Pennsylvania Oil Production
A general Thread about Oil Production in Pennsylvania. What is the level of Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Exploration and are the Petroleum Refineries able to keep up with local demand?
Shale gas development spurring spread of invasive plants in Pennsylvania forests. Vast swaths of Pennsylvania forests were clear-cut circa 1900 and regrowth has largely been from local native plant communities, but a team of researchers has found that invasive, non-native plants are making significant inroads with unconventional natural gas development. Source 2u.
So it's not the actual drilling that is doing this but the support infrastructure. I would say the people doing the drilling need to pay to get these invasive plants removed and need to do a better job ensuring this doesn't continue to happen in the future.
A large fire is burning at a refinery in Philadelphia. A large fire broke out early Friday at a refinery in Philadelphia, the city fire department told CNN.
The fire started at Philadelphia Energy Solutions between 3 and 4 a.m., according to CNN affiliates.
Residents reported several explosions that were felt in South Jersey and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, according to CNN affiliate WPVI. Ref. CNN.