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SHALE INSIGHT 2015: WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
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CONFERENCE AGENDA ANNOUNCED FOR PIOGA’S EASTERN OIL & GAS CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW
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HILADELPHIA -- With shale development’s benefits extending throughout the Commonwealth, it was a natural fit for Philadelphia to host SHALE INSIGHT™ 2015 – a leading annual industry conference. Through continued natural gas infrastructure development, Philadelphia is in the midst of an energy hub transformation that will create important and long-term consumer and manufacturing benefits. Throughout the two-day conference – which attracted more than 1,300 attendees – the expert panels, keynote speakers, and engaging discussions covered topics ranging from consumer energy savings to cleaner air and American energy security.
Here’s what they’re saying: SHALE DRIVES MANUFACTURING GROWTH • Shale Leads to Revival of Del. Co.’s Marcus Hook: Betting big on predictions of inexpensive and plentiful natural gas liquids in the Marcellus Shale, the facility that once made Marcus Hook an oil town is turning its attention to gas. Close to 200 permanent jobs have returned. A floundering economy – slowly – is forging ahead. … After purchasing the Sunoco refinery in early 2013 for $60 million, Sunoco Logistics began moving forward with a plan, called Mariner East 1, to use existing pipeline to transport natural gas liquids from Western Pa. to Marcus Hook. Construction crews were brought in and – gradually – the facility, renamed the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex, began to see vitality that resembled the oncebooming oil empire. … The Phila.-based company is currently acquiring approvals for another pipeline, called Mariner East 2. … The company is considering adding another pipeline to the plan, and eventually, it hopes to build a propane cracker. … In total, the $3 billion projects could add as many as 440 permanent jobs and have a one-time economic impact of
$4.2 billion, according to a study by Econsult Solutions. Annually, ongoing operations could generate as much as $150 million. (Phila. Inq., 9/14/15) • Emerging Phila. Energy Hub to Create, Sustain Jobs: The Shale Insight 2015 conference at the Convention Center, spon sored by the MSC, is placing an emphasis on the industry’s ties to the Phila. region as a potential energy hub, if the pipelines to deliver shale-gas products can be built. “We’re trying to shed a light on the skin in the game that Phila. has with shale,” said David Spigelmyer, the coalition’s president. … The coalition has enlisted support from area labor unions, whose members are building pipelines or constructing the Sunoco Logistics terminal in Marcus Hook. (Phila. Inq., 9/15/15) • Affordable Energy Attracts Businesses to Pa.: At the annual Shale Insight conference of the state’s gas industry leaders, officials urged a sharp increase in pipeline capacity, which they said would enable the creation of a so-called “energy hub” in Phila. where an influx of cheap, plentiful gas would attract manufacturers andspark an economic resurgence in the region. Speakers also called on manufacturers and other heavy energy users to consider Phila. as a location where a newly plentiful supply of gas would be available in addition to a skilled workforce, brownfield sites, good transportation links to the Northeast, and port access to export markets. … Some 85% of PECO’s gas now comes from the Marcellus Shale, up from almost none only five years ago, and low prices resulting from Pa.’s huge reserves of shale gas have saved the typical customer $1,000 a year. … James O’Toole, an attorney who is heading a needs assessment as part of the team’s effort, said the energy hub is based on the idea that low energy prices will attract businesses to Phila. (StateImpact, 9/16/15) • An “Ideal Energy Terminal”: Representatives of industry, labor, and government said Pa.’s natural gas production could represent a tremendous economic opportunity for Phila. at the end of the pipeline. … Energy-hub advocates say Phila.’s
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proximity to northeastern U.S. and European markets, and an abundance of vacant industrial land tied into rail and port facilities, make it an ideal location as an energy terminal, and also for energy-intensive manufacturing. “You need new consumption, and the place to do that is in Phila.,” said Philip Rinaldi, chief executive of Phila. Energy Solutions. “You have a long history of manufacturing, and an inventory of brownfield sites that are just dying to convert themselves into value-added businesses.” (Phila. Inq., 9/16/15)
PIPELINES DELIVER SHALE’S BROAD BENEFITS
