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  • Cuyahoga County | Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Ohio | Regulation

    OH City Bans Drilling in City Limits – Legality Questioned

    November 9, 2012November 9, 2012

    Broadview Heights, OH (Cuyahoga County) voters passed a measure on Tuesday that bans any further oil and gas drilling in the city limits. There are currently 90 oil and gas wells drilled in Broadview Heights. Problem is, the new measure, which becomes part of the city’s charter, is in violation of Ohio law which states only the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources (ODNR)can regulate oil and gas drilling.

    It’s another “home rule” lawsuit in the making…

    Read More “OH City Bans Drilling in City Limits – Legality Questioned”

  • Industrywide Issues | Mahoning County | Ohio | Wastewater

    New Shale Wastewater Plant Planned for Mahoning County

    November 9, 2012November 9, 2012

    ESI Enviro wants to build a new $5 million Utica and Marcellus Shale wastewater treatment facility in Campbell, Ohio, along the Mahoning River. The mayor of Campbell, Bill Vansuch, is in favor it. The city has been under water financially (in receivership) since 2004 and the revenue from the plant would be a big boost in revenue for the city.

    Here’s the details:

    Read More “New Shale Wastewater Plant Planned for Mahoning County”

  • Clinton County | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Wastewater

    Clinton County, PA to Get New Marcellus Wastewater Plant

    November 9, 2012November 9, 2012

    South Avis, in Clinton County, PA, will get a new Marcellus Shale wastewater treatment facility in about a year if all goes according to plan:

    Read More “Clinton County, PA to Get New Marcellus Wastewater Plant”

  • Best of the Rest

    Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Fri, Nov 9, 2012

    November 9, 2012November 9, 2012

    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: Fri, Nov 9, 2012”

  • Chesapeake Energy | Energy Companies

    Chesapeake Energy Gets New, Unsecured $2 Billion (!) Loan

    November 8, 2012November 7, 2012

    holy smokesHoly smokes. Yesterday Chesapeake Energy, one of largest drillers in both the Marcellus and Utica Shale region, took out an unsecured (unsecured!) 5-year loan from Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies Finance. How much? Try $2 billion (with a “b”). The loan will be syndicated or sold off to a large group of investors. Chesapeake is using the loan to pay off other previous loans. The company continues to sell off parts of the company to pay off all the loans, including this new one.

    Here’s a quick statement issued by Chesapeake about the new loan:

    Read More “Chesapeake Energy Gets New, Unsecured $2 Billion (!) Loan”

  • Carroll County | Harrison County | Holmes County | Monroe County | Noble County | Ohio | Trumbull County

    10 New Utica Shale Permits Issued Last Week in Ohio

    November 8, 2012November 7, 2012

    Ten new Utica Shale wells were approved by the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources (ODNR) for the week covering Oct. 28 through Nov. 3. Here’s a breakdown on where the permits were issued:

    Read More “10 New Utica Shale Permits Issued Last Week in Ohio”

  • Economic Impact | Industrywide Issues | Research

    Netherlands Research Co. Predicts Marcellus will Reach 7.7 Tcfe by 2020

    November 8, 2012November 7, 2012

    Netherlands-based ASDReports.com has just released a new research study focusing on the Marcellus Shale titled, Marcellus Shale in the US, 2012 – Gas Shale Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020. The company issued a press release (below) which hits some of the highlights from the study. Among the astonishing predictions: The Marcellus Shale will produce a “massive” (their words) 7,685 billion cubic feet equivalent of gas by 2020—or said another way, 7.7 trillion cubic feet equivalent. They predict the Marcellus will be producing 4,861  bcfe (4.9 tcfe) by 2015.

    Here’s the press release announcing the study with a few juicy tidbits thrown in:

    Read More “Netherlands Research Co. Predicts Marcellus will Reach 7.7 Tcfe by 2020”

  • Access Midstream Partners | Energy Services

    Access Midstream 3Q12: 65 New Marcellus Wells Connected

    November 8, 2012November 7, 2012

    Access Midstream Partners, a pipeline, compressor station and processing plant (infrastructure) company with operations in the Marcellus Shale released their third quarter financial and operational update on Monday. They report a 26.9% increase in the amount of natural gas moving through their pipelines for 3Q12 compared with 3Q11 mostly from their Marcellus operations which they acquired in December 2011. Access hooked up 186 new wells to their gathering system pipelines during 3Q12 across all of the plays they service (65 in the Marcellus alone), an increase of 27.4% over the same period in 2011. In addition, 3Q12 income was plus $2 million. What’s not to like about a good midstream company?!

    Here are relevant sections from the Access Midstream 3Q12 update:

    Read More “Access Midstream 3Q12: 65 New Marcellus Wells Connected”

  • Industrywide Issues | Ohio | Regulation | Richland County | Wastewater

    Mansfield, OH Voters Approve “Environmental Bill of Rights”

    November 8, 2012November 7, 2012

    The voters of Mansfield, Ohio voted to approve an “environmental bill of rights” in yesterday’s election. The new measure will now be part of the city’s charter, enabling the city to control the location and regulation of wastewater injection wells.

