New shale permits issued for Sep 18 – 24 in the Marcellus/Utica were roughly the same as the prior week. There were 21 new permits issued last week, down 1 from permits issued two weeks ago. Last week’s permit tally included 11 new permits in Pennsylvania, 4 new permits in Ohio, and 6 new permits…
Read More...According to an analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights, large U.S. shale gas drillers (namely Marcellus/Utica drillers) have hedged (pre-sold at a specific price) an average of 50% of anticipated shale gas production for the second half of 2023. The average price of the hedges is $3.35/Mcf, far above the average NYMEX Henry Hub price…
Read More...Investors in shale oil and gas companies suffered for years with little or no returns for the money they invested. Five of eight large Marcellus/Utica drillers saw their share prices decrease by an astonishing 85% or more from 2008 to 2019 (see Former EQT CEO: Shale Revolution a “Disaster” for Investors). Just before the COVID…
Read More...Newly-elected Gov. Josh Shapiro, who appears to be completely ineffective since taking office (which is not necessarily a bad thing), appointed a working group in April to help guide him on what he should do concerning the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax and the broader issue of global warming (see PA Gov Appoints…
Read More...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…
Read More...New shale permits issued for Jul 3-9 in the Marcellus/Utica saw a dramatic decrease after posting a dramatic increase the week before. There were 11 new permits issued last week, way down from the 39 issued the previous week. Last week’s permit tally included a scant 3 new permits in Pennsylvania, 3 new permits in…
Read More...New shale permits issued for Jun 26 – Jul 2 in the Marcellus/Utica saw a dramatic increase, thanks to a bump in Pennsylvania’s numbers. There were 39 new permits issued last week, way up from 11 issued the previous week. Last week’s permit tally included 30 new permits in Pennsylvania, 8 new permits in Ohio,…
Read More...New shale permits issued for Jun 12-18 in the Marcellus/Utica gained one. There were 21 new permits issued, up from 20 the previous week. Last week’s permit tally included 12 new permits in Pennsylvania, 6 new permits in Ohio, and 3 new permits in West Virginia. Snyder Brothers scored the most new permits, with 9…
Read More...Very quietly, without issuing a press release, CNX Resources, headquartered in Canonsburg, PA (near Pittsburgh), filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission to say that on June 15, the company entered into a “definitive purchase sales agreement” to sell various non-operated producing oil and gas assets primarily located in the Appalachian basin
Read More...For individuals, discretionary income is what’s left after you pay your taxes and fixed costs like housing, food, and clothing. For shale drillers, the equivalent to discretionary income is cash flow from operating activities (CFOA), which is the net income a company generates adjusted for non-cash expenses like depreciation and stock-based compensation, and for changes
Read More...It’s possible to track which institutional investors (big investors like BlackRock) are buying or selling shares in various companies by… Continue reading The post Who Bought and Who Sold the Most Shares of M-U Drillers in 1Q23 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...New shale permits issued for May 8-14 in the Marcellus/Utica rose from the prior week. There were 26 new permits… Continue reading The post 26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 8-14 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Investors in shale oil and gas companies suffered for years with little or no returns for the money they invested…. Continue reading The post How Did M-U Gas Drillers Spend Their 2022 Record Haul of Cash? first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...CNX Resources held its annual meeting yesterday, which lasted all of 13 minutes. As we previously reported, one of CNX’s… Continue reading The post Proxy Firm Spouts Off at CNX Annual Mtg; Paris Proposal Voted Down first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...The proxy firm hired by California hotel owner Jon Handerly is accusing CNX Resources of lying about its attempt to… Continue reading The post Proxy Firm, CNX Accuse Each Other of Lying re Paris Goals Proposal first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
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