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	<title>Marcellus Drilling News &#187; Exxon Mobil</title>
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		<title>Correction: Exxon Buys 25K Acres of Utica Shale Leases in OH</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Companies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two days ago MDN reported, based on copies of paperwork filed with Monroe County, Ohio, that Exxon Mobil via its subsidiary XTO Energy had acquired 13,200 acres of Utica Shale gas leases from Beck Energy (see this MDN story). It turns out there’s more to the story. MDN received a copy of an additional purchase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exxon Buys 13,200 Acres of Utica Shale Leases in Ohio</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil, through it’s subsidiary XTO Energy, recently acquired just over 13,200 acres of Utica Shale leases from Beck Energy Corp. in Monroe County, Ohio. A copy of the Bill of Sale, dated Dec. 20, 2011, is embedded below, containing a list of all the parcels in the transaction. Terms of the purchase are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exxon Pays for After Hours Access to OH Property Records</title>
		<link>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/11/exxon-pays-for-after-hours-access-to-oh-property-records/</link>
		<comments>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/11/exxon-pays-for-after-hours-access-to-oh-property-records/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Belmont County]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interest from drilling companies in Eastern Ohio continues to be red hot with respect to the Marcellus and Utica Shales, as proven by how local county offices are overrun with researchers wanting access to property deed records. One such place is the Belmont County Recorder’s office in Belmont, Ohio. One company, Permian Oil (acting as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exxon Acquiring Acreage in OH Utica Shale for Oil Drilling</title>
		<link>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/09/exxon-acquiring-acreage-in-oh-utica-shale-for-oil-drilling/</link>
		<comments>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/09/exxon-acquiring-acreage-in-oh-utica-shale-for-oil-drilling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Companies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A rather generic story put out by Reuters yesterday refers to Exxon Mobil’s interest in acquiring acreage in the Utica Shale in Ohio as a new source of oil drilling. Details are sparse about Exxon’s plans, but it points out the white-hot interest there is in Ohio’s Utica Shale since Chesapeake announced in July they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Belmont County, OH Landowners Sign Utica Shale Leases</title>
		<link>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/09/belmont-county-oh-landowners-sign-utica-shale-leases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Belmont County]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of landowners from Belmont County, Ohio made the trip to Wheeling, WV last week to sign leases to allow drilling in the Utica Shale on their property. The leases were signed with XTO Energy, now a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil. The price landowners got for Utica leases rivals the highest prices MDN has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Butler School Signs Lease with Exxon Mobil Phillips</title>
		<link>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/09/south-butler-school-signs-lease-with-exxon-mobil-phillips/</link>
		<comments>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/09/south-butler-school-signs-lease-with-exxon-mobil-phillips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Butler County]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The South Butler County School District (Butler County, PA) school board, after a year and a half of meetings and research, has voted to lease school district land for Marcellus Shale gas drilling. The lease is with Phillips Resources, recently bought by and now part of Exxon Mobil, and includes some interesting provisions, including an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 10 Largest Natural Gas Drillers in the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/09/the-10-largest-natural-gas-drillers-in-the-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/09/the-10-largest-natural-gas-drillers-in-the-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anadarko]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ProPublica recently compiled a list of the top 10 natural gas drillers in the U.S. based on daily natural gas production volume. The list includes gas drilled by both “traditional” vertical drilling as well as “non-traditional” horizontal hydraulic fracturing. Or think of it as non-shale gas and shale gas—companies who drill for both are in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eastern Ohio Landowner Group Nears Deal for Marcellus Lease &#8211; Terms Include $3,700 per Acre, 17.5% Royalty</title>
		<link>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/07/eastern-ohio-landowner-group-nears-deal-for-marcellus-lease-terms-include-3700-per-acre-17-5-royalty/</link>
		<comments>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/07/eastern-ohio-landowner-group-nears-deal-for-marcellus-lease-terms-include-3700-per-acre-17-5-royalty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Companies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://marcellusdrilling.com/?p=3350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A group of landowners with 20,000 acres in Jefferson County and Harrison County, in eastern Ohio, is nearing a lease deal to allow Marcellus Shale drilling. One of the energy companies in the final bidding is XTO Energy (now a division of Exxon Mobil). The thought of property owners in Jefferson and Harrison counties getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>XTO Energy (ExxonMobil) Invokes Force Majeure Clause in Contract with Deposit (NY) Landowner Coalition</title>