    A year ago Preferred Fluids Management announced they would build two 5,000 foot deep injection wells in the Mansfield industrial park. Some area residents are opposed and the new measure passed yesterday will allow them to prevent the wells from being built. It’s a dead issue anyway because the permits to build the wells have expired. The question now is: Does the new “bill of rights” extend to other types of wells, and even other business activities, besides injection wells?

    Read More “Mansfield, OH Voters Approve “Environmental Bill of Rights””

  • Pennsylvania | Statewide PA

    Will New PA AG Go After the Marcellus Drilling Industry?

    November 8, 2012November 7, 2012

    Will Kathleen Kane, newly elected Pennsylvania Attorney General, take aim at the Marcellus Shale drilling industry once she takes office in January? Depends on whom you ask…

    Read More “Will New PA AG Go After the Marcellus Drilling Industry?”

  • Pennsylvania | Statewide PA

    Shale Gas Innovation Contest is Back-This Yr (3) $25K Prizes

    November 8, 2012November 7, 2012

    In October 2011, the Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation & Commercialization Center (SGICC) announced the first Shale Gas Innovation Competition. In May of this year they awarded two organizations from State College, PA as the winners, each receiving a $25,000 prize (see this MDN story).

    The SGICC is back for round two and this time they are offering three $25,000 prizes. Here’s the low down:

    Read More “Shale Gas Innovation Contest is Back-This Yr (3) $25K Prizes”

  • Industrywide Issues | Regulation

    3 Top Officials Rumored to be Leaving Obama Administration

    November 8, 2012November 7, 2012

    Now that Obama will be sticking around for another four years, immediate speculation has begun on who will go and who will stay in his administration. Rumor has it that three top energy/environment officials may step down in the coming months. All three are in cabinet level positions:

    Read More “3 Top Officials Rumored to be Leaving Obama Administration”

  • Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Pipelines | Regulation

    Reuters Predicts “Harsher Energy Regs” from Obama II

    November 8, 2012November 7, 2012

    MDN took some abuse for our negative comments on the re-election of B.H. Obama (see this MDN article)—comments for which we make no apology. However, you may be interested to know one day after his re-election, none other than Reuters is predicting a rough road ahead for the domestic energy industry under Obama II. The article says, in so many words, the coal industry is screwed. And of course Obama will continue to flirt with so-called renewable energy. Elections have consequences folks.

    Here’s what the article says about Obama’s “nuanced” approach on domestic oil and gas drilling:

    Read More “Reuters Predicts “Harsher Energy Regs” from Obama II”

  • Best of the Rest

    Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Thu, Nov 8, 2012

    November 8, 2012November 7, 2012

    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, Nov 8, 2012”

  • About MDN

    Obama Wins – Americans Lose

    November 7, 2012November 7, 2012

    national suicideWe pause on this day after the re-election of Barack H. Obama to grieve the national suicide of the United States of America, because that’s what happened yesterday. MDN believes it’s hard to overstate how profoundly another four years of an Obama administration—and an out-of-control EPA—will negatively impact the U.S. energy industry. Look for more irrational hatred of fossil fuels, and the emboldening of radical leftists to try and end all drilling for natural gas and oil in this country. Look for more Solyndras and other failed so-called green tech companies (nothing more than political graft). Look for the miracle of hydraulic fracturing to be in the crosshairs of the Obama EPA. Look for the oil and gas industry to be compared to, denigrated and targeted like the tobacco industry. Frankly, it’s a nightmare we won’t wake up from.

    So “thank you” to the 50.5% of my fellow citizens who have created this national nightmare. You’ll so richly get what you deserve—the rapid erosion of your freedom, higher taxes, higher fuel prices, fewer choices, and despair. MDN will be here every step of the way to remind you of what you have done—that is, until the Obama censors finally rip up the First Amendment and shut us down.

  • Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Pennsylvania | Statewide PA | Washington County

    PA DEP Sec. Krancer Calls Rep. White a Liar re Water Testing

    November 7, 2012November 7, 2012

    Last week MDN brought you the news that western PA House Rep. Jesse White and an attorney in a lawsuit against Range Resources accused the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) of intentionally withholding well water test results that would show a link between shale gas drilling and contamination of well water (see this MDN story). The allegation was made after two DEP officials were deposed in the lawsuit. Their comments seemed to confirm that the DEP does not, in some cases, test or report certain results available to them. Such a request to “suppress” or not test uses a special code (SAC 942).

    Yesterday, DEP Sec. Michael Krancer minced no words in responding to Rep. White (see his letter below). Sec. Krancer essentially said White is ignorant of the facts and a liar. Krancer couched his words it in politically correct language—but the sentiment is definitely there.

    Read More “PA DEP Sec. Krancer Calls Rep. White a Liar re Water Testing”

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