Marcellus Drillers Get Back in the Game; Cautiously Optimisitc

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put me in coachAs you have no doubt noticed, we are in the midst of quarterly reports season. Public companies (those with stocks) must file quarterly financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Along with those filings comes a version of the same news constructed for consumption by investors and the general public. The overall "feel" of reports coming from most Marcellus/Utica drillers has been upbeat. The obvious trend is that the big drillers--EQT, Cabot, Southwestern, others--plan to drill more wells in 2Q16 than originally forecast. However, given the recent severe downturn, most drillers are sounding notes of caution as a balance to the good news that more drilling is on the way. Perhaps "cautiously optimistic" is the best way to put it...

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