Articles by Jamison Cocklin

UIL Abandons Deal to Buy Philadelphia Gas Works

UIL Holdings Corp. has terminated its $1.86 billion agreement to purchase Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), the nation's largest municipally-owned gas utility, after the city council’s decision in October to rule out what it deemed a risky sale. Read More

Residents of Ohio Suburb Sue to Protect Fracking Ban

Residents of a Cleveland suburb have filed a lawsuit against Ohio and two drilling companies arguing that the state's exclusive authority to regulate and permit oil and gas wells is a violation of their constitutional rights to local self-government. Read More

Ohio's 3Q Unconventional NatGas Production Tops 2013 Total

Unconventional oil and natural gas production in Ohio last quarter continued to significantly increase, with operators reporting more natural gas... Read More

Proactive Approach Urged to Prevent, Better Understand Induced Seismicity

A former top official at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) says the issue of induced seismicity related to oil and natural gas activity is not going away anytime soon, and he urged both the industry and state regulators to work to ease public concern and prevent future incidents. Read More

Utica's Long-Term Potential Still Hard to Gauge, Analyst Says

Although the Utica Shale land-grab is largely over and most Ohio acreage has been delineated, there remains a flurry of activity on the play's fringes... Read More

Marcellus/Utica Pipeline Project Expected to Generate Millions For State Economies

Construction and operation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is expected to have a significant economic impact in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, according to a study commissioned by the four utility companies behind the project. Read More

UGI Flows Utica Gas to Customers in North-Central Pennsylvania

For the first time, Utica Shale gas is flowing to utility customers in north-central Pennsylvania, hundreds of miles away from the play's sweet spot in eastern Ohio. Read More

Study Finds Atlantic Coast Pipeline Would Boost State Economies

A key pipeline project designed to pair increasing production of Marcellus and Utica Shale gas with growing markets in the Southeast is also expected to give an economic boost to the states where it will be located. Read More

Pennsylvania County Council Forced to Consider Another Drilling Moratorium

A Pennsylvania citizens group has succeeded in landing a proposed ordinance on the Allegheny County Council's agenda that would impose... Read More

Act 13 Fallout Still Posing Challenges for Pennsylvania Operators

Nearly one year after a landmark court decision diminished Pennsylvania's regulatory authority and gave more power back to municipalities, new challenges against the oil and gas industry are setting the stage for key legal decisions across the state that could affect how townships handle development. Read More