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StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Reid Frazier: Why I’m following Pa.’s Marcellus shale gas to Scotland

The deep shale gas deposits beneath Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia are rich in ethane, a key byproduct of natural gas. It can be used to heat homes and power electric plants, but ethane’s chief use in today’s world is to make plastic. Not just […]

Bradford County natural gas conversion plant to solve stranded gas problem

A new natural gas conversion plant in Bradford County will liquefy natural gas for transport by truck instead of pipeline. This gas previously was stranded in Pennsylvania due to regulatory resistance to new pipeline construction in neighboring New York state. New Fortress Energy have begun […]

Marcellus Shale natural-gas production not currently causing widespread hydrocarbon contamination of domestic wells that tap shallow upland groundwater

A new USGS study reports that shale-gas production in northern Pennsylvania has not currently caused widespread hydrocarbon contamination in the upland aquifer zone used for domestic supply. The study focused on groundwater in upland settings—high or hilly land—where natural processes are less likely to contribute methane and […]