U.S. Senate Democrats are making another run tomorrow (Thursday) on a vote to approve the nomination of Gina McCarthy to run the Environmental Protection Agency. Read More “Senate Democrats (Pout and) Try Second Vote on McCarthy for EPA”
A member of the Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy, a staunchly anti-drilling organization, makes what may be to some a startling admission in a recent editorial: Read More “NY Anti-Driller Admits Strategy is to Delay, then Ban”
The largest independent frack sand distributor in the Marcellus/Utica region, D&I Silica, has just been sold to Houston-based Hi-Crush Partners. Hi-Crush is paying Read More “Marcellus/Utica’s Largest Frack Sand Distributor Sold for $125M”
EnergyPoint Research released an overview of their biannual Midstream Services Study this morning. Three companies with large Marcellus operations top the list Read More “3 Marcellus Midstream Companies Top Customer Satisfaction Survey”
A 16-page, $550 report from Moody’s Investors Service released on Monday says shale drilling in the U.S. is here to stay, gives America an ongoing advantage over Read More “Moody’s Report: Shale is Here to Stay, Gives U.S. Huge Advantage”
The PA Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) is concerned enough about radioactivity in Marcellus Shale cuttings (leftover rock and dirt) they ordered Read More “Marcellus Shale Cuttings Too Radioactive for Landfill Disposal?”
What impact has the self-appointed, self-regulated Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD) had so far? You may recall MDN covered the launch of Read More “A Flaw in CSSD’s Strategy to Force Drillers to Adopt 15 Standards”
Earlier this morning in London, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) made some starting statements and predictions about the abundance Read More “IEA Says American Shale Creating an Oil “Supply Shock” Worldwide”
Cue hoedown music–it’s time to play Cecil Township Dysfunctional Family Feud! (Enter Richard Dawson kissing all the ladies.) MDN reported last week Read More “Cecil Twp Dysfunctional Family Feud over Range Meeting”
Aquatech recently opened their third Marcellus Shale wastewater treatment plant in Tioga County, PA (see Aquatech Opens New PA Marcellus Wastewater Treatment Plant). Read More “Marcellus Wastewater Company Aquatech Buys Competitor FRS”
An editorial written by David McMahon, co-founder of the West Virginia Surface Owners Rights Organization, says by his estimates each Marcellus Shale acre is worth Read More “How Much (in Total) is an Acre in the WV Marcellus Worth?”
Andy Leahy, writing on the always-excellent NY Shale Gas Now! blog site, recently posted an analysis of the Millennium Pipeline announcement that they intend to Read More “Analysis of Millennium Pipeline’s Proposed Expansion in NY”
Under the category of “here comes more B.S. from Capitol Hill,” a Democrat and a RINO Republican (it’s only a ‘bipartisan’ effort if Republicans cave Read More “New House Bill Puts EPA in Charge of Fracking Under SDWA”
MDN finds it amusing that Tom Wilbur, an anti-drilling former reporter for Gannett and the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, says professional reporters Read More “Anti-Drilling Marcellus Reporter: Too Much Free Speech Out There”
Because PA uses a flat per-well impact fee on shale drilling instead of a tax on the amount of gas that flows from the well, liberal Democrats in PA Read More “Broken Record: PA Needs Drilling Tax Instead of Impact Fee”
The headlines blare the news: The Baker Hughes rig counts are at an 18-year low for natural gas drilling rigs operating on U.S. soil. However, when you dig Read More “Interesting Facts Emerge from Behind the Low Rig Count Headlines”