August is the time for end of summer picnics, back-to-school shopping and early morning waits at the bus stop. In the coming weeks kids and parents will set their alarms earlier and roll out of bed and get dressed only … Read More
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Water Use by the Oil and Gas Industry
Water use is a key component in any type of energy production from to wind, coal, solar or natural gas. The fluid used in hydraulic fracturing operations is 99.5 percent water and sand. On average a well requires around 4 … Read More
Throwback: Five years since the first Cabot Picnic
As the oil and gas industry was expanding in the northeastern Pennsylvania area starting in 2007, it quickly became clear that while this region had experienced economic growth thanks to coal in some parts, its experience and involvement with natural … Read More
Video Tuesday: Safety Every Step of the Way
When it comes to oil and gas safety, company precautions and policies often take center stage. Each company is responsible for keeping their employees, communities and the environment safe from harm. It is very important that oil and gas companies … Read More
CNG making its way to Western PA
A while back we posted about UPS in Northeastern PA converting their trucks to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The trend of CNG conversions is continuing across the state making its way to western PA. The Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority … Read More
MSC Released its Annual Year End Workforce Survey
Last week the MSC released its second Annual Workforce Survey which compiles data from companies all across the industry throughout the year. It takes about a year to analyze that data and organize it into the annual report. This survey … Read More
How they picnicked in the 50s
With Labor Day right around the corner and kids heading back to school soon these next few weeks will be devoted to taking advantage of the last few weeks of warm weather before the leaves turn and the temperature drops. … Read More
Philadelphia business leaders learn of economic opportunity
On Monday, Cabot’s Bill desRosiers hosted 40 community leaders from the Philadelphia area on a visit to Cabot operations and the Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas. Natural Gas NOW’s Tom Shepstone joined the group for the tour as … Read More
Video Tuesday: Fueling the Future with Natural Gas
PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9Ii8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL2VtYmVkLzgxSjRLWXo3Z0NjP3JlbD0wIiB3aWR0aD0iNjQwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjM2MCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj0iYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuIj48L2lmcmFtZT4= This video was created as a visual companion piece to a release of a study by AGF and IHS CERA called “Fueling the Future with Natural Gas: Bringing it Home.” From the YouTube description: The study outlines how natural gas … Read More
Where can you SEE the Marcellus Shale?
In one of our recent posts, “All Names Marcellus,” we mentioned the town of Marcellus, New York. Not far outside of the town center is a shale rock outcropping. The Marcellus Shale was actually named for the town where the … Read More