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What Is The Difference Between Gathering and Transmission Pipelines?

June 26, 2017
Diverse sources of energy generation have historically drawn attention to ranging issue areas around production and gathering methods of oil and gas. Throughout this variegated landscape, a general confusion over the technical differences in pipeline infrastructure and linked function has… Read More ►

Pipeline Infrastructure to Reinvigorate Pa. Manufacturing Sector

June 23, 2017
Manufacturing has declined in recent years – stemming in large part from the steep rises in costs of energy and linked government regulations. New and repurposed pipeline infrastructure present real opportunities to help reinvigorate this sector. According to The Philadelphia… Read More ►

Bentonite – What is it Really?

June 23, 2017
Looking at recent conversations about the “inadvertent return” of drilling mud, there is definite confusion over the makeup of that fluid and linked impact in the surrounding area. It is important to understand that the “inadvertent return” of drilling mud… Read More ►

What is Horizontal Directional Drilling?

June 22, 2017
In recent weeks, there have been discussions regarding horizontal directional drilling (HDD). Through this period, there appears to be confusion over what exactly this means. According to Brigham McCown, the former head of the federal government’s energy transportation safety agency,… Read More ►

Ed Hill Talks About Pipelines Helping Pa. Workers Provide for Their Families

June 21, 2017
The IBEW operates with the highest safety requirements across a variety of industries. According to Ed Hill, Jr., IBEW International Representative-Business Development, IBEW “members…go through training over a five-year period. They are required to attend at least 800 hours of… Read More ►

Beaver County Chamber of Commerce Comments on Pipelines & Pennsylvania

June 15, 2017
According to Jack Manning of the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce, it is in the best interest of every Pennsylvanian for “natural gas to fulfill the full potential it has for revitalizing our economy.” With the significant natural gas reserves… Read More ►

Pa. Residents Show Up to Support Atlantic Sunrise at DEP Hearings

June 14, 2017
This week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has convened a series of hearings on Atlantic Sunrise, to “provide the public, especially those living near the pipeline route, with the opportunity to review permit applications and provide thoughtful, critical… Read More ►

PEIA Members Back Atlantic Sunrise at DEP Hearings

June 12, 2017
LANCASTER (June 12, 2017)– Members of the Pennsylvania Energy Infrastructure Alliance (PEIA) today testified before the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to support the safe, responsible development of Williams’ Atlantic Sunrise pipeline. DEP is convening four hearings over three… Read More ►