Tag archive for ‘natural gas’
DEP pledges public water (0)
10/06/10 •
State to install $11.8M line, sue Cabot for cost if necessary BY LAURA LEGERE Times-Shamrock Writer Pennsylvania’s head environmental regulator committed Thursday to installing an $11.8 million public water line for at least 18 families whose water supplies have been contaminated by methane from natural gas drilling. Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said [...]
Compressor stations granted planning approval (0)
10/06/10 •
BY STACI WILSON Plans for two natural gas compressor stations received the approval of the county planning commission at its Sept. 28 meeting. The commission granted preliminary approval to UGI Energy Services for a compressor station on the John Sershen property in Auburn Twp. Sershen was granted both conditional and final approval for a one [...]
Gas industry leads economic development issues (0)
9/29/10 •
BY STACI WILSON Economic development in Susquehanna County seems to hinge on natural gas development. The bulk of agenda items discussed by the county economic development board at its Thursday morning meeting were tied to the developing industry in some way. The board discussed the possible reestablishment of five miles rail track from Simpson to [...]
Marcellus wells top expectations (0)
9/15/10 •
gasproduction BY LAURA LEGERE Times-Shamrock Writer Marcellus Shale gas wells in Northeastern and Northcentral Pennsylvania led the state in natural gas production last year, exceeding even industry predictions about the promise of the gas-rich shale, according to well production data released for the first time by the state. In the 12 months between July 1, [...]