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: Pipeline work progresses in Stark County, OH; removing gas and oil leases from your land; red hot debate over tariffs on pipelines in New England; the importance of stripper wells; from natgas glut to shortfall in one year; EPA’s lack of respect for Supreme Court; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Jun 30, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Ohio has 10 Utica rigs working; Wolf won’t endorse PA House budget plan, wants more tax revenue; skilled labor needed for cracker plants; new CNG station in Pittsburgh; court rejects Sierra Club case against LNG exports; Chesapeake’s dilemma; the economics of a new gas pipeline; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Jun 29, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PA, OH rig counts remain same, WV goes down; Kasich picks Dem for PUCO; new conventional drilling regs on the way in PA House; new Hilton going up near PA cracker site; WV floods affect some midstream operations; natgas prices continue to rise; feds appeal court ruling striking down BLM fracking rules; ethane exports “about to pop”; TransCanada sues US over Keystone XL; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Jun 28, 2016”

Events related to drilling in the Marcellus and Utica Shale, primarily pro-drilling.

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Read More “Calendar of Events for Jun 27 – Sep 26 (90 Days)”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: No big Appalachian deals anytime soon; when will price recovery in natgas take place; smaller drillers healthy during downturn; NFG gets new director; New England’s need for more pipelines; new pipeline planned for NJ bay; SEC charges Breitling Energy CEO for fraud; digital will change o&g companies; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Jun 27, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Ohio has drilled 1,751 Utica wells so far; StateImpact shills for fractivist lobby groups; Wolf signs bill killing new conventional drilling regs; Degner gets promoted at Range Resources; U.S. House investigating state AGs over Exxon probe; associated gas production falling; completions outpace new drilling; API likes Trump energy plan; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Jun 24, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Belmont, Monroe counties Utica hot spots; CT high school saves major money by switching to natgas; Tokyo Gas buys stake in U.S. gas field; renewables are the spoiled children of the energy family; Dallas Fed report on crude prices & a return to drilling; private equity has $1 trillion waiting to invest in o&g; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Jun 23, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: NRDC Gang & The French Connection; PA rig count stabilizes; budget crunch deadline approaches in PA; nominations for Who’s Who in Energy; Raymond James sees oil at $80 in 2017/2018; EIA’s new data add-on tool for Google Sheets; another alarmist ethane study; LNG oversupply will stretch to 2024; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Jun 22, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Millcraft building $20M hotel in Beaver County, near cracker plant site; can Shell ever overtake Exxon as world’s top major?; US leads all countries in lowering CO2 emissions; coal’s prospects bleak; Europe’s rise in natgas; the snake also rises; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Jun 21, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Final PA budget home stretch begins–major issues (like severance tax) unresolved; Atlantic Sunrise FERC hearings, first person account; Virginia Tech changing to natgas; low natgas prices “upend” the utility sector; it’s all about that basin, ’bout that basin; banks have a low oil price hangover; Japan’s May LNG imports down; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Jun 20, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Southwestern Energy not out of the woods yet; investors fleeing corrupt Andrew Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion project; Cincinnati passes resolution against pipeline; Sen. Inhofe tells states to ignore EPA’s Clean Power Plan directives; economics of new gas pipelines; Russians think price of oil stays low for 10-15 years; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Jun 17, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Ohio has 12 rigs running, 1 new Utica permit; Kinder Morgan donates $15K to Wooster YMCA; hope that Wolf will back off on severance tax; Rogersville Shale drilling at stand-still; Maine needs more natgas; large stockpiles of natgas choking price rally; Speaker Ryan unveils plan to roll back Obama enviro regs; and more!

Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Jun 16, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Marcellus production steady; Utica production up y/y; Hawaii’s move to LNG is slow; the Clinton/Sanders frack ban; this year’s election a referendum on energy; o&g reserves plunge 40 Tcf in a year; natgas predicted to hit $3.50/Mcf in 2017; PIPES Act sent to Obama; the rhyming cycles of oil and capital; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Wed, Jun 15, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Manufacturing resurgence, thx to Marcellus/Utica; how will my pipeline easement be taxed; do I need insurance to protect my o&g interests; Penguins are the energy story of the year; PA rig count falls for second week; $50/barrel is the new $100/barrel; natgas price heading higher; natgas glut through end of decade; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Tue, Jun 14, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: Cuomo uses Hulk to announce theft of upstate; Obama admin shakes down Marathon Petroleum for $335M; Mass. Senate passes 10-year fracking moratorium; the route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline; S&P says Chesapeake Energy technically in default; cheap natgas won’t last; Continental restarts drilling after oil hit $50/barrel; methane madness; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Jun 13, 2016”

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading. In today’s lineup: PA ethane cracker will boost NGL production; OH says PA cracker is good news for their cracker too; PA chemical industry supports PennEast Pipeline; paying for pipelines in New England; record high natgas trading volumes in 2015; natgas prices jump 6% while oil stalls; what is the future of natgas price?; cheap Canadian gas aggravates US; and more!
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Jun 10, 2016”