22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 13 – 19
The Marcellus/Utica region received 22 new drilling permits last week, Apr. 13 – 19, down 15 from the 37 issued two weeks ago. Pennsylvania issued 11 of last week’s permits. Ohio issued no new permits. And West Virginia issued the other 11 new permits last week. The drillers who received new permits last week included: Antero Resources, Arsenal Resources, CNX Resources, EQT, Expand Energy, JKLM Energy, Range Resources, Repsol Oil & Gas, and Seneca Resources. Read More “22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 13 – 19”

Last November, the Buckeye Environmental Network, backed by lawyers from the controversial Earthjustice, sued the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) over permitting two new shale wastewater injection wells in the Marietta area, claiming the standard used to evaluate the wells was old and out-of-date (see
CNX Resources Corporation issued a press release yesterday to highlight its 2025 sustainability achievements, marking the first full year (2025) of “dynamic ESG reporting,” moving from annual reports to quarterly scorecards and continuous website updates. This approach, rooted in the company’s “Radical Transparency” philosophy and “Appalachia First” strategy, provides timely, transparent disclosures on environmental stewardship, including emissions data, expanded public notice of violations, and community investments.
The Golden Pass LNG terminal is a liquefied natural gas terminal and regasification facility in Sabine Pass (Port Arthur), Texas. It is among the largest LNG facilities in the world. It can accommodate up to 15.6 million metric tons (MT) of LNG per year, the equivalent of approximately 2 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day (Bcf/d). Earlier this week, MDN told you that the facility’s very first official cargo carrier had arrived to “fill ‘er up” (see 

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