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In what appears to be a regular occurrence, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection’s online database of oil and gas permit information is offline once again, throwing an error. Very frustrating. We checked Ohio’s numbers and found only a single new permit issued for last week. West Virginia issued five new permits last week. Given that PA typically issues the most new permits, we’ve decided to hold back the report until we can complete it with PA data, hopefully early next week. We’ll keep you posted.

Here’s what you see when accessing the DEP system:

In April, MDN told you about an exciting new FREE service for landowners and rights owners called MineraliQ (see Enverus Launches Free Online Tool to Track Mineral Rights, Royalties). MineraliQ is an online service that provides everything you need to know about your minerals in one place, including payments, well locations, and important activities near your minerals that you should know about. The new service will even help you estimate how much your mineral rights are worth now and in the future.
Read More “MDN New Advertiser of Interest to Landowners/Mineral Rights Owners”

If you’ve read Marcellus Drilling News for any length of time, you know it’s a rarity for editor Jim Willis to take a full week of vacation. But he’s decided to do it for the week of July 4-8. We will not post during the week–unless there’s earth-shattering news to share! Otherwise, we will be back on July 11 to catch you up on all the news related to the Marcellus/Utica. We hope you enjoy(ed) the 4th!

– Jim Willis

Today, June 20th, 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.

The Juneteenth holiday is observed today (Monday) this year because the 19th fell on a weekend day. As with other bank holidays, MDN will not publish today.

MDN will not publish on Friday, May 27, nor on Monday, May 31. Jim is taking Friday off in preparation for a wedding happening in his family. Monday is, of course, the Memorial Day holiday. A shout out to all of our currently serving and former veterans, and remembrance for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. They are not forgotten.

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

A quick note to MDN readers to let you know that the software plugin we use to display PDF files is currently not functioning properly. When viewing a post with a PDF embedded the first page of the file should show immediately. It currently takes one to two minutes for the file to display. However, the file name is displayed and if you click on it, the full file should download to your computer and allow you to view it. We are working on a fix for this issue.

A second quick note: The website that provides the daily oil and natural gas price which we display on the right side of the site, oil-price.net, is currently “off the air” and not providing updates. We are monitoring the situation and hope it returns soon!

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. 17. Full strength MDN will return Tuesday!

This past year was indeed unusual in many ways. It began with controversy over the most recent national election, a controversy that continues (by some) until the present day. The Joe Biden administration has proved to be every bit as bad (and worse) for the oil and gas industry as we predicted. Our industry is constantly under attack by the radical left who seeks to sentence mankind back to the Stone Age with no access to safe, reliable energy and life-saving and preserving plastics (which come from oil and natural gas). Yet we believe there is reason for optimism and hope. The coming 2022 Congressional elections promise to return both the House and Senate to Republican (and fossil fuel-friendly) hands. We eagerly anticipate what lies ahead this coming year!

Below is a listing of the Top 25 most-read stories posted on the MDN site over the past year. Enjoy!
Read More “MDN’s Top 25 Stories for 2021”

We wish you a Merry Christmas…and a Happy New Year! MDN will take off (i.e. no new stories posted) between Dec. 24 and New Year’s Day 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 Monday, 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 a better 2022 with eager anticipation for what it will bring in the Marcellus/Utica.

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!

MDN is taking a rare few days off for summer vacation–from Friday, July 16th through Wednesday, July 21st. We will be back on Thursday, July 22nd. Editor Jim Willis will continue to monitor the news and if anything BIG happens, he will issue a special bulletin.

MDN will not publish today, Monday, May 31, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. A shout out to all of our currently serving and former veterans, and remembrance for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. They are not forgotten.

MDN editor Jim Willis is taking a rare day off today, Friday, May 7, in order to travel and attend the graduation of his youngest child (a son)…from graduate school. Jim is a proud dad. He has three great kids. All three now have their master’s degree, and all three are teachers! Jim will catch you up on all the latest Marcellus/Utica news with the Monday edition. Have a great weekend.