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  • Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Regulation

    FracFocus Responds to Flawed Harvard Study + MDN has a Question

    April 25, 2013April 25, 2013

    Earlier this week Harvard Law School released a so-called study saying the independent FracFocus hydraulic fracturing chemical registry falls short and the federal government should step in to enforce reporting by drillers (see Harvard Law School Says FracFocus “Fails” as Compliance Tool).

    The two organizations behind FracFocus, the Ground Water Protection Council and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission have responded to the charges leveled by Harvard. FracFocus points out Harvard never even talked to them or asked to see the inner workings of the organization and how it operates—so how in the world can Harvard come to the conclusions they did? MDN knows: Lefty bias—how else? Who needs facts when your own anti-drilling opinions will do just fine? Here’s the detailed response from FracFocus utterly refutes and humiliates the “study” from Harvard:

    Read More “FracFocus Responds to Flawed Harvard Study + MDN has a Question”

  • Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | Pennsylvania | Susquehanna County

    Cabot Keeps Rockin’ It in the Marcellus Shale

    April 25, 2013April 25, 2013

    Yesterday, Cabot Oil & Gas issued financial results for the first quarter of 2013. Natural gas production for the company was up a whopping 50% over last year, and up 13% from last quarter! As MDN had previously noted, the company was the first to hit 1 billion cubic feet of production per day in the PA Marcellus Shale (see Who’s a Member of the Marcellus “1 Bcf/d” Club?).

    Net income for the company was up over last year ($42.8M as opposed ti $18.3M last year in 1Q). According to company CEO Dan Dinges, the key to their success is the Marcellus. The Cabot statement from yesterday:

    Read More “Cabot Keeps Rockin’ It in the Marcellus Shale”

  • Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | New York | Regulation | Statewide NY

    NY Consulting Company Successfully Repels Smear-job by NYPIRG

    April 25, 2013April 25, 2013

    An attempted smearing of the independent consulting company Ecology and Environment, Inc. by Gannett and anti-drilling groups like NYPIRG has not worked. In 2011 E & E authored a study for the state Dept. of Environmental Conservation on the economic benefits of shale drilling and fracking. Earlier this week the Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York (IOGA of NY) sent a letter to Gov. Cuomo telling him his indecision is killing all drilling in the state (see IOGA of NY to Cuomo: Your Indecision is Killing ALL NY Drilling). One of the 200 signatories of the letter was E & E, which Gannett and NYPIRG trumpeted as proof the study was not impartial and that the entire set of draft regulations it’s a part of should be scrapped (see NYPIRG calls on Cuomo to rescind fracking review).

    Not so fast, says E & E. They are not members of IOGA of NY and only paid membership dues for one of their employees so that person could monitor the meetings and publications of IOGA of NY, according to a letter they sent to the DEC (letter embedded below). What will anti-drillers use now to try and discredit the DEC’s work on new rules for fracking? Here’s the story on E & E and IOGA:

    Read More “NY Consulting Company Successfully Repels Smear-job by NYPIRG”

  • Energy Companies | EQT Corp

    EQT 1Q13 Report: It’s All Looking "Up" – Thanks to the Marcellus

    April 25, 2013April 25, 2013

    EQT turned in a report on the first quarter of 2013 today and the numbers are excellent. Marcellus Shale production for the company rose 103% over the same period last year. Midstream volumes are up, revenue is up, profits are up. Hey, it’s all looking up for EQT!

    EQT had 79.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale for 1Q13–they’re closing in and will soon become the second member of the 1 Bcf/Day Club (Cabot is already in the club). Here’s the EQT report issued this morning:

    Read More “EQT 1Q13 Report: It’s All Looking "Up" – Thanks to the Marcellus”

  • Energy Companies | EQT Corp

    EQT & Gas Utility Company Deal Gets Federal "Approval"

    April 25, 2013April 25, 2013

    On March 1, MDN told you about the complex deal agreed to between EQT and People’s Natural Gas. EQT wants to swap its gas utility division, called Equiptable Gas Company, to People’s in return for cash and a midstream company owned by Peoples called Allegheny Valley Connector (see Pittsburgh Driller & Gas Utility Co Want to Swap Assets). Good news today from EQT. They report the Federal Trade Commission has “not objected” to (meaning it approves of) the transfer–a big hurdle to completing the deal. However, there’s still a number of other approvals from state agencies that need to be obtained before the deal can be finalized.

