LUSBY, Md. — Dominion Energy Inc., a Fortune 500 utility based in Richmond, has announced the sale of its remaining stake in the Cove Point na…
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Liquefied natural gas traders anticipate a swift demand recovery in 2021 after a year in which the coronavirus pandemic prompted dramatic pric…
BUFFALO — West Virginia’s Toyota Motors Manufacturing plant will receive a major investment as part of the company’s efforts to reduce its rel…
MORGANTOWN — The National Energy Technology Laboratory, located in Morgantown, has long been a “hidden gem” in the area, according to its lead…
MORGANTOWN — The National Energy Technology Laboratory, located in Morgantown, has long been a “hidden gem” in the area, according to its lead…
HAYWOOD — FirstEnergy’s Harrison Power Station is quite a sight to behold from afar, and it’s even more amazing up close.
CLARKSBURG — Like long-awaited Corridor H, the completion dates for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain Valley Pipeline are visible in th…
JANE LEW — Atlantic Coast Pipeline officials are feeling confident they’ll overcome an important legal hurdle with an anticipated late spring …
FAIRMONT — A 1988 Fairmont State graduate honored his former adviser, professor, and mentor by establishing the Gary K. Bennett Scholarship fo…
CLARKSBURG — Dominion Energy CEO Thomas Farrell recently confirmed the company still anticipates completing construction of the Atlantic Coast…
CHARLESTON — Clearway Energy Group announced Thursday that it signed power purchase agreements with AEP Energy and Toyota for Clearway’s 110-m…
CLARKSBURG — Oil and natural gas have been produced in West Virginia since the early 1800s, when drillers looking for salt brine first discove…
WASHINGTON — Banning hydraulic fracturing in the United States would have a “catastrophic” impact on the economy as a whole, according to anal…
CHARLESTON — The Modern Jobs Act, or MOJO Act, was not finalized during last year’s regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, but Del.…
MORGANTOWN — Despite numerous setbacks, legal challenges and opposition from environmental advocacy groups, a Dominion Energy official said th…
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association concluded its 2019 Fall Meeting on Friday, with a host of speakers and presente…
MORGANTOWN — Legal experts praised West Virginia’s co-tenancy legislation Thursday during the first day of the West Virginia Oil and Natural G…
MORGANTOWN — Thanks to a new research facility and supercomputer, the National Energy Technology Laboratory is hoping to boost the state’s ene…
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — West Virginia-based businesses and training programs put the region in the 2019 Ohio Valley Regional Oil and Gas Expo held W…
CHARLESTON — With the 2019 session of the West Virginia Legislature beginning, various desires and ambitions have been set forth by representa…
MORGANTOWN — A recent study conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy further validated the benefits of and need for the Appalachian Storage …
CHARLESTON — Members of the Joint Committee on Energy convened during December interim meetings at the Legislature late Tuesday to hear presen…
MORGANTOWN — As the new director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory, Brian Anderson detailed his vision …
MORGANTOWN — Among the researchers hard at work at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory outside Morgantown is…
MORGANTOWN — The legal battle over public release of documents pertaining to the China Energy investment deal in West Virginia will continue f…
MORGANTOWN — After being named the new interim director of the WVU Energy Institute, James F. Wood said there are plenty of related research p…
CHARLESTON — Natural gas prices recently hit their highest level in years, but the winter going forward will determine if those prices stay up…
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Between research at West Virginia University and dynamics of pipeline projects, the Mountain State had a great deal on displ…
CANONSBURG, Pa. — A host of West Virginia ideas in the fields of energy and economics stemming from Appalachia were on display near Pittsburgh…
CHARLESTON — Experts examined how a big part of West Virginia’s economic potential could come from downstream natural gas development at the s…
BRIDGEPORT — Thanks to an ongoing Supply Head project by Dominion Energy, 37.5 miles of natural gas pipeline will soon connect Marcellus and U…
CHARLESTON — A new analysis from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute estimates that the Republicans’ plan to cut taxes last…
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Coal Association President Bill Raney asked legislators to enact a 3 percent reduction in the state’s severance tax…
MORGANTOWN — The Appalachian Storage and Trading Hub took another step toward fruition with the recent announcement that its developer, Appala…
CHARLESTON — Flush with success in finally seeing a long-awaited “co-tenancy” bill enacted after years of effort, the West Virginia oil and ga…
CHARLESTON — Natural gas pipelines are a big part of the energy picture in West Virginia. Pipelines running through the state will help move t…
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s natural gas industry is heavily engaged in helping students, teachers and schools — both K-12 and higher educatio…
CHARLESTON — Oil and gas production is one of West Virginia’s fastest-growing and most successful industries, easily outpacing other sectors o…
ST. MARYS — The owners of the biggest pressure-vessel manufacturer in the state want to send a message to the expanding natural gas industry h…
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — The annual summer meeting for the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia continued the organization’s pu…
MORGANTOWN — The Mountain State took a step toward the potential creation of a whole new industry in July with the ribbon cutting of the new R…
CHARLESTON — Some state business and industry leaders say it’s a good thing that President Donald Trump has ordered a halt to shutting down co…
CLARKSBURG — Officials with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are assessing the potential impact in West Virginia of a recent federal appeals court …
WEST UNION — The MarkWest Sherwood Complex continues to help the residents of Doddridge County in a variety of ways through the site’s work in…
MORGANTOWN — As time goes on and natural gas industries take off in the Shale Crescent of West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania, more players f…
CLARKSBURG — In a state where coal has always been king, the young, upstart natural gas industry is threatening to topple more than a century …
MORGANTOWN — Mulitple facets of West Virginia’s natural gas industry, from nationwide strategic supply to worker health, were discussed at the…
CLARKSBURG — Attorneys for EQT Production Company are suing the state of West Virginia over a gas royalties law passed by the Legislature.
