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…
Read More...Two weeks ago, during the week of April 15 – 21, there were 16 new permits issued to drill in the Marcellus/Utica. Last week, for the week of April 22 – 28, there were 26 new permits issued. Finally! A little good news on the permit front. Snyder Brothers took the top prize with eight…
Read More...Yesterday, representatives from Tenaska gave a presentation to the Hancock County (WV) Commission detailing the company’s plans to drill carbon dioxide (CO2) injection wells in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The company anticipates drilling seven CO2 injection wells/sites in WV, 12 wells/sites in OH, and three wells/sites in PA. Tenaska has established an office in…
Read More...Last Friday’s announcement by the Bidenistas awarding $7 billion to seven hydrogen hub projects across the country continues to make big waves (see Hydrogen Hub Winners Announced – WV Takes Prize in M-U Region). One of the seven projects to receive funding is the West Virginia-led Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2), a project that…
Read More...New shale permits issued for Jun 5-11 in the Marcellus/Utica last week dipped a bit from the previous week. There were 20 new permits issued, down from 25 issued the previous week. Last week’s permit tally included 6 new permits for Pennsylvania, 8 new permits for Ohio, and 6 new permits in West Virginia. Ascent
Read More...New shale permits issued for May 22-28 in the Marcellus/Utica fell again for a second week. There were only 8… Continue reading The post 8 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 22-28 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...New shale permits issued for Jan. 16-22 in the Marcellus/Utica included only 7 new permits in Pennsylvania, 5 new permits… Continue reading The post 14 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 16-22 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Last Thursday, residents who live near a natural gas compressor station in Brooke County, WV, asked WV Dept. of Environmental… Continue reading The post Residents Near WV Compressor Stn Complain re Noise & Pollution first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Just nine new permits to drill shale wells were issued across the three Marcellus/Utica states for Sept. 26 to Oct…. Continue reading The post 9 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 26-Oct 2 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Back in March, MDN told you about a bill passed by the West Virginia legislature, Senate Bill (SB) 694, which… Continue reading The post Lawsuit to Block West Virginia’s New Forced Pooling Law Tossed Out first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...In September 2021, the Weirton (WV) Zoning Board of Appeals rejected a request by Southwestern Energy to build a well… Continue reading The post Southwestern Loses Court Case to Drill & Frack in Weirton, WV first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...On Sept. 10, a day after a meeting of the West Virginia Economic Development Authority meeting, we reported (based on media reports) that the Authority had voted to approve a $5.5 million loan guarantee for a proposed new shale gas-fired power plant planned for Brooke County, WV (see WV Approves Loan Guarantee for Brooke County
Read More...We should have known that West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is in league with his fellow coal baron Robert Murray. Officials from Brooke County, WV, where Energy Solutions Consortium is planning to build a $1.25 billion natural gas-fired power plant, are blaming the long fingers of Bob Murray for a last-minute delay of a state
Read More...What is wrong with West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice? Last week we told you about Justice trash-talking a proposed natural gas-fired electric plant planned for Brooke County (see WV Gov. Jim Justice Trash-Talks Brooke County Gas-Fired Power). Justice outright questioned the project’s viability. He made some followup remarks yesterday to “clarify” his remarks from last
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