Results from yesterday’s Pennsylvania primary to report that have potential consequences for the Marcellus Shale. In particular, the race for governor and the race for anyone but Jesse White for the PA House in Washington County…
Read More “PA Democrat Primary Results & Possible Impact on the Marcellus”
The mayor of Marietta, OH says the city probably missed the boat to lease 95 acres of city-owned land for Utica Shale drilling–and he blames city council for dithering about getting an ad placed to announce the land is available (death by committee). But perhaps all is not lost…
Read More “Delay in Leasing City-Owned Land Costs Marietta, OH Big $”
In January MDN brought you the story that due to incessant nagging from the NJ Sierra Club and the NJ League of [Liberal Democrat] Women Voters the Pinelands Commission, which oversees a stand of scrub pines in South Jersey, nixed a plan for a new natural gas pipeline to bring cheap, clean, abundant Marcellus Shale natural gas to South Jersey (see Sierra Club, LWV Chooses Coal over NatGas in South Jersey). NJ Gov. Chris Christie has just appointed two new members to the Pinelands Commission, replacing two who voted against the plan. Re-vote time?…
Read More “Marcellus Pipeline May Come to South Jersey After All”
On Tuesday night Williams held the first of 10 open houses (this one in Luzerne County) on their roadshow to discuss the proposed Atlantic Sunrise Project includes new and reversed pipeline flows for the mighty Transco (see Williams Plans $2.1B Transco Pipeline Expansion, 100% Sold Already). The Transco, built 50 years ago, as always brought gas from the southwest to the northeast. Under Williams’ plan, new pipes will carry gas to the northeast/New England markets, but the vast majority of the existing pipeline will become bidirectional–able to flow gas in either direction–carrying cheap Marcellus Shale gas to southern markets…
Read More “Williams Open House Sheds more Light on Transco Atlantic Sunrise”
On Tuesday, Platts announced six new “daily price assessments” for the shale “value chain.” These are price indices–price calculations of various kinds (think the Dow Jones Industrial Average) that can be used to better understand what factors are driving the shale market up or down. Who will use these new indices and why?…
Read More “Platts Launches New Daily Price Assessments for Shale Value Chain”
Will this settle the debate? For years MDN editor Jim Willis has received sometimes good natured, sometimes irate feedback that “fracking” should be spelled “fracing”–without the “k”. The “proper” way to spell it is without the “k” according to many in the Houston area (according to one MDN source). The “k” was introduced by anti-drillers who want to make the word sound like another f-word, in an attempt to smear it. Merriam-Webster has just added 150 new new words and definitions to their 2014 edition–and fracking, with the “k”–is in the list. Case closed?…
Read More “Spell Fracking with a “k”? Merriam-Webster Says Frack Yes!”
The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading:
Read More “Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, May 22, 2014”
In a bit of a departure from our normal “all news all the time” format, MDN is excited to bring you the recorded video sessions from the recent Oil & Gas Awards “Northeast Conference for Excellence.” All of them! You may recall that the Oil & Gas Awards held their annual Northeast conference and awards ceremony in Pittsburgh on Thursday, March 20. MDN editor Jim Willis was honored to be a part of the event, moderating two panels for the conference. We wrote up our impressions of this top-notch event here: Oil & Gas Awards – List of Winners, Bang-up Time!
The folks at the Oil & Gas Awards recorded the conference sessions in Pittsburgh and have made them available exclusively to MDN for our subscribers (never a better time to subscribe!). For today’s daily email/stories, we have included separate articles for each session–describing who the the speakers are, and what they talk about during the session. It give you a handy way to zero in on just the content you may be most interested in hearing. But having said that, let me encourage you to–as you have time–listen and watch the entire thing! It’s all here. I felt each session was weighty–with loads of good information and intelligence for those with an interest in the Marcellus and Utica Shale. You won’t be bored.
So break out the popcorn, stick the earplugs into your computer, get a pad and pen handy and watch and learn. You’ll get a first-class education from this conference.
