Energy Inc: Will a local antifracking movement stifle new drilling in Allegheny County?

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September 15, 2015

This week in Pittsburgh energy Five things to know in energy this week, plus $9 billion in projects considered for MarkWest and Marathon, an auction for Patriot Coal assets postponed, and a sharp decrease in pipeline explosions in Pennsylvania. Will a local antifracking movement stifle new drilling in Allegheny County? Churchill residents are mobilizing against natural gas drilling on the former Churchill Valley Country Club property. Five things you need to know about energy, and how lifting the oil export ban could impact gas prices Ethane crackers are cropping up everywhere, conventional oil and gas producers band together to survive, the Marcellus shale industry's impact on creating jobs, and royalty checks shrivel as oil and gas prices tumble. Marathon/MarkWest eyeing $9B in projects Sending oil and gas from the east to the Gulf Coast was unheard of a short time ago, but the glut of fossil fuels plucked from Appalachia has led to numerous planned pipeline reversals. Patriot Coal auction postponed Lawyer says new financing terms could change repayment terms. Pennsylvania pipeline explosions down 70 percent PUC touts its work in the One Call program as helping to reduce incidents. 'Gasland' catalyst for social movement, study finds A new study to be published in the October issue of the American Sociological Review finds that it created a genuine "social movement" against fracking. TOP HEADLINES Ridgetop Hospitality breaking ground on first hotel Westinghouse moves closer to federal nuclear regulators Bank gives vote of confidence to beleaguered gas company Westinghouse awarded contract to dismantle controversial German nuclear reactor Ethane cracker's path to Ohio began 2 years ago

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