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28 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 18 – 24

For the week of Nov 18 – 24, permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica continued to be strong, with 28 new permits issued, down just two from the 30 issued the prior week. The Keystone State (PA) issued 11 new permits, with five going to CNX Resources, all in Allegheny County. Two permits were issued to Southwestern Energy (now Expand Energy) in Lycoming County. The remaining four were single permits issued to EQT Corporation (Greene County), Infinity Natural Resources (Indiana County), Range Resources (Washington County), and Apex Energy (Westmoreland County). Read More “28 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 18 – 24”

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28 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 23 – 29

There were 28 permits issued to drill new shale wells in Marcellus/Utica for the week of Sept. 23 – 29, down slightly from the 32 issued the prior week. The Keystone State (PA) had 15 new permits, with seven of them going to Range Resources, most of them in Washington County. Three permits were issued to Chesapeake Energy in Bradford County, and two permits were issued to Southwestern Energy in Susquehanna County. As of Tuesday, Chesapeake and Southwestern combined in a merger to form Expand Energy (see Chesapeake & Southwestern Complete Merger; Now #1 U.S. Gas Driller). It’s going to take a while before the name change flows through to new permits, so we’ll keep reporting on the permits by their given names for now. Read More “28 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 23 – 29”

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If Pennsylvania Loses GOP State Senate Majority, Marcellus is Done

We don’t think it’s overly melodramatic to say that Pennsylvania is standing on the edge of a cliff with the upcoming election in November. Yes, there’s the issue of which presidential candidate, Trump or The Cackler, will win PA and likely win the election. That is of critical importance. But so, too, is another race (or races): That of the Pennsylvania Senate. Right now, a radical Democrat, Josh Shapiro, is governor in PA. The PA House has a razor-thin Democrat majority in control (102-101). The Senate is a bit better with a 28-22 GOP majority. However, the enviro left has its sights set on retaining the House and flipping at least three Senate seats in “swing” districts this year. If all three branches are in Democrat hands come next January, you can expect very bad things ahead for the Marcellus shale. Read More “If Pennsylvania Loses GOP State Senate Majority, Marcellus is Done”

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Range Resources Files for Permit to Drill in North Fayette, PA

North Fayette, Allegheny County, PA

Range Resources applied for a conditional use permit to build a well pad in North Fayette Township in Allegheny County, PA, which may support up to 15 shale wells. The plan calls for “heavy construction” on Mondays through Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The township held a public hearing on August 27; however, some residents who live nearby claim they weren’t properly notified of the meeting. No further public meetings are planned, and construction will begin soon. Read More “Range Resources Files for Permit to Drill in North Fayette, PA”

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Indiana Twp PA Denies Request to Rezone for New Gas Wells

At a packed meeting in May, the Indiana Township (Allegheny County, PA) Planning Commission voted unanimously (4-0) to delay a decision on rezoning a 59-acre parcel along Route 910 from office/commercial to light industrial — which would allow gas drilling on the site (see Indiana Twp, PA, Postpones Rezoning to Allow Drilling Near Rt. 910). The 60-day period came and went. At Wednesday night’s board of supervisors meeting, the board voted 4-1 to undemocratically deny holding a public hearing on the proposal, effectively killing it. Read More “Indiana Twp PA Denies Request to Rezone for New Gas Wells”

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EQT Name Removed from Downtown Pittsburgh Building, HQ Remains

625 Liberty

All the way back in February 2020 BC (Before COVID), we told you that EQT Corporation, the largest natural gas producer in the country, was looking to lease most of its mammoth downtown Pittsburgh headquarters building at 625 Liberty Avenue (see EQT Subleasing Most of its Downtown Pittsburgh Office Building). The building has been known for years as EQT Plaza. No more. While we speculated in 2020 that the company would completely leave the building in 2024 at the end of its lease, EQT is going to keep a small presence in the building and retain it as “the headquarters” of the company (although almost nobody works there anymore).
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West Deer to Hold Sept. Public Hearing on O&G Drilling Ordinance

In May, the supervisors of West Deer Township (Allegheny County), PA, held a regular monthly meeting. One item on the agenda was the potential adoption of revisions to the town’s oil and gas drilling ordinance. A number of (supposed) residents showed up to question the revisions and ask for stricter setbacks (a bigger distance from drilling to homes and other structures). Ultimately, the supervisors decided to delay a vote on the revisions, pushing it off until a future meeting (see West Deer Supervisors Delay Vote on New O&G Drilling Ordinance). Last Wednesday at the regular monthly meeting, the supervisors announced yet another public hearing on proposed changes to Ordinance 454 — at 6 p.m. on Sept. 18.
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18 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 1 – 7

We noticed that permit data has already been updated for last week, so we’re bringing you our weekly permit report a day early. For the week of July 1 – 7, a total of 18 permits were issued to drill new shale wells in Marcellus/Utica. There were six new permits issued in Pennsylvania, with four of them going to Range Resources for a pad in Washington County. There were four new permits in Ohio, all of them going to Encino Energy for a pad in Guernsey County. West Virginia was the surprise with eight new permits, six of which were issued to Antero Resources in Tyler County.
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18 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 20 – 26

