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Ohio River Corridor

CNX 2Q Delights with $475M Net Profit, Drills 10 New SWPA Wells

Last week CNX Resources issued its second quarter 2023 update. In stark contrast to other big Marcellus/Utica drillers, which lost money in 2Q, CNX generated $475 million of net income (nearly half a billion dollars!)–versus generating $33 million in profit for the same quarter last year. Derivatives seemed to make the difference. In 2Q22, CNX…

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U.S. Rig Count Drops Another 5 Rigs, M-U Loses 2 More Rigs

For the third week in a row and the 12th time in the last 13 weeks, the U.S. active rig count lost rigs. Last week the number decreased by five rigs after falling six rigs the week before (see U.S. Rig Count Drops Another 6 Rigs, Now Lowest Level in 16 Mos.). Both the Marcellus…

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PA Superior Court Tosses $2.4M Arbitration Award Against PennEnergy

This is a cautionary tale of choosing your joint venture partner carefully. The Pennsylvania Superior Court threw out a $2.4 million arbitration award against Marcellus driller PennEnergy in a business dispute in a precedential ruling last week. The Superior Court judges overruled an award by an arbitrator. PennEnergy maintained the case should never have been…

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WV NatGas Property Tax Rule Still a Mess, 303 Cases Appealed

The West Virginia State Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 2581 on the last day of the annual WV legislative session in April 2021. HB 2581 required the State Tax Commissioner to develop a revised methodology to value oil and natural gas properties for the purpose of assessing property taxes. The State Tax Department submitted an…

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EQT Donates $500K to Wisecarver Reservoir Project in Greene Co.

EQT Corporation, the largest natural gas producer in the U.S., recently donated $500,000 to the Wisecarver Reservoir Recreation Project near Waynesburg in Greene County, PA. The project will develop the 360 acres around the reservoir into a destination for families and outdoor enthusiasts. EQT has major drilling operations in Greene County, and according to EQT…

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NHTSA’s New Vehicle Emissions Standards Part of a “Suite of Climate Policies” to Force EV Adoption

Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its long-awaited vehicle emissions standards that complement EPA’s aggressive vehicle tailpipe emissions rule. NHTSA’s update to the CAFÉ standards was overseen by Acting Administrator Ann Carlson. Last year, Carlson was nominated by President Biden to lead NHTSA, but her nomination was pulled by the White

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Bidenistas Plan to Destroy Oil and Gas Industry As API Dozes

Bidenistas Plan to Destroy Oil and Gas Industry As API Dozes Jim Willis on NGL Pipelines Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN)   [Editor’s Note: The Bidenistas controlling the movements of our puppet President aim to obliterate the oil and gas industry as the API tries making nice to its wannabe killers.] The Bidenistas on Wednesday

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