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The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 6 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued an Air Quality Permit Plan Approval to authorize the construction and operation of the Frontier LNG natural gas production facility at the Winner 4H Shale Gas Well Pad in West Keating Township, Clinton County. (PA Bulletin, page 3830)
The permit covers multiple sources of air pollution at the facility, including gas processing equipment, wastewater storage tanks, heaters, pipeline pigging stations and venting and blowdowns.
DEP authorized the permit on June 21, 2024.
The permit is subject to appeal to the Environmental Hearing Board by any aggrieved parties.
For more information, contact Muhammad Q. Zaman, Air Program Manager at DEP’s Northcentral Regional Office in Williamsport at 570-327-3648.
Frontier Natural Resources, Inc. is a partner in the KeyState project.
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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 29 to July 5 - Lots Of Conventional Wells Venting Gas; 12 + 6 More Abandoned Conventional Wells [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 6 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 53 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 6 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
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-- PublicSource.org: July 9 Learn The Story Behind The Story - EQT's Gas Play In Pennsylvania, West Virginia [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Air Quality Permit For Frontier LNG Gas Facility In Clinton County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Title V Air Quality Permit Application Complete, Now Posted On DEP's Website; Comment Period Opening Soon [PaEN]
-- DEP Approves Final Land Recycling Cleanup Report For Shell Petrochemical Plant Site In Beaver County [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- PennLive: Environmental Concerns Focus Of DEP Hearing On PA General Energy Double Gas, Wastewater Pipeline Route
-- TribLive: Great Allegheny Passage Trail To Close 2.5 Mile Section In Fayette County Through Mid-October For Texas Eastern Gas Pipeline Replacement Project
-- StateImpactPA/WITF: Per Well Impact Fees Paid By Shale Gas Drillers In PA Drop By More Than $100 Million In 2023 [IFO Predicts Another $114 Million Drop In 2024 ]
-- StateImpactPA/WITF: In US, Overall Emissions Down As Oil & Gas Production Rose Between 2015-2022; But In PA Region Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Up 4%, Methane Emissions Down 25%
-- ProPublica: How America’s ‘Most Powerful Lobby’ Is Stifling Efforts To Reform Oil, Gas Well Cleanup In State After State [PA Included]
-- CNX Foundation Launches Internship Program To Develop Student Interest In The Regional Energy Industry
-- Environmental Defense Fund Blog: Unpacking EPA/DOE $850 Million Program To Tackle Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emissions
-- Utility Dive: US Supreme Court Decisions Could Delay Energy Investments, Spur Litigation, Analysts
-- The Hill: LNG Gas Export Projects Likely To Remain In Limbo Despite US Supreme Court Ruling
-- AP: Louisiana Federal Judge Sides With 16 States, Putting Pause On Biden’s Pause On New LNG Gas Export Facility Permits
-- Reuters: Louisiana Federal Judge Halts Biden’s Pause On New LNG Gas Export Facility Permits
-- Reuters: China Sets Up New State Body To Drill Deep For Unconventional Oil And Gas Reserves
[Posted: July 5, 2024]
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