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34 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 4 – 10
For the week of Nov 4 – 10, permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica came roaring back with a total of 34 permits issued (up from 13 issued the prior week). There were some VERY interesting things to note about some of the permits issued. The Keystone State (PA) issued 16 new permits, with five going to Range Resources in Washington County. And that’s the first of three interesting things to note. All five Range permits were issued for Cecil Township, which recently passed a ban on new fracking via a 2,500-foot setback regulation (see Cecil Twp Supervisors Pull the Trigger on Frack Ban Via Setbacks). Read More “34 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 4 – 10”
MDN first reported on a lawsuit by a group of Wyoming County, PA, landowners back in January 2019 (see 
We’re a sucker for a railroad story. There’s something magical about railroads, dontcha think? We spotted a railroad story that ties in with the Marcellus/Utica. Yesterday morning, the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) voted to approve a project (and back it with a grant) in Youngstown, Ohio. It is a significant, large-scale project by the Youngstown & Southeastern Railroad to create what will be called the Lansingville Yard. The new yard will serve customers related to the M-U, including the Shell ethane cracker in nearby Beaver County. 
Yesterday, the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC), a nonprofit power generation and transmission electric utility with headquarters in Winchester, Kentucky, announced plans to build two new natural gas-fired power plants and convert its two existing coal-fired power plants to burn natural gas. That’s four new gas-fired power plants coming to two different counties, one county in the northern part of the state, the other in the southern part. While no mention was made of the source of gas to be used, it’s a safe bet the molecules will come from the Marcellus/Utica. 
In September 2022, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC), which oversees and regulates public utilities in the state, approved the takeover of the Fortistar gas-fired power plant in North Tonawanda, NY, a town close to Niagara Falls, by Canadian crypto mining company Digihost. In December 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) offered its blessing too. All of which prompted the radicals of Earthjustice, representing two other disgusting radical groups—the Sierra Club and Clean Air Coalition of Western New York—to sue (see 
ECA Marcellus Trust I, the royalty interest holder in some of the wells drilled and maintained by Greylock Energy in Greene County, PA, announced Wednesday that it will issue a half-cent dividend to unitholders for the third quarter of 2024. The company paid no dividend in 2Q24. The company continues to hold back some profits ($90,000 in 3Q24) to build a cash reserve for “future known, anticipated or contingent expenses or liabilities.” 
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Exxon plans to cut almost 400 Pioneer jobs in Texas by 2026; NATIONAL: BMI says Trump presidency breeds new uncertainty for oil price; Trump weighs ‘fearless’ fracking advocate for top energy post; INTERNATIONAL: Germany rejects Russian natural gas shipments; Trump’s tariffs won’t curb EU’s reliance on U.S. LNG.