		<link>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/07/xto-energy-exxonmobil-invokes-force-majeure-clause-in-contract-with-deposit-ny-landowner-coalition/</link>
		<comments>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/07/xto-energy-exxonmobil-invokes-force-majeure-clause-in-contract-with-deposit-ny-landowner-coalition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broome County]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://marcellusdrilling.com/?p=3272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2008, the Deposit (NY) Landowner Coalition, with some 500 members, signed the first large scale leasing deal in New York’s Southern Tier region. The least was signed with XTO Energy which has subsequently been bought by ExxonMobil. The deal gave landowners $2,411 up front for leasing, and a 15 percent royalty when drilling begins. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ExxonMobil Continues Expansion in the Marcellus, Buys Two More PA Drillers for $1.69 Billion, Adds Another 317K Acres of Leases</title>
		<link>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/06/exxonmobil-continues-expansion-in-the-marcellus-buys-two-more-pa-drillers-for-1-69-billion-adds-another-317k-acres-of-leases/</link>
		<comments>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/06/exxonmobil-continues-expansion-in-the-marcellus-buys-two-more-pa-drillers-for-1-69-billion-adds-another-317k-acres-of-leases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://marcellusdrilling.com/?p=3028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ExxonMobil has just picked up another 317,000 acres of gas leases in the Marcellus Shale by purchasing two privately held Pennsylvania drilling companies for $1.69 billion. Since last year, ExxonMobil has become the largest producer of natural gas in the U.S. Exxon completed the purchases of Phillips Resources Inc., based in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, and TWP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exxon Mobil, Chevron Face Shareholder Questions about Environmental Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing at Annual Meetings</title>
		<link>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/05/exxon-mobil-chevron-face-shareholder-questions-about-environmental-impact-of-hydraulic-fracturing-at-annual-meetings/</link>
		<comments>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/05/exxon-mobil-chevron-face-shareholder-questions-about-environmental-impact-of-hydraulic-fracturing-at-annual-meetings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chevron]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://marcellusdrilling.com/?p=2838</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two of the worlds largest energy companies have made major investments in shale gas. Exxon Mobil made a $35 billion investment when it bought XTO in 2010. Exxon&#8217;s goal is to double U.S. natural gas output in the next ten years. Chevron has concentrated its investment specifically in the Marcellus Shale with the $3 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surprise! New York State&#8217;s Pension Fund Invests $1 Billion in Shale Gas Drilling Companies</title>
		<link>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/05/surprise-new-york-states-pension-fund-invests-1-billion-in-shale-gas-drilling-companies/</link>
		<comments>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/05/surprise-new-york-states-pension-fund-invests-1-billion-in-shale-gas-drilling-companies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 11:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an interesting (some would say hypocritical) twist on New York State’s moratorium against drilling in the Marcellus Shale because of environmental concerns, it seems the state’s comptroller has no problem investing some of the state’s huge $140 billion pension fund in shale gas drilling operations, to the tune of $1 billion: The State Comptroller&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group of Investment Managers Target Drilling Companies Who Use Hydraulic Fracturing</title>
		<link>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/02/group-of-investment-managers-target-drilling-companies-who-use-hydraulic-fracturing/</link>
		<comments>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2011/02/group-of-investment-managers-target-drilling-companies-who-use-hydraulic-fracturing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of investment managers who belong to an organization called The Investor Environmental Health Network have banded together (some might call it collusion) to put pressure on energy companies who engage in natural gas drilling by using hydraulic fracturing. Their aim? To stop fracking of course, but that’s not what they say in their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exxon Leases 19,400 Acres in Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale</title>
		<link>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2009/03/exxon-leases-19400-acres-in-pennsylvania-marcellus-shale/</link>
		<comments>http://marcellusdrilling.com/2009/03/exxon-leases-19400-acres-in-pennsylvania-marcellus-shale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From a Reuters news story on the Financial 24 website: Exxon Mobil Corp, the world&#8217;s largest publicly traded company, has leases on 19,400 acres in the Marcellus Shale, a formation that is said to hold vast amounts of natural gas. In September, Exxon bid $85.2 million for 18 blocks in the Marcellus, a large shale [...]]]></description>
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