• Infrastructure Growth Delivers “Low-Cost and Plentiful Marcellus Gas”: The new focus for the shale region is getting that cheap gas to market and making new markets for gas and liquids where none exist. … State and local officials, union leaders, chambers of commerce and end users that have bet big on Phila. — Sunoco Logistics; Phila. Energy Solutions; the plastics maker Braskem SA; and utilities such as UGI Corp. and PECO Energy Co., will be talking up a future of using low-cost and plentiful Marcellus gas and liquids to make value-added products such as plastics, fertilizer, custom fuels, steel, concrete and glass. (SNL, 9/15/15) • Pipelines “Ensure Continuous Access to Low-Cost Energy”: The buildout of pipelines needed to move natural gas from Pa.’s shale fields to markets could last another 20 years, the head of one of the state’s largest utilities said Wednesday. “That’s probably a two-decade period to put the infrastructure in place to ensure continuous access to low-cost energy,” UGI Corp. CEO John Walsh told several hundred energy industry leaders during an annual conference. … A revived energy hub that has developed here at the end of crude oil rail lines and natural gas liquid pipelines “is basically a taste of what is yet to come,” said Philip Rinaldi, CEO of Phila. Energy Solutions. “This is a region that already is acting as a funnel for energy products.” (Tribune-Review,9/16/15)
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• Pipelines Connect Abundant Natural Gas Resources with Consumers, Manufacturers: If one word was mentioned more than any other during this year’s Shale Insight gas industry conference this week it was pipelines. Speeches and sessions over two days here in the Pa. Convention Center revolved around where, how and mostly why to build the pipes necessary to connect the still-growing number of shale wells to consumers. … Randy Nickerson, executive vice president at MarkWest Energy Partners [spent] about 30 minutes outlining efforts to process and move NGLs such as ethane and propane through its plants. Many of the speakers and panelists that preceded Nickerson talked up the region’s role in this charge. Sunoco Logistics is set to accept at its Marcus Hook terminal many of the NGLs MarkWest is processing in the shale fields. “We need to make sure that happens,” state Chamber of Business and Industry head Gene Barr said about adding to the site with manufacturers and other big users. (Tribune-Review, 9/17/15)
SHALE STRENGTHENS AMERICA’S NATIONAL SECURITY • NYC Mayor Giuliani: Shale Essential to Strengthening America: Delivering the keynote at the 2015 Shale Insight conference, [fmr. NYC mayor Rudy] Giuliani contended that natural gas development was essential both to growing the domestic economy and improving the country’s geopolitical standing. … He said that the shale boom, which was benefiting Pa. drillers all the way to the New York border, could provide a considerable number of jobs. … He stressed that the success of the industry was critical not just for the domestic economy, but for the country’s stature abroad. He called for President Obama to sign an executive order easing the export of natural gas, saying that opening the spigots would take away Russia’s ability to “threaten and extort” the U.S., as well as change the balance of power with Iran. (Law360, 9/16/15)
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omestic natural gas production has helped jumpstart a manufacturing renaissance here is the United States. Energy intensive jobs that were once being outsourced to countries like China are now coming home to America, all thanks to the shale revolution. Here in Pennsylvania, U.S. Steel is also expanding its operations and working to support Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry. In order to tap into the Marcellus Shale formation a specialized type of piping is needed. The pipe needs to be small in diameter and strong enough to contain the gas being extracted. Until recently this pipe was only being produced by foreign producers. But now thanks to a partnership between U.S. Steel and Range Resources the necessary pipe will now be manufactured right here in Pennsylvania. The project, known as USS-LIBERTY TC ranges from 4.5 to 7.625 inches and is the first American-made premium connection of this kind. According to Courtney Boone, U.S. Steel Director-External Communications, “The pipe has been used successfully, so if customers want a source for this type of connection make in the U.S. they can come to U.S. Steel.” Pennsylvania’s shale industry has been a boon to the regions steel industry with many of the manufacturing centers bringing on new employees to accommodate the oil and gas
industry. Last year, around this time, the Sewickley-based Esmark, Inc., announced that they would be converting a closed steel finishing mill into an industrial services manufacturing center to support oil and gas activities. According to the company, they were able to add between 50 and 75 new jobs at that one facility. Besides steel other manufacturing industries have also benefitted from affordable, American energy. Thanks to fracking vast natural gas liquid reserves in Southwestern Pennsylvania have been unlocked and are serving as feedstock for materials used in manufacturing. Natural Gas Liquids such as ethane, propane and butane are used in petrochemical manufacturing to produce advanced plastics, fibers, adhesives, coatings, cleaning agents and other materials throughout the manufacturing supply chain. Essentially, the shale revolution has played a role in producing things we use on a daily basis. Thanks to continued shale development American manufacturing is making a comeback and according to a report from the American Shale and Manufacturing Partnership, manufacturing added over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2013 and employs more than 12 million Americans. And with shale development expected to continue to next few decades affordable energy will continue to be a norm and allow energy intensive industries to thrive here in America.
