EIA DPR: NatGas Production Rises in 6 of 7 Shale Regions, Incl. M-U
Six of the seven largest shale plays in the U.S. will see an increase in natural gas production in October according to the latest monthly Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The Marcellus/Utica, collectively lumped together as “Appalachia” in the report, will see an estimated increase of 74 MMcf/d (million cubic feet per day) in production next month. The M-U’s chief rival, the Haynesville, will see an increase of 82 MMcf/d. The oil-based Permian will see an increase in natgas production of 63 MMcf/d.
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In April, on the last day of the West Virginia legislative session for 2021, the West Virginia Senate unanimously passed House Bill (HB) 2581 which changes how the State Tax Department values producing oil and gas wells for property tax purposes (see 
The Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI) is a far-left, hyper-partisan, nonprofit organization that supports liberal Democrat causes. ORVI conducted a very slanted push poll in May asking Pennsylvania residents a plethora of questions about energy. The ultimate purpose was to smear fracking and drilling for natural gas. We spotted a media story hyping some of the results of the poll stating that a “Majority of Pa. residents want fracking to end.” Far-left organization, slanted poll. What’s new, right? Except when we began to dig into the questions and answers of this slanted poll, we discovered that headline is not truthful, leaving out the real news that a majority of PA residents still support fracking.
We are fast approaching the must-attend event of the year for the Marcellus/Utica: 
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Columbiana County still on oil and gas drillers’ radar; Developer joins climate advocates in pushing gas-hookup ban; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California’s request to burn natural gas OK’d by DOE as supply risks imminent; NATIONAL: As oil-well backlog shrinks, U.S. shale may upset investors and drill more; The natural gas market is a great precursor for the oil market; INTERNATIONAL: Researchers toilet-trained cows in hopes of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.