Water plays a significant role in the production, transportation, and end-use distribution of all energy resources. Whether it’s used to extract more hydrocarbons from shale rock via hydraulic fracturing or produced as a drilling byproduct – commonly referred to as “produced water” – operators rely upon a fresh water supply to safely and efficiently develop
Read More...Peregrine Energy Partners will acquire producing and non-producing mineral rights on 4,755 gross acres in Bedford County, Pa. from Chief Oil & Gas, according to EIN Presswire. The purchase price was undisclosed. However, the deal is the third the company has made in this region of the Appalachian Basin this year. “While we’ve traditionally been
Read More...It would be an understatement to say natural gas has transformed Pennsylvania’s labor community. Through training program, projects, and operations, trade unions have been an integral part of the state’s oil and natural gas industry. This close relationship between labor and the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania was the spotlight of a recent conference session
Read More...While President Trump and former Vice President Biden have visited the Appalachian Basin numerous times this election cycle, this week’s debate in Cleveland, OH will mark the first time the pair shares the stage to talk about the biggest issues facing our country today. The Shale Revolution has been a game-changer for the region where
Read More...Natural gas production in the Appalachian and Haynesville shale basins has weathered downturns caused by the coronavirus pandemic better than many other oil-focused shale plays, according to The Oklahoman. Although drilling activity is down in both basins, it hasn’t seen the dramatic declines many other plays have seen. Additionally, the Enverus FundamentalEdge series report notes
Read More...After two years of investigating, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has reported the findings of a grand jury looking into whether shale gas producers had violated environmental protection laws. Gov. Tom Wolf’s Department of Environmental Protection, which oversees regulation of the industry, isn’t mincing words: “The report is legally erroneous, which compromises its conclusions.”* DEP
Read More...Energy In Depth recently sat down – virtually, of course – with Belmont County, Ohio farmer Larry Cain to discuss the natural gas development taking place in his county and on his family’s dairy farm. Through the use of a landowner’s group, Cain and his neighbors developed a partnership with a local natural gas and
Read More...Peregrine Energy Partners has acquired royalty interests in Washington County, Pennsylvania as well as in Tyler and Richie Counties in West Virginia from various undisclosed sellers, according to EIN Presswire. Some of these acquisitions came from well-known producers such as Range Resources, Antero Resources and EQT Corporation. “The Appalachian Basin and specifically the Marcellus Shale
Read More...New York and New Jersey’s recent decision to block the Northeast Supply Enhancement project could put into jeopardy millions of homes which will require natural gas for heating during the 2021 winter season. The planned $1 billion pipeline would have brought an additional 400 million cubic feet of natural gas per day into New York,
Read More...It grew 17 percent compared to the last quarter of 2018. Horizontal shale wells in the state produced 6.8 million barrels of oil and 685 billion cubic feet of natural gas during the fourth quarter of last year, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced Friday. Oil production grew 17 percent compared to the last
Read More...Residents of our region received some positive news Wednesday when it was learned that a local company has plans to build a gas-to-liquids facility in Saline Township in northern Jefferson County. Hammondsville-based Orin Holdings and county officials see a big potential for the facility, which would be located on 500 acres of ground that has
Read More...As the organization in charge of providing the general public with fact-based, educational information about Ohio’s important natural gas and oil industry, we’re deeply disappointed a recent article (“Rolling Stone Article Highlights Area Fracking Concerns,” Feb. 15) irresponsibly omitted key facts and context that is critical for readers to understand. Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) in
Read More...PTT readies $5bn war chest to turn US into ‘second home base’ BANGKOK — PTT Global Chemical, an arm of Thai energy major PTT Group, has set aside $5 billion for its next five-year investment, of which around 80% will be spent on a petrochemical complex in the U.S. and acquisitions. Chief Executive Kongkrapan Intarajang said the company is
Read More...by Tom Westfall WVONGA Board President The folks who make up West Virginia’s oil and natural gas industry are proud of their work. They’re moving West Virginia ahead, and economic numbers we see each year are a source of pride. We face challenges as commodity prices are decreasing. Prices will remain low for the foreseeable
Read More...As a result of continued low natural gas prices, oil and gas companies have had to recalculate and reduce the value of their assets to reflect the down market, according to ShaleOhio. Last month, Chevron Corp. recorded a $10 billion impairment last month and more than half of it was attributed to assets in the
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