MORGANTOWN — The challenges and advantages to realizing the full potential of West Virginia’s natural gas resources were highlighted at the se…
MORGANTOWN — Treating the acidic byproducts of mining operations and making a profit from extracting valuable metals don’t necessarily have to…
WHEELING — If one ethane cracker within an 80-mile radius is good, Mountaineer NGL President David Hooker says having two would make the Upper…
FAIRMONT — The more than $189 million that FirstEnergy is spending on distribution and transmission projects this year will enhance service re…
PARKERSBURG — If you don’t live in West Virginia’s shale basin, Greg Kozera figures you may not realize what is under the very ground we all walk on.
CHARLESTON — Members of the state Senate passed a gas royalties bill Wednesday that would fundamentally change the way royalties are calculate…
Energy Efficient West Virginia donates LED lighting to West Virginia Community and Technical College
CHARLESTON — Energy Efficient West Virginia donates LED lighting to school to reduce costs.
CHARLESTON — A pair of bills aimed at protecting landowners from any ill-effects of interstate pipelines haven’t made much headway yet, but su…
CHARLESTON — Hundreds of people from across the state traveled to the steps of the state Capitol Wednesday for a rally in support of the oil a…
CHARLESTON — Energy Solutions Consortium CEO Drew Dorn said he is pleased with the West Virginia Public Service Commission's decision Tuesday …
MORGANTOWN — Included in the recently passed and signed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 was the Furthering carbon capture, Utilization, Technolo…
WHEELING — While West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle currently accounts for about 38 percent of the Mountain State’s natural gas production and…
WELLSBURG — Brooke County officials say they’re waiting for the state Public Service Commission to decide whether it will issue a siting certi…
MORGANTOWN — Included in the recently passed and signed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 was the Furthering carbon capture, Utilization, Technolo…
WHEELING — While West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle currently accounts for about 38 percent of the Mountain State’s gas production and nearly …
ST. MARYS — Unless a buyer is found, Ohio-based Allegheny Energy Supply will shutter its Pleasants Power Station in January.
CHARLESTON — Legislation that would correct what some flat-rate gas royalty owners insist was a bad decision by the West Virginia Supreme Cour…
CHARLESTON — Legislation that would correct what some flat-rate gas royalty owners insist was a bad decision by the West Virginia Supreme Cour…
ST. MARYS — It could be mid-year before FirstEnergy is ready to say what will happen with Pleasants Power now that Monongahela Power Co. and P…
CHARLESTON — Several bills working their way through the West Virginia Legislature could significantly change the relationships between the oi…
CHARLESTON — Several bills working their way through the West Virginia Legislature could significantly change the relationships between the oi…
CHARLESTON — As the natural gas industry prepares to ramp up production and pipeline work throughout North Central West Virginia, site securit…
CHARLESTON — The changing dynamics of the Mountain State, as well as new technologies, were discussed at the 2018 winter meeting of the Indepe…
CHARLESTON — For state Sen. Randy Smith, R-Tucker, 18 years is long enough for tax breaks on wind-power projects.
CHARLESTON — Energy committees in both the state Senate and House of Delegates postponed action Thursday on bills that would affect the oil an…
CHARLESTON — The changing dynamics of the Mountain State, as well as new technologies, were discussed on the second day of the 2018 winter mee…
CHARLESTON — The perks of partnering with the Marcellus Shale Energy and Environment Laboratory and environmentally friendly drilling practice…
CHARLESTON — Leaders of one of West Virginia’s largest oil and gas trade associations say they have no interest in trying to push a forced poo…
CHARLESTON — Leaders of one of West Virginia’s largest oil and gas trade associations say they have no interest in trying to push a forced poo…
CHARLESTON — At the beginning of next school year, some West Virginia schoolchildren will ride something that has not been used in the state i…
BLACKSVILLE — A mine in Marion County has idled almost all its workers.
CHARLESTON — About 200 people from across the state and the nation — Shepherdstown to Huntington, Connecticut to Hawaii — came to the state Ca…
CHARLESTON — The Environmental Protection Agency expects at least 271 people to offer comments when it visits Charleston Tuesday and Wednesday…
SISTERSVILLE — Tyler County Economic Development Director Eric Peters would like nothing more than to start the new year with news that PTT Gl…
CLARKSBURG — With citizens voting to approve Gov. Jim Justice’s “Roads to Prosperity” road bond amendment and federal regulators approving two…
BELINGTON — Wind energy continues to provide clean alternative energy, and new technology allows the industry to continue to grow.
CHARLESTON — People are planning their words for when the Environmental Protection Agency comes to the State Capitol Complex later this month …
CHARLESTON — The numbers show that coal is rebounding in West Virginia, especially in the southern counties, but Christy Laxton doesn’t need n…
CHARLESTON — The numbers show that coal is rebounding in West Virginia, especially in the southern counties, but Christy Laxton doesn’t need n…
WEST UNION — Doddridge County has been and will continue to be one of the leading counties in terms of natural gas production and natural gas …
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