    The announcement today from EQT about the FTC “approval”:

    Read More “EQT & Gas Utility Company Deal Gets Federal "Approval"”

  • Industrywide Issues | Ohio | Public Opinion | Statewide OH

    Opinion Shows Strong Majority Favor Fracking/Drilling in Ohio

    April 25, 2013April 25, 2013

    In New York, public opinion polling shows the state is largely split on the question of whether or not fracking for natural gas should be done. Over the past few years it’s been pretty close to a 50/50 split—which is what keeps Andy “Ditherer” Cuomo up at night agonizing over his presidential aspirations which have gone “poof” because of the drilling issue.

    However, the folks in Ohio don’t have freak shows like Yoko Ono wandering around to inspire angst (and if they did, they would ignore her as should be done). In Ohio, public opinion polling shows a strong 2/3 majority favor fracking and drilling…

    Read More “Opinion Shows Strong Majority Favor Fracking/Drilling in Ohio”

  • Commodity Price | Exporting | Industrywide Issues | Statewide WV | West Virginia

    WVU Spring NatGas Conference: $4-$6 Gas for Next "Decade or More"

    April 25, 2013April 25, 2013

    Several interesting speakers addressed the spring natural gas conference held by West Virginia University in Morgantown on Wednesday. Among them was keynote speaker David McCurdy, president and CEO of the American Gas Association. He told attendees he believes natural gas will stay in the $4-$6 per Mcf range “for a decade or more.”

    Dominion Resources was also on hand, talking about their plan to export natural gas to Japan and India from Cove Point, MD. Highlights:

    Read More “WVU Spring NatGas Conference: $4-$6 Gas for Next "Decade or More"”

  • Economic Impact | Industrywide Issues | Mahoning County | Ohio

    Youngstown, OH Airport Looks to Add Regular Houston, TX Flights

    April 25, 2013April 25, 2013

    Yet another positive sign for the Ohio Utica Shale. The Youngstown-Warren (OH) Regional Airport is looking to add direct flights to and from Houston, TX. They’ll likely begin with a regular, chartered service and after that, add a permanent route…

    Read More “Youngstown, OH Airport Looks to Add Regular Houston, TX Flights”

  • Industrywide Issues | NG Vehicles

    UPS to Grow NG Fleet with Additional 700 LNG Tractor Trailers

    April 25, 2013April 25, 2013

    Hats off to UPS—the shipping company that’s probably made a delivery to your business or home within the past week. A week doesn’t go by that MDN HQ doesn’t get a delivery from the big brown truck! UPS currently has a fleet of 2,600 alternative fuel vehicles—running on everything from electric to biomethane. They’re adding another 700 new vehicles to that number—all of them liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractor trailers. UPS will also build four private refueling stations as part of the program—three in Tennessee and one in Texas.

    LNG is different from CNG, or compressed natural gas. LNG is natural gas cooled to the point it becomes a liquid and is typically used in long haul vehicles, like tractor trailers. CNG is typically used in passenger vehicles and short haul trucks. Here’s the announcement from UPS about growing their long haul fleet using LNG:

    Read More “UPS to Grow NG Fleet with Additional 700 LNG Tractor Trailers”

  • Best of the Rest

    Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

    April 25, 2013April 25, 2013

    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, Apr 25, 2013”

  • Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Meetings

    Postmortem: Video Shows Tribeca/Josh Fox Lied, Censored Farmers

    April 24, 2013April 24, 2013

    liar It’s not worth a lot more in the way of “ink”—but it is worth a final post to show how the anti-fracking side simply lies when it suits them. On Sunday, FrackNation creator/director Phelim McAleer and about 20 farmers from Pennsylvania and upstate New York shouted questions to Josh Fox and the freakish Yoko Ono as they entered the debut of Gasland Part Deux at the Tribeca film festival in New York City. The questioners were barred from entering, even though they had paid for and secured tickets (see Upstate NY Farmers with Tickets Barred from Gasland 2 Premier).

