October marked the 20th anniversary since the first Marcellus Shale well was drilled in Pennsylvania in 2004. Like Pennsylvania’s Drake Well, which launched commercial oil drilling across the world in 1859, Range Resource’s Renz #1 has been a game-changer for the Commonwealth and the United States. As Jeff Kotula, president of the Washington County Chamber of
Read More...Recent data from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) confirms an emerging Ohio oil play with untapped potential. Traditionally thought of as a natural gas play, new technologies have unlocked oil production in the Utica Shale that continues to grow: 70 percent since 2021 with 40 percent annual growth from 2022 to 2023. The
Read More...Labor, business, and industry groups across Pennsylvania are coming together to reject a flurry of anti-energy policies that threaten workers, economic activity, and energy security. A telling example of this came Monday when three major groups sent a letter to the Allegheny County Council urging its members against filing a climate lawsuit. The letter –
Read More...After years of environmental activists circling Pennsylvania officials in hopes they’d be the “cherry on top” of their lawfare campaign, Bucks County took the bait and filed a suit on Monday against essential energy producers. But many questions remain, including why the suit was debated quietly with little evident public input and to what extent
Read More...The Appalachian Basin produces more natural gas than most countries, with the region’s rich resources playing a major role in ensuring energy security, grid reliability and emission reductions. Therefore, it’s no surprise that leaders in the region from across the aisle have come out strongly against the Biden administration’s recent moratorium on LNG export approvals
Read More...The Ohio Department of Natural Resources recently published 2023 third quarter data showing oil production in the Buckeye State shattering records. Between July 1 and September 30, 2023, Ohio producers pumped out 6,527,247 barrels of oil – dramatically outpacing third quarter 2022 production by 32 percent and adding more than 1.6 million new barrels to
Read More...After more than a decade in the making, the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLM) voted today to allow for the safe development of oil and natural gas resources under the surface of state-owned lands and parks. This is a win for landowners and their right to develop private minerals close to and
Read More...Natural gas and oil development in the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) has brought $1 billion of economic impact to the region, according to a new analysis by Cleveland State University. The historic partnership has also supported 2,606 jobs totaling nearly $300 million in wages and benefits over the past nine years, while bringing increases
Read More...The wealthy national climate litigation campaign has its sights set on Pennsylvania, yet recent action shows this isn’t the only oil and gas producing state activists are targeting. New moves prove that the Buckeye State is also a target for the litigation-hungry – all while the industry helps to boost Ohio’s economy, provide good-paying jobs for thousands of
Read More...Bill McKibben, long-time climate activist and co-founder of “Keep It In the Ground” organization 350.org, is coming to the heart of natural gas country for the Pennsylvania Climate Convergence conference on Saturday. McKibben has previously stated he’s on a mission to “kill” the oil and natural gas industry and has compared the industry to “the
Read More...“Ohio will likely set a new record for oil production this year,” according to Chief of the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Eric Vendel. The comments were made at the National Association of Royalty Owners-Ohio’s conference in Cambridge in September, and reflect data from the ODNR
Read More...Benjamin Franklin once said: “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes” – that, and that the “Keep It In the Ground” Ohio River Valley Group will use junk science to peddle misinformation discounting the massive benefits natural gas has on the Appalachian region. Important reminder: The Ohio River Valley Group (ORVI) is
Read More...Watching the Ohio Oil & Gas Land Management Commission’s June meeting on leasing the state’s mineral rights and recent coverage of a related protest is like taking a time machine back to 2013. Fortunately, many of the concerns raised about fracking, produced water management and other related issues are ones that have been put to
Read More...Pennsylvania’s natural gas impact fee set a new record this year generating $279 Million across all of the Commonwealth’s 67 counties, according to the Public Utility Commission’s most recent report. This represents a 19 percent increase year-over-year. All told, the impact fee has generated more than $2.5 billion since 2012, and supported county, municipal, and
Read More...The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) recently published 2023 first quarter oil and natural gas production totals showing that oil production surpassed 6.5 million barrels. This is up 65.6 percent over the first quarter of 2022 and nearly 12 percent higher than fourth quarter 2022. Due to its increased production, Ohio now ranks 11th
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