Industry News

PA AG “Convicts” Greylock Energy, Extracts $140,000 for Big Green

In early 2018, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) collected a whopping $1.7 million fine from Energy Corporation of America (ECA) for violations at 17 well sites in Cumberland, Jefferson, and Whiteley Townships in Greene County, and Goshen Township in Clearfield County (see Energy Corp of America Fined $1.7M for Drilling Violations in PA)….

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Independent Monitoring of CNX Ops Shows No Public Health Threat

CNX Resources released its first Radical Transparency™ assessment report yesterday. The initial results of nine months of continuous air emissions monitoring at natural gas well sites and compressor stations in southwestern Pennsylvania indicate that CNX natural gas development poses no public health risk. Period. The data is collected and disseminated to the public by an…

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Epsilon 2Q – PA Production & Revenue Down Due to Low Gas Price

Epsilon Energy issued its second quarter 2024 update earlier this week. Epsilon, a relatively small company, used to concentrate most of its effort on developing Marcellus Shale wells. However, over the past few years, the company has expanded into other plays and now owns assets in the Anadarko (Oklahoma and Texas) and the Permian (Texas…

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ECA Marcellus Trust I Gives Investors NO Dividend for 2Q24

ECA Marcellus Trust I, the royalty interest holder in some of the wells drilled and maintained by Greylock Energy in Greene County, PA, announced yesterday that it will not issue a dividend to unitholders for the second quarter of 2024. The company paid 4.3 cents per unit in 1Q23, nothing in 2Q23, six-tenths of a…

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Canada Pension Plan Investing $843M in Tallgrass Energy, REX

We spotted some news that, on the surface, may not appear to be connected to the Marcellus/Utica, but we think it is. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) is investing approximately $843 million (CAD 1.2 billion) in Denver, Colorado-based Tallgrass Energy. CPP is a major investor in the Utica Shale (via Encino Energy),…

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Other Stories of Interest: Thu, Aug 15, 2024

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Largest USA facility to pull carbon from air opens; NATIONAL: Harold Hamm says this election is oil industry’s most important ever; INTERNATIONAL: Oil falls amid surplus fears as US stockpiles rise; China’s natgas consumption, production, imports increased in 2023; French imports of Russia’s LNG surge; Amid flagging US activity, OFS looks to…

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Environmental Partnership Report Demonstrates Continued Emissions Reductions, Even With Record Oil and Natural Gas Production

Oil and natural gas producers continue to make emissions reduction advancements, including reducing flare intensity despite record production, according to the Environmental Partnership’s latest annual report. The Environmental Partnership (TEP) is a voluntary coalition representing nearly 70 percent of U.S. onshore oil and natural gas production in 47 out of 50 states, with the mission

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