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16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 13 – 19

Permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica continue to bounce up and down. One month ago, there were 26 new permits in the M-U for a one-week period. Three weeks ago, 16 new permits were issued. Two weeks ago, just ten new permits were issued. And last week, May 13-19, the number increased to 16, but only…

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OH Supreme Court Reverses “Drilled Too Deep” Decision TERA v Rice

Back in the summer of 2020, MDN told you about a lawsuit brought by an Ohio rights owner called TERA, an organization that owns the royalty rights for a number of leases with wells in Belmont County, OH, drilled by different producers, suing the producers for drilling into the Point Pleasant shale layer when the…

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EQT Merger With Equitrans Clears Important Federal Antitrust Hurdle

The merger of EQT Corporation and Equitrans Midstream into a single company took one giant leap forward on Wednesday when the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Act waiting period expired. In November 2018, under intense pressure from activist investors, EQT split itself into two companies: EQT Corporation and Equitrans Midstream (see It’s Here! EQT Midstream Division Now…

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PA Senate Candidate David McCormick Gets a Rig Tour – “Unbelievable”

In case you weren’t aware, there’s an important political race happening in Pennsylvania for the U.S. Senate. In fact, the race’s outcome will likely determine whether or not the Senate remains hostage to radical Democrat control or flips to common sense Republican control. The Democrat running for the seat is Bob Casey, an entrenched D.C….

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Mainstream Media 5 Years Late Reporting Lithium-from-Shale Story

We’ve had more than a few MDN readers pass along links from recent mainstream media stories about the treasure trove of lithium available “beneath Pennsylvania” in the state’s brine (shale wastewater) production. Which makes us a little bit crazy and amuses us at the same time because we’ve been reporting on this story since 2019!…

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SEC Climate Rule: The Devil’s in the Lack of Details

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate disclosure rules requires companies to report a lot of information — from greenhouse-gas emissions to potential weather impacts that could have a material business impact. But the devil’s in the lack of details. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.

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The ‘Necessary Evil’ of Four-mile Laterals

While extended length lateral wells can lead to massive profits, the risk might not always be worth it. At Hart Energy’s SUPER DUG, Diamondback Energy, SLB, NOV and others weighed the risk and rewards of drilling three- and four-mile laterals. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.

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