Energy in Depth: Today’s News
The State Journal (WV): Officials Hope Brine Pilot Project Helps Other Cities. “A pilot project that allows a Clarksburg wastewater treatment plant to accept gas well drilling brine could lead to other municipal systems making money from the Marcellus gas boom. After months of study, the state Department of Environmental Protection soon may recommend permit modifications for a Clarksburg wastewater treatment plant that is accepting gas well drilling brine. It’s a pilot project that Plant Manager Bill Goodwin hopes will help other municipal systems make money from the Marcellus gas boom. ‘It keeps everybody’s rates down,’ Goodwin said. ‘We have a $1.5 million budget. This is generating between $200,000 and $400,000,’ he said.”
Oil & Gas Journal: EIA Global Outlook Sees More use of Unconventional Fuel Sources. The US Energy Information Administration reported in its International Energy Outlook that unconventional sources including biofuels could provide nearly half of the growth in global liquid fuel supplies in the coming decades. “Unconventional gas production from both tight sand and shale formations could increase from 47% of the US total in 2006 to 56% in 2030,” the report continued. “There’s no question that the gas growth we see in the US from tight sands and shale depends on hydraulic fracturing. If that’s taken off the table, the impact would be profound,” Acting EIA Administrator Howard K. Gruenspecht said.
Wellsboro Gazette: Gas Could Fuel Hotel Boom. It’s getting harder and harder to find a hotel room in the gas producing areas of the Marcellus. As gas production activities grow, the need will become even greater. Fortuna Energy Inc. is expanding activities in the area, and its spokesperson says the company is having difficulties finding places for its workers to stay.
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