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Conference Agenda Announced for PIOGA’s Eastern Oil & Gas Conference and Trade Show T
he 2015 edition of the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association's Eastern Oil & Gas Conference and Trade Show will explore the question, "Where Are We, Where Are We Going?" with a lineup of speakers who will offer their perspective on the current state of the industry and their expectations for the future as the Northeast's shale plays continue to have a tremendous impact on the energy market. The event takes place October 27 and 28 at the Monroeville Convention Center, just outside Pittsburgh, and features a dayand-a-half conference, a two-day trade show and networking events. "Our industry is in a painful state of flux, pressured by persistent low product prices and new government-imposed costs, while looking for relief in the form of pipeline expansions and other new market opportunities for our abundant natural gas," commented Louis D. D'Amico, the trade association's President and Executive Director. "We expect our program will offer unique insights into how and when things will turn around, as well as strategies companies can employ to get them through these tough times."
Justin Weber, Pepper Hamilton. • Market Dynamics Influencing Future Pricing of Natural Gas and Oil - Tim Bigler, Direct Energy. Trade show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, and 9 .m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday the 28th, leaving plenty of time to conferees to visit the show floor. Conference registrants can also participate in Monday evening's Exhibitor Appreciation Reception, along with a networking reception at the close of Tuesday's program, followed by a Halloween-themed mixer. For complete event information, including registration and exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities, click on the PIOGA Events link at www.pioga.org.
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new study, which can boast of having one of the most comprehensive water quality datasets in the Appalachian basin prior to Marcellus and Utica shale development, was recently released in the journal, Applied Geochemistry. The study, led by Don Siegel of Syracuse University, analyzed over 21,000 samples of groundwater collected by third party contractors from individual domestic or stock watersupply wells before Chesapeake Energy Corporation drilled nearby Marcellus and Utica shale oil and gas wells. According to the study’s summary, “We see no broad changes in variability of chemical quality in this large dataset to suggest any unusual salinization caused by possible release of produced waters from oil and gas operations, even after thousands of gas wells have been drilled among tens of thousands of domestic wells within the two areas studied.” The study falls in line with previous studies from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which also found major ions and metals in exceedance of federal drinking water standards in a majority of private water wells in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio prior to development. Of course, it also bolsters the findings of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) comprehensive five year study, which found that “hydraulic fracturing activities have not led to widespread, systemic impacts to drinking water resources.” Due to a lack of water well standards in Pennsylvania, residents have always had water quality issues throughout the Commonwealth. Now, because of regulatory framework for oil and gas development, operators are required to take a baseline sample of water wells near drilling operations. From the report, “Chesapeake often went beyond the requirements of these programs (for example the required pre-drill sampling distance per Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) regulations in Pennsylvania is 762 m, but Chesapeake often extended that sampling distance to 1219 m).” After analyzing these baseline water samples it was revealed that a majority of those utilizing a private water well are exceeding at least one federal drinking water standard, prior to shale development. According to the report, “Chesapeake’s dataset, the most comprehensive for these areas, shows that exceedance of at least one water-quality standard occurs in 63% of water well samples in NE Pennsylvania and 87% in the Western area.” Much like previous studies, this new study again directly debunks a Duke University study (Warner et al 2012.), which attempted to placed blame on shale development for the pres-
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ence of metal-rich formation brines in water wells. According to one of the new study’s authors, Bert Smith, “The saline water is naturally-occurring connate brine or salt water which has not been flushed by circulating meteoric water; rather than vertical migration of salt water from deep strata such as the Marcellus shale as suggested by Warner et al. (2012).” This latest report follows a previous study released earlier this year by the same research team, which evaluated more than 2,300 baseline samples and found “there is no significant correlation between dissolved methane concentrations in groundwater and proximity to nearby oil/gas wells.” That report contradicted the two most controversial papers (2011 and 2013) that came from Robert Jackson and his team at Duke Univ. (Prof. Jackson is now at Stanford). As readers will remember, those Duke papers tried to establish a causal link between the existence of methane in water wells in Pennsylvania and shale development nearby, arguing that the closer a water well is to a gas well, the more likely it is to be “contaminated” by methane. But the Duke researchers had no baseline data and a small sample size, among many other problems. The new
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This new study again confirms that poor water quality has existed in the Appalachian region long before shale development ever began. And, thanks to the oil and natural gas industry, residents living in the region are getting a true look at their existing water quality issues without the associated costs with getting their water sampled.
