MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Nature Conservancy teamed to conduct a poll on West Virginian’s views of the state’s energy future. The […]
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Gov. Justice reactivates Public Energy Authority to promote mineral industry interests
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice announced Saturday that he is reactivating the West Virginia Public Energy Authority. The WVPEA was created by the Legislature with a mission […]
Pa. town saved by fracking fears Biden will kill its prosperity
Thirty years ago, Jason Capps was a young man with ambition, but when he looked around Canonsburg, Pa., near Pittsburgh, where he grew up, all he saw […]
Northeast Natural Energy seeking independent certification for environmental, social governance standards
MORGANTOWN –Northeast Natural Energy has taken a leading step among area natural gas producers to seek dual certification for adherence to what’s called ESG standards: Environmental, social […]
Guest essay: Gas and oil vital to West Virginia’s economy and future
by Charlie Burd This year has been a challenging one. The pandemic has affected all of us, and our industry, much like every sector, is adapting. While […]
DEP to cut more than third of its staff
MORGANTOWN – Significant revenue shortfalls have led the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil and Gas to cut more than a third of its staff […]
Natural gas organizations IOGA and WVONGA will merge into GO-WV
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s two major oil and natural gas associations will soon be one. The West Virginia Independent Oil and Gas Association (IOGA) and the West […]
Northeast Natural Energy annouces $65M investment to keep operations moving forward in midst of industry slump
MORGANTOWN — Although COVID-19 has worsened the natural gas industry production slump, local producer Northeast Natural Energy announced some good news this week: It received “significant investment” […]
Longview Power looks for alternate site for PA portion of planned solar plant
Longview Power’s West Virginia solar plant is still a go, but the portion planned for across the border in Pennsylvania is not moving forward, for the time […]
Shale Insight: Speaker details hidden costs of displacing fossil fuels with renewables
MORGANTOWN — The transition to green energy will be packed with hidden costs nationally and globally, an expert told shale gas industry leaders during Wednesday’s Shale Insight […]
