Methane (CH4) is considered to be a very potent greenhouse gas (GHG), especially when discussing climate change. Because methane is the primary component of natural gas, many people unfairly associate the natural gas industry as the leading source of methane emissions … Read More
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StateImpact talks natural gas and Pennsylvania’s economy
StateImpact has pulled together the infographic below which highlights the tie between the natural gas industry and Pennsylvania’s economy. The number of jobs that the natural gas industry is supporting are much-needed as the economy starts rebuilding itself. But beyond … Read More
#FF Oil & Gas Financial Journal
This week’s #FF is @OGFJ.The Oil & Gas Financial Journal was initially launched in February 2004 as a quarterly supplement to Penn Well’s flagship publication, Oil & Gas Journal. Shortly thereafter, the magazine went monthly. And a decade later, the publication … Read More
Shale Drilling at the Pittsburgh International Airport
The rumors are true; CONSOL ENERGY Inc. and the Allegheny County Airport Authority have recently unveiled a proposed plan for drilling at the Pittsburgh International Airport property. The plan intends to have a total of 47 Marcellus wells, with the potential … Read More
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Recap: Energy Day Festival in Houston
The External Affairs team journeyed down to Houston, Texas this past weekend to participate in Energy Day, which you may remember us highlighting as a #FF last Friday. Energy Day is a one-of-a-kind event that was organized by the Consumer … Read More
Power to Save- Lackawanna College & Johnson College Partnership
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Why it’s important not to go onto Cabot locations without permission
Just a few points on why we strongly discourage anyone from coming onto our sites – from drilling locations to producing pad sites to water impoundments – without first obtaining permission from Cabot and being accompanied by Cabot personnel: It’s … Read More
#FF: @EnergyDayFest
This week’s #FF is @EnergyDayFest: the family-friendly festival that seeks to keep school-aged children engaged in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education. The daylong event is presented by the Consumer Energy Alliance and the University of Houston. We caught up … Read More
Protecting The Land We Drill Upon
Cabot takes its environmental responsibility seriously and in doing so we try to meet and exceed the regulations by placing layers of protection on our operation sites. We do that for the drilling process as well as the completion process, to ensure … Read More
The History of Hydraulic Fracturing
Though certain documentaries would have you believe hydraulic fracturing is a fairly new phenomenon, it is definitely not. Hydraulic fracturing originated in the United States at the end of the Civil War, in 1865. Back then, the process was crude … Read More