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Utica Status Update Shawn Bennett Executive vice president Ohio Oil and Gas Association.
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his time last year, Ohio had 42 drilling rigs operating in the state targeting the Utica/Point Pleasant formation. Today, more than half of them have been idled or simply moved to other states. Falling commodity prices have caused significant turmoil in the oil and gas industry in Ohio and across the United States. The question foremost on many people’s minds would be “What does this mean for the Utica?” It’s a great question given the fact that this is still a relatively new play and producers haven’t really hit the development phase yet. The good news is, we are not alone. Across the United States alone, more than a thousand rigs have been laid down since this time last year. The reason is simple, OPEC has decided to wage an economic war on the U.S. domestic oil and gas industry. Commodity prices for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids have dropped considerably which is great for the consumer, but for those in the industry it has created some serious consternation. It is true that less money is being spent on the exploration and development of natural gas and oil this year which is why we have seen a slowdown of drilling in eastern Ohio. It truly bothers me when I drive Interstates 70 or 77 and I don’t see a rig or a flare in the distance, because that means energy and jobs aren’t being sustained. When there is a temporary slowdown, often you’ll see a change in focus to other sectors of the industry to help improve the ones that are in distress. Right now the change in focus we are seeing is on pipeline projects. There are many pipeline projects being proposed, some that are in the middle of the permitting process or being constructed in the Appalachian Basin. In some ways, pipelines are actually more important to the Utica and Marcellus Shales than the price of crude. Ohio’s Utica Shale is primarily a natural gas/natural gas liquids play with some associated oil production as you continue to move west. Historically, most of the state’s natural gas came from the south or the west but with the advent of shale production we have changed the game and are producing an abundance of it in the region. To make this play flourish, we need an outlet for our plentiful supply of natural gas which can be accomplished in two ways, use it here, or ship it out of the region. Without a growing manufacturing base on the eastern side of the state
to utilize all of this natural gas, we need to focus on pipelines to transport the natural gas to markets that offer a fair return for our product. The construction of pipelines to expanding marketplaces like the northeast, southeast, west or even north to Chicago and Canada will help increase production in both Ohio and Pennsylvania. Thankfully there are over 34 proposed pipeline projects in various stages being planned through 2018. While not all of them will be completed, the ones that do see completion should help start providing relief from the glut of natural gas within the next several years. In the meantime, we are still seeing a lot of development take place in the eastern portion of the play, namely in the dry gas regions of Belmont and Monroe Counties as well as Harrison County. The focus on dry gas is due to the minimal amount of processing needed to get it to market. As the price of crude rebounds, we will likely begin to see development expand west since the price of the heavier natural gas liquids are tied to the price of crude. As with any commodity, the market ebbs and flows. Right now oil and gas producers, mineral owners and residents of eastern Ohio just need to sit tight and not lose focus on the fact that this gift remains very important to the economic vitality of our region. We continue to see some very outstanding wells being brought online and there are plenty more still to be tapped. Even with the construction of pipelines, we, as a region and state, must focus on how to attract large-scale users of natural gas that will create and sustain thousands of jobs in our communities. More importantly, we as a nation must figure out how to attract manufactures who years ago left the United States due to lower energy costs in other countries and have them reshore the projects here in the Appalachian Basin. There is tremendous opportunity here in Ohio. As an industry, we are producing low cost energy for residential consumers as well as large scale industrial users in eastern Ohio. The better question for decision makers and community leaders across the state is how can we think outside of the box and capitalize on attracting businesses to the region who can use our abundant energy while also diversifying our economy?