Two weeks ago, 16 new permits were issued to drill in the Marcellus/Utica region. Last week, May 20-26, the number increased by two to 18. Two drillers tied for the top prize for most new permits. Chesapeake Energy received five new permits, all of them for drilling in Sullivan County, PA. Ascent Resources also received five new permits, with four of them to drill in Jefferson County, OH, and one in Guernsey County, OH. Antero received three permits for drilling in Wetzel County, WV. EQT Corporation got two permits to drill in Washington County, PA. Range Resources, Olympus Energy, and INR each got a single new permit (see below for where).
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Indiana Twp, PA, Postpones Rezoning to Allow Drilling Near Rt. 910

At a packed meeting last night, the Indiana Township (Allegheny County), PA, Planning Commission voted unanimously (4-0) to delay a decision on rezoning a 59-acre parcel along Route 910 from office/commercial to light industrial — which would allow gas drilling on the site. The room was packed with over 100 people, most of whom were there to oppose the rezoning request. The commission members voted to delay any action for 60 days on a proposal by Cranberry-based MPF Management to rezone the parcel.
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West Deer Supervisors Delay Vote on New O&G Drilling Ordinance

Wednesday evening, the supervisors of West Deer Township (Allegheny County), PA, held a regular monthly meeting. One item on the agenda was the potential adoption of revisions to the town’s oil and gas drilling ordinance. A number of (supposed) residents showed up to question the revisions and ask for stricter setbacks (a bigger distance from drilling to homes and other structures). Ultimately, the supervisors decided to delay a vote on the revisions, pushing it off until next month’s meeting.
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CNX, KeyState Partner with Pittsburgh Airport on H2 Aviation Fuel

CNX Resources Corp., KeyState Energy, and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) are working together on a $1.5 billion project that, if completed, would make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at PIT from coal mine methane gas. But only if the Bidenistas deeply embedded in the IRS allow coal mine methane to qualify for green energy tax credits. That’s a really big IF. CNX and KeyState announced yesterday that the two companies signed a letter of intent (non-binding for now) to build a SAF facility at PIT to turn coal mine methane into hydrogen that would be used as aviation fuel.
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Well-Plugging Bill by Pittsburgh Radical Dem Passes in U.S. House

Congresswoman Summer Lee

Sometimes, even a radicalized, anti-Semitic leftist like Congresswoman Summer Lee, Democrat from Pittsburgh and member of “The Squad” of truly Communistic radicals in the U.S. House of Representatives, can swerve into a good piece of legislation. In July 2023, Lee introduced the Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act (H.R. 4877), which directs the Dept. of Energy (DOE) “to establish a research, development, and demonstration program concerning abandoned oil and gas wells.” It doesn’t actually solve the abandoned well problem, but it moves the ball in the right direction by setting up a national database to catalog such wells and propose a program to help fix the issue. Lee’s bill just passed the U.S. House in a bipartisan vote of 333-75. Credit where credit is due, although we fervently hope she is defeated in the November election.
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CCI Tries to Tempt Allegheny County into Suing Oil & Gas Cos.

Isn’t it interesting how the devil continues to use the same tactics he has used since the very beginning of time? Lucifer (the Center for Climate Integrity, or CCI) is whispering lies to Eve (the Allegheny County Council) located in the Garden of Eden (Pittsburgh region, the unofficial headquarters of the Marcellus/Utica shale), enticing Eve to bite the fruit (launch a lawsuit against Big Oil & Gas companies), promising she’ll have more money than God if she sues and wins. Lucifer always leads with a lie. The end result is always the same — death. In this case, the death of Pittsburgh as the headquarters of the Marcellus/Utica. Will Eve do it this time? Or resist?
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8 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 1 – 7

The new permits report for two weeks ago showed just four new permits, which we called “below dismal” (see 4 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 25 – 31). Last week, for April 1 – 7, there were eight new permits issued. However, they were all issued in Pennsylvania. Both Ohio and West Virginia failed to issue any new permits last week. Coterra Energy scored the most new permits last week with three, all of them for Susquehanna County, PA. CNX Resources received two new permits, both in Westmoreland County. Range Resources also received two permits, one in Allegheny County, the other in Washington County. And Repsol received one new permit for Tioga County.
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EPA Allows PA Radicals to Challenge Permit for Plum Injection Well

Penneco Environmental Solutions wants to build a second wastewater injection well in Plum Borough (Allegheny County), PA, next to an existing injection well. Penneco’s first wastewater injection well in Plum finally opened for business in mid-2021, overcoming all sorts of smears, slanders, and lawsuits by the enviro-left (see Plum Boro Injection Well in SWPA Now Open for Business!). In September 2021, Penneco announced plans to build a second wastewater injection well in Plum, located next to the first one (see 2nd Shale Wastewater Injection Well Planned for Plum Boro in SWPA). Last September, the federal EPA issued a permit to Penneco for its proposed second wastewater injection well (see Federal EPA Approves 2nd Injection Well in Plum Borough, PA). That permit was challenged by two green groups. Even though they filed their challenge after the deadline had expired to do so, the EPA is allowing the challenge to proceed.
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