MPLX “Sweet Spot” is Processing M-U Rich Gas and Producing NGLs

Greg Floerke In late 2015, MPLX (i.e., Marathon Petroleum) bought out and merged with the Utica Shale’s premier midstream company, MarkWest Energy, for $15 billion (see MarkWest Energy Investors/Unitholders Approve Merger with Marathon). The “new” MarkWest, aka MPLX, plays on a much larger stage now, including ownership and operation of major assets in the Permian…

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MPLX to Build New Harmon Creek III Gas Processing in PA Marcellus

In late 2015, MPLX (i.e., Marathon Petroleum) bought out and merged in the Utica Shale’s premier midstream company, MarkWest Energy, for $15 billion (see MarkWest Energy Investors/Unitholders Approve Merger with Marathon). The “new” MarkWest, aka MPLX, plays on a much larger stage now, including ownership and operation of major assets in the Permian Basin and…

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MPLX 2Q – Bullish on the Marcellus and “Now the Utica”

In late 2015, MPLX (i.e., Marathon Petroleum) bought out and merged in the Utica Shale’s premier midstream company, MarkWest Energy, for $15 billion (see MarkWest Energy Investors/Unitholders Approve Merger with Marathon). The “new” MarkWest, aka MPLX, plays on a much larger stage now, including ownership and operation of major assets in the Permian Basin and…

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MPLX 1Q – Marcellus Gathered Volumes Increase 10% Over 2023

In late 2015, MPLX (i.e., Marathon Petroleum) bought out and merged in the Utica Shale’s premier midstream company, MarkWest Energy, for $15 billion (see MarkWest Energy Investors/Unitholders Approve Merger with Marathon). The “new” MarkWest, aka MPLX, plays on a much larger stage now, including ownership and operation of major assets in the Permian Basin and…

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Appalachian Methane Initiative Concludes 2023 Test, Expands in 2024

In January 2023, three Marcellus/Utica companies — Chesapeake Energy, EQT, and Equitrans Midstream — launched the Appalachian Methane Initiative (AMI), a coalition committed to further enhancing methane monitoring throughout the Appalachia Basin and reducing methane emissions throughout the region (see EQT, Chessy, Equitrans Form M-U Methane Monitoring Club). The initial pilot campaign from 2023 is…

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MPLX 2Q – Harmon II Processing Plant Coming Online in 1H24

In late 2015, MPLX (i.e., Marathon Petroleum) bought out and merged in the Utica Shale’s premier midstream company, MarkWest Energy, for $15 billion (see MarkWest Energy Investors/Unitholders Approve Merger with Marathon). The “new” MarkWest, aka MPLX, plays on a much larger stage now, including ownership and operation of major assets in the Permian Basin and…

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MarkWest Mails Spill Cleanup Notice to Wrong Township in SWPA

In late December 2022, piping at the MarkWest Imperial Compressor Station in Robinson Township, Washington County, PA, froze during Winter Storm Elliot. The frozen line burst, spilling roughly 10,000 gallons of condensate on the ground. On May 23, 2023, MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources LLC submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to the Pennsylvania Dept.

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PA AG Indicts 2 Workers for Conspiracy, Fraud re MarkWest Pipeline

On Friday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced her office has filed criminal charges against two men for falsifying paperwork… Continue reading The post PA AG Indicts 2 Workers for Conspiracy, Fraud re MarkWest Pipeline first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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MPLX 1Q – Harmon II Processing Plant Coming Online in 2024

In late 2015, MPLX (i.e. Marathon Petroleum) bought out and merged in the Utica Shale’s premier midstream company, MarkWest Energy,… Continue reading The post MPLX 1Q – Harmon II Processing Plant Coming Online in 2024 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Biden DOJ, EPA Announce $25M “Settlement” with Williams, Others

Yesterday the Bidenistas at the Dept. of (In)Justice (DOJ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a “settlement” (i.e. bullying)… Continue reading The post Biden DOJ, EPA Announce $25M “Settlement” with Williams, Others first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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How EOG’s Move into Ohio Utica Shale Will Affect Midstream

In 2020, EOG Resources, one of the largest oil and gas drillers in the U.S. (with international operations in Trinidad… Continue reading The post How EOG’s Move into Ohio Utica Shale Will Affect Midstream first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Marcellus/Utica Helps Lift MPLX/MarkWest Profits in 3Q

MPLX assets (click for larger version) Back in 2015, MarkWest Energy, one of the premier midstream companies in the Utica that built and operated numerous gas processing plants and pipeline systems, sold itself to Marathon Petroleum (see MarkWest Energy Investors/Unitholders Approve Merger with Marathon). The pipeline subsidiary of Marathon that includes MarkWest is called MPLX.

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Range Resources 2Q – Production Up 10% Despite MarkWest Outage

Production for Range Resources was up a healthy 10% year over year in second quarter 2019, according to Range’s 2Q19 update issued late last week. Range produced 2.3 billion cubic feet equivalent per day (Bcfe/d) in 2Q. For the first half of the year Range brought online 39 Marcellus/Utica wells and plans to bring online

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MarkWest Energy’s “Extraordinary Results” in 2018

This article is provided FREE for Google searchers. In order to access all content on Marcellus Drilling News, please visit our Subscribe page. The company we call MarkWest Energy is technically MPLX, renamed after MarkWest was bought out and merged into Marathon Petroleum in December 2015 (see Golden Parachutes Pop Open for MarkWest Top Management/Board).

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