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26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 8 – 14
September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

For the week of September 8 – 14, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica increased from the previous week. There were 26 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, more than doubling the 11 issued two weeks ago. For the second week in a row, Pennsylvania’s permit take was pathetic. PA issued just two new permits last week, after issuing three two weeks ago. Expand Energy received one permit in Bradford County, and Coterra Energy received the other permit in Susquehanna County (both counties in northeastern PA). Read More “26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 8 – 14”
Accidents | Berkshire Hathaway | Energy Services | Fayette County | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Pipelines

Pipeline Ruptured Near Gas Storage Well in Fayette County, PA
September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

crater created by pipeline rupture

On September 12, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was alerted to a pipeline rupture near a Berkshire Hathaway Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage natural gas injection well in Wharton Township, Fayette County (southwestern corner of the state). The incident occurred at the North Summit Gas Storage Area, approximately 150 feet from the R.E. Eberly UW-204 wellhead, within the boundaries of Forbes State Forest. The rupture resulted in the release of natural gas and brine, creating a crater down to the exposed and ruptured pipe. Read More “Pipeline Ruptured Near Gas Storage Well in Fayette County, PA”
AI | Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Electrical Generation | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Tucker County | West Virginia

Antis Challenge Gas-Fired Data Center Approval in Tucker County, WV
September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

In April, MDN told you of a proposal by Fundamental Data for the “Ridgeline Facility,” a large natural gas power plant and data center that will be built between Davis and Thomas, WV (see 1,656 MW Gas-Fired Data Center Proposed in Tucker County, WV). At the time, we informed you that the power plant and data center would cover approximately 500 acres, with the gas-fired plant producing 1,656 megawatts (MW) of power. A story in May revealed that if the site is “fully realized,” it would be “among the largest data center campuses in the world,” spanning 10,000 acres (not 500) across Tucker and Grant counties (see Antis Target Gas-Fired Data Center Proposed for Tucker County, WV). The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV-DEP) approved the project plan, including the gas-fired power plant. Big Green filed an appeal on Sept. 12. Read More “Antis Challenge Gas-Fired Data Center Approval in Tucker County, WV”
Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | New York | Pipelines | Regulation | Statewide NY | Transco | Williams

NY PSC Votes to Approve National Grid Gas Plan, Including NESE Pipe
September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) met yesterday and voted to approve National Grid’s natural gas plan, which includes using more natural gas from the Williams Transco pipeline. While the PSC vote did not explicitly approve of the expansion of Transco, known as the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project, the National Grid plan calls for increasing gas supply from Transco via NESE; therefore, the PSC implicitly approved the NESE project. It was an important signal from the Gov. Hochul administration that this project is going forward with the State of NY’s blessing. Antis are PO’d (personally offended) with Gov. Hochul. Read More “NY PSC Votes to Approve National Grid Gas Plan, Including NESE Pipe”
Electrical Generation | Industrywide Issues

Major Marcellus Producer Adds 3 More Microturbines, Operates > 150
September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

MDN has highlighted Capstone Turbine Corporation, a California company that manufactures small electric-generating plants that run on natural gas, several times in the past (see our Capstone stories here). Capstone, at some point, renamed itself. The company is now called Capstone Green Energy Holdings. (It’s practically a requirement that businesses in California must insert the word “green” into their names or risk being banned from the state.) Capstone announced it has secured a “follow-on order” from “one of the nation’s leading natural gas producers.” The order includes a pre-commissioned skid featuring three C65 microturbines and E-Finity’s m-TIM controller, slated for commissioning this October in the Marcellus Shale region. Read More “Major Marcellus Producer Adds 3 More Microturbines, Operates > 150”
Industrywide Issues | Pipelines | Regulation

FERC Democrat Chairman Hits the Ground Running, Clears Old Cases
September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

David Rosner, current FERC Chairman

If Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman David Rosner, a Democrat appointed by Joe Biden (but whom Trump elevated to be temporary chairman), is trying to impress President Trump so he can keep the chairmanship, he’s doing a good job. At yesterday’s FERC monthly open meeting, Rosner and the two other current members (another Dem and a Republican) checked a bunch of to-dos off the list. One of Rosner’s focuses is to clear the decks of old FERC proceedings that have, in some cases, been tying up commission time and resources for years. Read More “FERC Democrat Chairman Hits the Ground Running, Clears Old Cases”
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MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Sep 19, 2025 [FREE ACCESS]
September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

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