OH & PA NatGas Production Increased More Than Other States in ’16
Would it surprise you to learn that Pennsylvania and Ohio had the largest increase in natural gas production in 2016--larger than any other natgas-producing states? If you read MDN regularly, perhaps not. Old news. However, it may surprise you to learn that from 2012 to 2016, 85% of the growth in our country's enormous natural gas output came from the Marcellus/Utica. Yeah, 85%. That's huge. More old news: Pennsylvania passed Louisiana back in 2013 to become the second highest-producing natgas state in the country. More new news: Last year, in 2016, Ohio passed West Virginia to become the seventh highest producing natgas state in the country. Here's some more facts about PA & OH from our favorite government agency, the U.S. Energy Information Administration...
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