July 18, 2016
In recent months, our region’s energy industry has found itself with a surplus of natural gas. The Exponent Telegram covered this issue in an article titled “Oil and gas companies in north central West Virginia are optimistic despite industry decline,” highlighting the state’s ongoing issue of production exceeding demand in local markets. The piece features […]
May 19, 2016
Rob Richard, an organizer for the West Virginia Appalachian Laborers’ District Council, voiced support for the proposed Rover Pipeline in a recent opinion piece published in the Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register. Richard—who spoke in favor of the project during at a public comment meeting held by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Paden City […]
May 18, 2016
Wheeling News-Register — On April 4, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held a public comment meeting in Paden City concerning the Rover Pipeline. The proposed project would carry domestically produced natural gas over 700 miles from the Marcellus and Utica gas formations in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to the Midwest Hub, where it […]
May 9, 2016
An article published in the Wheeling News-Register over the weekend highlighted a number of interstate natural gas pipeline projects proposed for our region currently under review by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Surging natural gas production in the Marcellus and Utica Shale regions has put increasing constraints on existing infrastructure, leaving many key markets […]
April 7, 2016
Linda McNeil, Mayor of New Cumberland, West Virginia urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to promptly approve the Rover Pipeline project in a letter submitted to the agency. McNeil, who has served as the city’s top elected official since 2013, highlighted Rover’s willingness to accommodate local needs during the routing of the pipeline. She […]
March 21, 2016
A recent survey shows widespread support for the development of new natural gas pipelines in West Virginia. The poll, sponsored by the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association/Energize West Virginia and conducted by Mark Blankenship Enterprises found that 76 percent of West Virginians favor the expansion of critical pipeline infrastructure. In West Virginia, there […]
