The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Utica Shale 2017 year in review; Westmoreland Transit natgas station opens today; Shale Energy Alliance touts ways to build o&g industry in Ohio Valley; investors pour cash into shale; shale’s roller coaster ride will continue; ‘unknown unknowns’ threaten shale; natgas price balance depends on cold winter; China’s coal ban backfires, natgas shortages abound; OPEC wakes up to threat of shale 2.0; and more!