Pipeline Drilling to Resume in Delco, Chesco
Leslie Krowchenko | The Delaware County Daily Times A ruling issued Thursday by the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board has lifted the temporary halt on horizontal directional drilling in connection with the Sunoco Pipeline Mariner East 2 project. The decision came in response to an emergency order filed by the company requesting for work to resume…
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Another View: Delco Leading Charge in Pa. Job Improvement
Trish McFarland | The Delaware County Daily Times At the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, our mission in action is underscored by member programs and services to enhance business throughout the region, promote the economic wellbeing of the county, provide valuable benefits to members, strengthen the quality of life within the community, serve as a…
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Guest Column: What to Know About the Recent Mariner East Incidents and Horizontal Drilling
Bill Godsey | The Delaware Country Daily Times Following reports of an inadvertent release of bentonite clay during the drilling of the Mariner East pipeline, residents, lawmakers, and government regulators could use some perspective on the issue. Release of non-toxic bentonite is nothing alarming, or even unusual, in infrastructure construction – in this case pipelines….
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Pipelines Are Essential for Economic Gain from Natural Gas
Bernadette Puzzuloe | The Pittsburg Post-Gazette Pennsylvania is in great shape to benefit from the thriving energy economy thanks to natural gas. Unfortunately, Pennsylvania is inadequately prepared to do this without increased pipeline infrastructure development. It is not enough to have the energy resources if we cannot transport those resources to where they are needed…
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The Northeast Natural Gas Pipeline Buildout is Coming
Jude Clemente | Forbes More pipelines will allow upstream gas to reach downstream markets that value it highest. U.S. gas consumers should know that our widening pipeline buildout will create more price uniformity across regions, putting your local differential more on par with benchmark Henry Hub. Read More
Without Eminent Domain, Infrastructure Efforts Would Suffer
David N. Taylor | Lancaster Online Envisioning the benefits of new infrastructure can be challenging — trying to picture a vast network of interstate highways and bridges, a web of interconnected electrical transmission lines, a high-speed train capable of cutting hours off mass transportation — when you can only see where you’re standing right now….
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Experts: Pipelines Needed to Get Gas to Market
Jim Dino | The Standard Speaker In order for Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale gas to be an asset, pipelines have to be built to get the gas to market, people in the industry say. Pennsylvanians don’t have to worry, however, as selling the gas out of state won’t diminish its supply to state residents because there…
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