Best of the Rest

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Federal judge keeps AG Schneiderman and #ExxonKnew on defense; Rover Pipeline makes progress in Belmont County; Shale Crescent hosts forum in Marietta; Utica Shale Academy joins forces with trade school re welding; anti group wants Shell to “study” cracker’s “enviro footprint”; shale oil drillers face uncertain 2018 with hedges expiring; using DNA in oil drilling; years-old Chesapeake bond lawsuit grinds on; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Mar 30, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Disturbing video shows OH antis out on the fringe; natgas will still beat coal in OH, even with Trump order; OH issues 9 permits for Utica last week; why is PA DEP shooting at gas pipes; o&g upswing energizing SW PA; Michigan Senate OKs higher weight limit for natgas trucks; the wealthiest oil & gas billionaires in the US; Dear Sierra Clubbers; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Mar 29, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: LNG storage tanks arrive in Jacksonville Port; oil now flowing under Missouri River via Dakota Access Pipeline; vapid actress Shailene Woodley pleads guilty to disorderly conduct charge related to Dakota Access “protest”; tech still the key in shale plays; nuke plants closing hit small towns hard; green groups promise violence to stop Keystone XL pipeline; US natgas exports to Mexico skyrocket, Mexicans worried about depending on gringos; LNG hub in Asia; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Mar 28, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Hogan’s frack ban will cost Maryland jobs, benefits; eastern OH sets bar for natgas production; natgas reemergence in the Haynesville Shale; US drillers add another 20 rigs last week; market implications of 2017 o&g recovery; NiSource COO retiring; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Mar 27, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: 7 permits issued last week in OH Utica; PA gov’s mixed signals on shale gas; US shale drillers leaving thousands of oil wells unfinished; State Dept. to approve Keystone XL pipeline; Chesapeake Energy’s liquidity matters; Trump plans to reverse Obama climate change policy; China’s LNG imports on the rise; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Mar 24, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Maryland Senate panel OKs ban on fracking; NY AG’s private email history raises questions about anti-Exxon campaign; Ohio’s ad valorem tax positively impacts Guernsey County; Solebury Twp, PA takes steps to oppose PennEast Pipe; MarkWest establishes scholarship at WCCF; VA conservation agency puts new restrictions on Atlantic Coast Pipe; ICE to start trading first US LNG futures contract; Rex Tillerson says his wife convinced him to take Sec State job; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Mar 23, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Fewer rigs, wells and less spending show in OH’s shale production for 2016; activists gather in Mass. to protest natural gas pipelines; Cheniere gets FERC permit to start Sabine Pass LNG Train 3; a new controversy over Dakota Access Pipeline – who will pay for protesters’ mess; conflict groups identify new boogeyman – pipelines; repeal of Obama drilling rule stalls in the Senate due to RINO dung; big oil’s plan to buy into shale; Saudis falter; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Mar 22, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Harrison County, OH begins collecting ad valoreum tax on Utica wells for 2016; wacky enviro groups want Duke U to drop plans for clean-burning natgas plant; fuel pipeline from Chicago to Detroit goes online; Texas AG sues to block PHMSA natgas storage regs; Moody’s upgrades o&g sector in 2017; drillers, service firms may see surge of new IPOs in 2017; US crude oil production dropped last year; OPEC needs to restrain itself in 2018 like it is in 2017; low oil prices prove Obama wrong again; virtual gas pipelines; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Mar 21, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Range Resources hosts local students; oil, gas & the WV legislature; natgas line through Polk County, FL creates little fuss; using American shale as foreign policy tool; frack sand operators ebullient over demand; big draw down on propane supplies; federal o&g leases could pay for Republican health plan; drilling begins in Argentina shale; shale’s Mr. Fix-It: Saudi Arabia; Beijing shuts down last coal-fired power plant, switches to natgas; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Mar 20, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Local Rover Pipeline construction begins; Alex Lotorto plays student again in anti-pipeline stunt; EQT Foundation awards record $6.2 million in grants, scholarships & charitable contributions in 2016; oil to start flowing through Dakota Access Pipe next Monday; CH2M deal with Shell; oil prices fell 12% last week–did anyone notice; the glutted gas world; Trump to repeal Obama fracking rule; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Mar 17, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PA Supreme Court suspends Jesse White’s law license; pipelines are solution to high energy costs in New England; gas glut leading to low prices in 2017; is changing natgas market about to change again; crude prices plunge because shale oil on the increase; how to fix our failing energy infrastructure; why natgas is the future – not coal; Trump to dump climate change from enviro reviews; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Mar 16, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: NY AG colluded with Big Green, tries to deflect with fake news about Exxon; ODRN issues 13 permits in OH Utica; anti-pipeliners recruit spies; Michigan’s future depends on pipelines; natgas prices could plunge below $2; top natgas stocks to buy in 2017 (all related to the Marcellus/Utica); Food & Water Watch caught on tape admitting goal to ban fracking “everywhere”; OPEC and US shale at the brink of war; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Mar 15, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Rig counts remain same in PA, go up in OH; REX Pipeline in OH going down for maintenance for 2 days; Trumbull County meeting to address oil & gas prospects; gas industry gushes over positive signs; green billionaire Tom Steyer buys anti-fracking votes in Nevada; Chesapeake board members load up on cheap shares of stock; Saudis right back where they started; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Mar 14, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Rover Pipeline ready to roll; President Trump to name 3 FERC nominees, including PA’s Rob Powelson; another taxpayer-funded green energy firm files for bankruptcy; CELDF wants to seize municipalities to use as “torpedos” against state and feds in fracking wars; greenhouse gas goals go up the smokestack; warm weather leads to first recorded natgas storage injection in February; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Mar 13, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Range Resources CEO speaks out on oversupply, Range’s focus on dry gas (for now); Maryland frack ban advances in House, stalled in Senate; Utica permits “steady” in southeast OH; Florida Senate panel passes frack ban; antis heckle, boo, shout, shut down meeting in Colo.; what the o&g industry must learn from Trump’s win; EPA’s Pruitt intends to shake things up; shale moving from brute force to finesse; foreign buyers buying into US pipelines; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Mar 10, 2017”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: 4 permits issued in Ohio Utica last week; Wolf loses all credibility on severance tax; Carroll Twp residents raise concerns about nearby drilling; SC anti group appeals FERC approval of pipeline; Indians lose final court case to stop Dakota Access Pipeline; oil & natgas production fell in 2016, higher levels expected in 2017/2018; Souki says LNG “extremely volatile”; Trump fuels petchem boom; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Mar 9, 2017”