PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
On February 26, the Independent Fiscal Office reported 2023 Pennsylvania natural gas production was up 1.0% Total annual production was 7,520 billion cubic feet in 2023; 7,441 billion cubic feet in 2022; 7,563 billion cubic feet in 2021; 7,077 billion cubic feet in 2020; and 6,816 billion cubic feet in 2019.
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 4, 2023
On December 4, the Independent Fiscal Office reported third quarter natural gas production in Pennsylvania was down 0.5% If the current pace holds, there will be fewer wells drilled in 2023 than any year in the last decade. from the third quarter of 2022, but has increased slightly over the past 12 months.
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PA Environment Daily
MAY 14, 2024
Information provided by the Department of Environmental Protection in response to a Right to Know request shows DEP took major enforcement actions against 26 shale gas drilling and pipeline companies in 2023, including imposing $2,290,849 in penalties for violations going back to 2018. Butler County; -- Roulette Oil & Gas, Inc.:
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 17, 2023
On October 17, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held an informational briefing on Project Canary , a company that measures, analyzes and reports on methane emissions from natural gas production and distribution infrastructure.
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
related to a 2020 natural gas explosion on Water Dam Road in Waynesburg, Greene County, that injured one person and destroyed a residence. The gas leak led to an explosion that destroyed a neighboring residence at 134 Water Dam Road, injuring the homeowner.
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
On September 5, 2023, DEP issued a notice of violation to the operator for abandoning the well without plugging it and the operator tried to plug it, but a camera inserted into the well found natural gas was still bubbling up through the well indicating it had failed. No violations were issued.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 16, 2023
billion gallons of conventional and shale gas drilling wastewater generated in Pennsylvania annually that included a statement from Gov. Shapiro’s office supporting “key recommendations” in a 2020 Grand Jury Report that concluded DEP’s oil and gas regulatory program failed to protect public health and the environment.
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