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Happy Thanksgiving! MDN is taking both Thanksgiving Thursday and Black Friday off. While you’re taking time to be thankful for your friends, family, food, drinks, and other luxuries, take a moment to say THANK YOU to the resources that make this holiday so wonderful: fossil fuels! Below is a video from our friends at Clear Energy Alliance. Watch it (under 4 minutes) to learn just how much oil, natural gas, and coal bring to the table during the holiday season — and every other day of the year.
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MDN will not publish on Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of Veteran’s Day. We thank our veterans for their service and sacrifice. They pay the price for the rest of us to live in a free society. Without Veterans, the U.S.A. would not exist. We salute you!

It’s Columbus Day! MDN will not publish our regular list of stories today — but have no fear; we will be back tomorrow (Tuesday) with a full lineup. Take a moment today to celebrate the world’s most famous Italian, the guy who started it all, the guy who discovered the Americas, and what would one day become the greatest country on earth: The United States of America!

Just before heading out the door on vacation last week, MDN editor Jim Willis had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jason Spiess of The Crude Life podcast. This is the third time Jason has asked Jim to be on the podcast. The topics of discussion this time around: Mountain Valley Pipeline and the Shell PA ethane cracker.
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MDN is taking a few days post-July 4th to rest and relax and recharge. We hope you had a great 4th holiday! We will be back on July 10th to catch you up on all the news related to the Marcellus and Utica shale region. We had hoped to bring you a permit report today for the week of June 26th through July 2nd, but the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources (ODNR) has not yet (as of Wednesday, July 5th) updated its weekly report, so we will bring you that report first thing next week. If there is any earth-shattering news related to our region, we’ll break back in with an update. Otherwise, see you on July 10th!

A few months ago, MDN hired an expert webmaster and tech guy to manage, maintain, and upgrade the website. Recently MDN began to experience some technical issues due to an aging “theme” we use on our WordPress website. Things came to a head recently, and our new expert recommended a theme upgrade. We’re happy to say it’s here! Hopefully, you won’t notice many, if any, changes in the website. It still looks and behaves pretty much as it always has. And that is the point. No disruptions.

The link colors and a few other things have changed, but overall the site should work as it always has–hopefully better. Jim’s request of you, our faithful readers: If you notice any problems or issues, please send Jim an email (jim@marcellusdrilling.com) describing what it is. Inevitably, one or two things will escape our notice when doing a website upgrade. Feel free to point them out.

In the coming months, Jim will explore an upgrade to the ancient “membership” program that manages access for paid subscribers. And possibly a new cart/credit card service (instead of Paypal). We will let you know as these changes come along and do our best to minimize any disruptions to the MDN service.

Today, June 19th, is a stock exchange and bank holiday. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the U.S. commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Juneteenth marks the anniversary of the announcement of General Order No. 3 by Union Army General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, proclaiming freedom for enslaved people in Texas. Originating in Galveston, the holiday has since been celebrated annually on June 19 in various parts of the United States, often broadly celebrating African-American culture. The day was first recognized as a federal holiday in June 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. As with other bank holidays, MDN will not publish today.

Marcellus Drilling News is proud to have been selected for Feedspot’s list of “30 Best Drilling Rig Blogs and Websites” out of the thousands of such blogs and websites available. Not only that, MDN appears at the #2 position in the list!
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As we have in previous years, MDN will not publish today (Friday) in observance of Good Friday and the Easter holiday. We hope you enjoy this blessed time of year!

– Jim Willis, Editor

Believe it or not, today is a New York Stock Exchange holiday (i.e. bank) holiday. MDN rarely takes a day off, so we tend to track with those holidays observed by the NYSE. Have no fear, we are monitoring the news, and if anything earth-shattering happens, we’ll bring you the latest. Otherwise, look for full-strength MDN to return tomorrow.

– Jim Willis, Editor

Earlier this week, the Marcellus Drilling News website hit a true milestone–25,000 posts/articles. We don’t often (never, actually) stop to toot our own horn. But we thought this milestone deserved a mention. And a reminder that all MDN paying subscribers have access to ALL of our massive archive of articles. There are two ways to locate an article on a topic of interest quickly…
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Dear MDN Reader:

Since it is a stock exchange holiday, and to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., MDN is taking today off, Monday, Jan. 16. Full strength MDN will return Tuesday!

We wish you a Merry Christmas…and a Happy New Year! MDN will take off (i.e. no new stories posted) between Dec. 26th and Jan. 2nd in observance of the holiday season. Don’t worry, we’ll still keep an eye on the news, and if anything earth-shattering happens, we’ll post about it. However, our intent is to take a break from writing for an entire week. We will see you again on Tuesday, January 3rd.

A brief note to thank you, our loyal readers, from the bottom of our heart. Thank you for subscribing and resubscribing year after year. We take our responsibility seriously to bring you the news–in context–throughout the year. We look forward to 2023 with eager anticipation for what it will bring in the Marcellus/Utica.

Happy Thanksgiving! MDN is taking both Thanksgiving Thursday and Black Friday off. While you’re taking time to be thankful for your friends, family, food, drinks, and other luxuries, take a moment to say THANK YOU to the resources that make this holiday so wonderful: fossil fuels! Below is a video from our friends at Clear Energy Alliance. Watch it (under 4 minutes) to learn just how much oil, natural gas, and coal bring to the table during the holiday season–and every other day of the year.
Read More “MDN Off Thursday & Friday for Thanksgiving Holiday”

Today is national election day in the United States. It is VITAL that you vote, especially if you believe in keeping a free and open society with access to cheap, clean-burning fossil energy. Borrowing a phrase from New York candidate for Governor, Lee Zeldin, “Vote as if your life depends on it. Because it does!”

We must turn back the insanity of the left in attempting to phase out fossil energy. Fingers crossed that today will be the beginning of the end for the Bidenistas holding power.

It’s Columbus Day! MDN will not publish our regular list of stories today–but have no fear, we will be back tomorrow (Tuesday) with a full lineup.

Take a moment today to celebrate the world’s most famous Italian–the guy who started it all, the guy who discovered the Americas and what would one day become the greatest country on earth: The United States of America!