Jim Willis, Editor
Marcellus Drilling News
List of sessions:
OGA 1: Keynote Address – Gary Evans, Magnum Hunter Resources
OGA 2: Panel Discussion – Marcellus/Utica Midstream Update
OGA 3: Market Update – Greg Lorson, TEEMCO
OGA 4: Panel Discussion – Drilling & Completions (Jim Willis moderates)
OGA 5: Keynote Address – Chad Zamarin, NiSource Midstream
OGA 6: Panel Discussion – Health & Safety (Jim Willis moderates)
OGA 7: Panel Discussion – Environmental Protection
OGA 8: Keynote Address – John Applegath, Range Resources
OGA 9: Panel Discussion – Community Engagement
P.S. We’ve included one extra story because it’s time sensitive–for our fellow New Yorkers. President Obama will be visiting Cooperstown, NY on Thursday, May 22nd. The Joint Landowners Coalition of New York has put out the word to have pro-drilling New Yorkers show up to welcome the president and let him know (via peaceful signs) that Cuomo needs some encouragement to get off the dime with shale drilling in NY.
Keynote Address: Magnum Hunter and the Unconventional Shale Plays
Gary C. Evans, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation
Read More “OGA 1: Keynote Address – Gary Evans, Magnum Hunter Resources”
Panel I: Marcellus/Utica Midstream Update – 2014 and Beyond
Moderator: Michael L. Krancer, Energy, Petrochemical and Natural Resources Practice Group Leader, Blank Rome LLP
Speakers: Brent Breon, Vice President Business Development, Blue Racer Midstream
Tony Blando, Vice President Marketing, NiSource Midstream Services, Columbia Pipeline Group
Aubrey Harper, Vice President Business Development, IPS Engineering / EPC
Brett Nixon, Director of Business Development, PVR Partners
Read More “OGA 2: Panel Discussion – Marcellus/Utica Midstream Update”
Market Update: An Overview Of The Environmental Regulations Affecting Air, Water and Rail
Greg Lorson, Chief Executive Officer, TEEMCO
Read More “OGA 3: Market Update – Greg Lorson, TEEMCO”
Panel II: Drilling and Completions
Moderator: Jim Willis, Editor, Marcellus Drilling News
Speakers: Eric Luckey, Completions Engineer, Noble Energy
Dennis Degner, Director of Operations, Range Resources
Brett Schellenberg, Marketing Executive, Orion Drilling
Bryan Dickson, North East Division Engineering, FTS International
Read More “OGA 4: Panel Discussion – Drilling & Completions”
Keynote Address: The Midstream Factor—The Critical Link to Success in Emerging Shale Plays
Chad Zamarin, Chief Operating Officer, NiSource Midstream Services
Read More “OGA 5: Keynote Address – Chad Zamarin, NiSource Midstream”
Panel III: Health and Safety Issues You Can’t Ignore
Moderator: Jim Willis, Editor, Marcellus Drilling News
Speakers: Stefan Hirniak, HSE Recruitment Consultant, Progressive GE
Rob L. Gough, EHS Manager, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
David Renz, Sr. EHS Coordinator, Noble Energy
Read More “OGA 6: Panel Discussion – Health & Safety”
Panel IV: Environmental Protection, Regulation and Compliance
Moderator: Michael L. Krancer, Energy, Petrochemical and Natural Resources Practise Group Leader, Blank Rome LLP
Speakers: Nathan S. Bennett, Regulatory Manager, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Greg Lorson, Chief Executive Officer, TEEMCO
Scott Perry, Deputy Secretary, Office of Oil and Gas Management, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Read More “OGA 7: Panel Discussion – Environmental Protection”
Keynote Address: Assessing the Marcellus Shale: What have we learnt in the 10 years since its discovery?
John Applegath, Vice President, Southern Marcellus Shale Division, Range Resources Corporation
Read More “OGA 8: Keynote Address – John Applegath, Range Resources”