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Congress to Move on Crude Export O
n September 17th, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approved legislation to lift the nearly 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports. H.R. 702, to adapt to crude oil market conditions, passed the committee by a vote of 31-19. Chairman Emeritus Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced the bipartisan legislation which is expected to be considered by the full house later this month. Rep. Barton commented, “The ban on exporting crude oil imposes an estimated $200-$600 billion cost to the U.S. economy, discourages crude oil production, prevents the creation of jobs, and causes higher gasoline prices for U.S. consumers. We need to use our abundant resources for the highest and best causes – creating jobs, encouraging innovation, supporting our allies and being a leading player in the world market.” Lifting the ban on oil exports enjoys broad bipartisan support and will help create jobs, lower energy prices, and boost America’s standing around the globe, the Committee stated upon passage. “Studies have shown that lifting the ban would create nearly one million new jobs across the United States and help keep prices lower at the pump. A study by the left-leaning Brookings Institution found that, “Lifting the ban actually lowers gasoline prices by increasing the total amount of crude supply.” H.R. 702 would also give our allies around the world the opportunity to import American oil instead of Russian or Iranian oil – providing the United States with new trading partners and increasing leverage in the global marketplace.” Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) added, "The president has entered into an agreement allowing the Iranians to export their oil, and the U.S. should not be placed at a competitive disadvantage. It's time for America to lead with our abundant energy reserves and lift the decades old crude oil export ban." Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) concluded, “America wins when we support free trade and open markets. Much has changed since 1975 when these restrictions were imposed but the dramatic growth in domestic oil output over the last decade has flipped the script. The administration now supports lifting Iran’s ban on oil exports – and we should all agree its time to lift the ban on American exports. Creating jobs, keeping energy affordable, boosting
energy production, and improving our energy security – these are all important to folks in Michigan and a bill that accomplishes all four is worthy of all our support.” Oil and gas trade groups applauded the Committee’s efforts to lift what they see as an unnecessary restriction on the industry. The American Petroleum Industry, the national trade association representing all facets of the oil and natural gas industry, thanked committee leaders for their bipartisan efforts, and urged lawmakers to quickly bring their bills to the House and Senate floors for a vote. “There’s a growing bipartisan mandate in both the House and Senate to bring America’s vast resources to the global market and harness America’s potential as an energy superpower,” said Louis Finkel, API’s executive vice president for government affairs. “This legislation will reverse a decades-old policy and strengthen America’s edge against competitors like Iran. It makes no sense for the U.S. to restrict its own exports while the administration works to let Iran export its crude.” The Independent Petroleum Association of America, a national upstream trade association representing thousands of independent oil and natural gas producers and service companies across the United States, has made lifting the decades-old restrictions on crude oil exports a top priority, according to IPAA President and CEO Barry Russell. “With independent study after study showing the free trade of crude oil will mean more American jobs, lower fuel costs, and increased national energy security, IPAA thanks the House Energy and Commerce Committee for swiftly acting to lift the ban,” said Russell. Russell pointed to a number of recent studies, including one by the Obama Administration’s own Department of Energy – have found that lifting the restrictions on crude oil exports would help drive down international oil prices, which are the primary influence on U.S. gasoline prices, providing meaningful benefits for American families and our national energy security. “IPAA thanks Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and bill sponsor Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) for their leadership on this critical issue for U.S. independent producers. The House of Representatives should pass this important bipartisan legislation in the days ahead,” said Russell.
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.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA03) spoke out following the release of “Moving the Goalposts: How Washington’s Ozone Plan Threatens Working Families and Pennsylvania’s Economic Comeback,” a report by the Center for Regulatory Solutions (CRS), a project of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, which examines the devastating impacts that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s stricter ozone standards will have on Pennsylvania’s economy. “Thanks to the hard work done here in Pennsylvania, the air in our state is cleaner than it has ever been before. In fact, the entire state is on the cusp of meeting the EPA’s tough clean air standards. Yet just as we meet this requirement, federal regulators are about to move the goal posts and impose a costly new mandate that move us back to the starting line. Rather than punish us, the EPA should be applauding our effort and find ways to work together to continue to make progress. “The EPA’s ozone proposal has raised red flags from of state and local officials from across the nation. State air regulators, union groups, elected officials from both parties, and business groups are all on record urging the EPA to keep the
current rule in place. The fact is that much of our country still has a long way to go in meeting the current standard. EPA should work with state and local officials to make that happen first rather than impose strict new standards that will undermine local collaboration. President Obama made the right call in 2011 when he rejected a similar proposal, and I hope he will listen to these same groups and do so again,” he continued. “Of course, the EPA’s ozone regulation is just one of several major new costly regulations coming from extreme environmentalists in Washington today. From the Clean Power Plant rule to Waters of the United States, the EPA is overreaching too far and hurting much more than helping. In truth, it is the collaborative efforts at the statewide level that ensure we can improve our environment while growing our economy. It’s time for the EPA to be reined in.” Under an unnecessarily strict ozone standard of 65-70 ppb, the CRS report found that 33 counties throughout the Commonwealth will be in violation of the law, causing significant economic harm. Those counties – including Armstrong, Lawrence, Mercer and Erie in Rep. Kelly’s district – represent 85 percent of Pennsylvania’s GDP and 83 percent of its workforce.
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