC filing last week, PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC issued a detailed response to a long list of comments made in opposition to its project.

A Southern Company subsidiary has issued $1 billion in “green bonds” earmarked for investment in renewable projects, pointing to an ongoing shift in domestic power generation.

National Fuel Gas Co. (NFG) saw its 4Q2015 results affected by low commodity prices yet again, as NFG’s exploration and production (E&P) subsidiary Seneca Resources Corp. closed 4Q2015 on Sept. 30 with almost 13 Bcf in voluntary curtailments in its Appalachian production.

The list of announced mid- and downstream Utica Shale investments in Ohio continues to grow, even as persistently low commodity prices have constrained the region’s exploration and production (E&P) companies, according to a list compiled by Columbus, OH-based law firm Bricker & Eckler LLP.

Struggling energy companies continue to put upward pressure on U.S. and global speculative grade default rates, according to a recent report from Moody’s Investors Service.

Pennsylvania’s Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force, appointed by Gov. Tom Wolf over the summer (see Shale Daily, July 8), issued a draft report last week, shedding light on the wide range of issues raised in the ongoing pipeline infrastructure buildout in the Northeast.

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has rejected a proposal from Washington Gas Light Co. (WGL) to acquire a non-operating interest in 25 Pennsylvania wells through a deal with Energy Corp. of America.

Though it had become a lightning rod in the debate over the nation’s use of fossil fuels, the rejection of TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL is unlikely to have any meaningful impact on the nation’s natural gas infrastructure buildout, according to industry officials.