By Miranda Startare New Eagle council and residents heard plans from officials with an energy company to conduct seismic surveys. Representatives from EQT Corporation, based in Pittsburgh, attended Tuesday’s council meeting and explained their upcoming plans in the borough. EQT will be conducting 3D seismic surveys to help determine “the most efficient and environmentally responsible
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by:Tim Schooley Houston-based Scientific Drilling International will be the latest oil and gas firm to set up operations at the Alta Vista business park, a 256-acre property in Fallowfield Township in southeastern Washington County. The company reached a deal last week to buy 9.2 usable acres at Alta Vista from The Middle Monongahela Industrial Development
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CLARKSBURG, Pa. — Power ends, cement plugs, D-rings, O-rings, spider and suction valves — who needs them? The oil and gas drilling industry does, and Twin Pines Manufacturing in Clarksburg is catering to that niche market. Bob Kovalchik, owner and president of Twin Pines, saw an opportunity when the oil and gas drilling industry made its
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By Peter H. Milliken Pennant Midstream is ready to begin building a processing facility and start moving natural gasA naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon gases beneath the earth’s surface – often in association with petroleum. through a new pipelineUnderground or surface tubing or piping that is installed across states, countries and continents to
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The shaleA fine grained sedimentary rock composed mostly of consolidated clay or mud. Shale is the most frequently occurring sedimentary rock. boom in the United States has affected the entire domestic economy, but also is shaping world thinking about energy use, panelists said at the kick-off session for a KPMG conference on global energy in
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