Indiana, PA Converting Coal Power Plant to Massive New Gas Plant

We have some exciting news to share. What was Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant, the Homer City Generating Station, located in Center Township, Indiana County, PA, shut down operations in July 2023. In its heyday, the massive plant produced 1,888 megawatts of electricity (nearly 2 GW). Demolition of the old plant and construction of a…

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28 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 18 – 24

For the week of Nov 18 – 24, permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica continued to be strong, with 28 new permits issued, down just two from the 30 issued the prior week. The Keystone State (PA) issued 11 new permits, with five going to CNX Resources, all in Allegheny County. Two permits were issued to…

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Marcellus Shale Testing Lab in PA Sells Itself to Minneapolis Co.

Incorporated in 1988, Environmental Service Laboratories, Inc. (ESL) is an environmental testing laboratory based in Indiana, PA, providing various analytical testing, consulting, and field sampling services. ESL customers include Marcellus/Utica natural gas drilling companies, industrial facilities, municipalities, engineering firms, local/state/federal government, and the general public. ESL is accredited to test drinking water, wastewater, soil, solid…

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18 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 1-7

There were 18 new permits issued to drill in the Marcellus/Utica during the first full week of 2024 (Jan. 1-7), versus 24 permits issued for the final two weeks of last year (Dec. 18-31). Pennsylvania issued 9 new permits last week. Ohio issued just 1 — which was to drill a Marcellus (not a Utica)…

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Bad Guys Win: PA General Energy to Plug Grant Twp Injection Well

Since 2015 we’ve reported on the case of Grant Township (Indiana County, PA), a town that passed an ordinance cooked… Continue reading The post Bad Guys Win: PA General Energy to Plug Grant Twp Injection Well first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Grant Twp Asks PA Supreme Court to Ban Injection Wells

Since 2015 we’ve reported on the case of Grant Township (Indiana County, PA), a town that passed an ordinance cooked… Continue reading The post Grant Twp Asks PA Supreme Court to Ban Injection Wells first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Grant Twp Charter Banning Injection Wells Heads to PA Supreme Court

Since 2015 we’ve reported on the case of Grant Township (Indiana County, PA), a town that passed an ordinance cooked… Continue reading The post Grant Twp Charter Banning Injection Wells Heads to PA Supreme Court first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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32 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 12-18

Last week (Dec. 12-18), the number of permits issued to drill new shale wells in the Marcellus/Utica bumped up nicely… Continue reading The post 32 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 12-18 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 28-Dec 4

Last week (Nov. 28-Dec. 4), the number of permits issued to drill new shale wells rose slightly to 21 from… Continue reading The post 21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 28-Dec 4 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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34 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 13-19

We finally started to see more permits issued again last week. After the Marcellus/Utica was in the permit doldrum for… Continue reading The post 34 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 13-19 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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EQT Provides More Details on DGO Asset Sale, 1.4 Bcf/d Curtailment

EQT announced yesterday it has closed on a deal to sell “certain non-strategic assets” to Diversified Gas & Oil (DGO) for $125 million, plus another potential $20 million later on. MDN first told you about this deal on May 13 (see Diversified Buys 900 EQT Wells (67 Shale Wells) for $125M). This is the first

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