Blog Archives: Oil & Gas Infrastructure
What Does Energy Production Look Like in 2050?
Posted by Jeff Euclide on Friday, October 6, 2017
When I was taking a fuel science course at Penn State in the 80’s, it was right after the first energy crisis, with long lines at the gas pump and schools shutting down because of insufficient...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Natural Gas
PHMSA Proposed Regulations Will Have Big Impact on Pipeline Operators
Posted by James Moore on Friday, July 29, 2016
In April of this year, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would significantly modify and add to the current...
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Categories: Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Pipelines | Natural Gas | Engineering | Regulations
Shell Cracker Plant; A Bright Spot for the Region, On The Horizon
Posted by Tanner Sattler on Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Many of us in the oil and natural gas industries have been anxiously anticipating an announcement regarding Shell Chemical’s (Shell) Cracker Plant. The wait is over – Shell officially...
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Categories: Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Natural Gas
Pennsylvania’s New Methane Emission Regulations
Posted by Tanner Sattler on Tuesday, January 26, 2016
On January 19, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf, with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), announced new initiatives for the oil and gas industry to reduce methane emissions and...
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Categories: Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Environmental | Pipelines | Compressor & Metering Stations | Natural Gas | Engineering
Engaging in Advocacy
Posted by Scott Compton on Thursday, July 30, 2015
As licensed professionals, architects and engineers are governed by federal, state and local laws. Those laws are constantly changing in ways that affect our practice. In every legislative...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure | Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Architectural | Engineering
PA-DEP Finds Little Potential Health Exposure Risks with Marcellus Natural Gas TENORM
Posted by Tanner Sattler on Wednesday, February 18, 2015
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA-DEP) recently published study findings related to radiation exposure health risks to the public and workers from the Technically Enhanced...
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Categories: Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Environmental | Natural Gas
Pennsylvania’s Natural Gas Position is a Great One
Posted by Tanner Sattler on Thursday, January 29, 2015
In a recent edition of The McCord Report, Pennsylvania State Treasurer, Rob McCord, highlights that the relative volatility of crude oil prices of the last decade plus has had seemingly little or no...
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Categories: Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Pipelines | Compressor & Metering Stations | Natural Gas