    Although Tribeca now claims the theater was full (do they now oversell tickets for movies like they do for airplane seats?), Phelim captured the real reason they were not admitted—on film (see it below)…

    Read More “Postmortem: Video Shows Tribeca/Josh Fox Lied, Censored Farmers”

  • Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | New York | Regulation | Statewide NY

    Video: Martens Riffs on Why NY Fracking Decision Taking So Long

    April 24, 2013April 24, 2013

    New York Commissioner of the Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Joe Martens, was questioned by Gannett reporter Jon Campbell on Monday about the status of New York’s fracking decision. Below is Campbell’s summary of that conversation, and a video of the interview, so you can hear and see Martens in his own words.

    Bottom line: Martens and State Health Commissioner Nirav Shah are running interference for their boss, Andrew “Ditherer” Cuomo–giving him time to make up his mind. In the meantime, Martens and Shah are riffing (making it up as they go) when asked to defend why it’s taking so long. Give the video a watch…

    Read More “Video: Martens Riffs on Why NY Fracking Decision Taking So Long”

  • Anadarko | Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Bradford County | Energy Companies | Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Lycoming County | Pennsylvania | Sullivan County

    Manufactured Controversy over Drilling in Loyalsock State Forest

    April 24, 2013June 6, 2013

    A new manufactured “controversy” is being ginned up by PA Democrat officials and anti-drillers over Anadarko Petroleum’s plan to drill on land they legally own the mineral rights to—25,000 acres in Loyalsock State Forest that covers parts of Lycoming, Sullivan and Bradford counties in PA. Here’s the first time we’ve heard this phrase: The forest contains a “critical bird nursery.” I mean, who could possibly drill in a nursery? Drilling will also happen underneath part of the Old Logger’s Path—not the New Logger’s Path, not the Plain and Simple Logger’s path, but the Old Logger’s Path. And drilling may include portions of the exceptional value stream known as Rock Run. We wonder, are other streams unexceptional? And (OMG!) it may include the lumber ghost town of Masten. DO NOT disturb ghosts—they don’t like it.

    Isn’t language in an anti-drilling demagogue’s hands a marvel to behold?…

    [Please see an update/note at the end of this article.]

    Read More “Manufactured Controversy over Drilling in Loyalsock State Forest”

  • Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Regulation

    New Interior Secretary Jewell Says BLM Fracking Rules Coming Soon

    April 24, 2013April 24, 2013

    Newly approved Sec. of Interior, Sally Jewell, said on Monday that new rules for fracking on federal lands from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be out “fairly soon.” She also said “one size doesn’t fit all,” apparently trying to assuage concerns by the drilling industry that the federal government is attempting a takeover of regulating fracking. She even claimed she was a fracker once upon a time…

    Read More “New Interior Secretary Jewell Says BLM Fracking Rules Coming Soon”

  • Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Regulation

    Harvard Law School Says FracFocus "Fails" as Compliance Tool

    April 24, 2013April 24, 2013

    The online national hydraulic fracturing chemical registry called FracFocus was launched in April of 2011. Created and managed by the Ground Water Protection Council and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, two organizations whose missions both revolve around conservation and environmental protection, FracFocus was created to provide the public access to reported chemicals used for hydraulic fracturing within their area. By all accounts it’s been a great success with most oil and gas drilling companies participating and supplying data about their drilling operations to the organization.

    However, yesterday FracFocus came under heavy criticism from the Harvard Law School who published a 16-page study (embedded below) that says FracFocus doesn’t go far enough—they say voluntary reporting by drillers is “spotty” and the trade secret provision that allows drillers to hold back some information is “overly broad.” The title of this “study” claims that, “FracFocus fails as a regulatory compliance tool.” HLS’ proposed fix? Bring in the feds…

    Read More “Harvard Law School Says FracFocus "Fails" as Compliance Tool”

  • Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | New York | Statewide NY

    The Fractured Reality (and Hypocrisy) of NY Anti-Drillers

    April 24, 2013April 24, 2013

    A perceptive MDN reader from the Buffalo area emailed to make an excellent point. He told us about a real, existential and present threat in western NY from an old nuclear waste dump called West Valley. Stick with us here—there is a point!

    There’s a very real possibility the nuclear waste stockpiled at West Valley may erode and be released into the environment within the next 150 years—and possibly much sooner if the area gets washed away by freak torrential downpours which seem to be occurring more regularly in the region. If that happens, nuclear waste may escape and pollute both Lakes Erie and Ontario, and with it, the drinking water for millions of people…

    Read More “The Fractured Reality (and Hypocrisy) of NY Anti-Drillers”

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