West Virginia production of natural gas hit a new all-time high record in 2018 of 1.8 Tcf (trillion cubic feet), up from 1.5 Tcf in 2017. That’s an increase of 17%. All thanks to the Marcellus/Utica Shale! This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...In a series of statements and news reports last week, state officials announced Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem dropped its plans to build a $4 billion ethane cracker in northern West Virginia, according to Kallanish Energy. Reports of a possible ethane cracker being constructed in northern West Virginia have circulated since 2013 when the company first
Read More...Jim WillisEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) Pipelines supporters from affected North Carolina communities have had enough of environmental activists and political elites standing in their way. Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), a $7 billion, 600-mile pipeline that will stretch from West Virginia into North Carolina, is facing an existential threat by leftist environmentalists. The project is
Read More...Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Natural Gas NOW readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy. As usual, emphasis is added. Oreos Deal Anything But Black and White The manufacturer of Oreos says it’s cut a deal to buy
Read More...Despite its recent ruling in Andrews v. Antero, the West Virginia Supreme Court’s most recent ruling represents a rare victory for its residents, according to Shale Ohio. EQT was sued by landowners and lessors Crowder and Wentz after it drilled on their land to access natural gas underneath neighboring properties. The high court ruled in
Read More...The West Virginia Supreme Court recently sided with Antero Resources Corp. in a case brought against the company by Harrison County landowners, according to the Charleston Gazette-Mail. The court upheld a lower court ruling that threw out a collection of lawsuits that argued Antero’s operations in the Cherry Camp area had created a nuisance. Furthermore,
Read More...Last Wednesday the West Virginia Supreme Court issued a consolidated opinion lumping together seven similar lawsuits filed by Antero Resources and CNX Resources against the WV state tax commissioner and the Doddridge County Commission. The lawsuits take issue with the way gas well valuations are calculated for property taxes. This post appeared first on Marcellus
Read More...On May 25, lightning struck a 1 million gallon condensate tank near Friendly (Tyler County), WV on a Saturday afternoon (see Lightning Strikes Huge Condensate Tank in Tyler, WV – Fire Now Out). At least, that’s the theory. The strike (if that’s what it was) ignited the tank, creating a “massive” fire according to news
Read More...Natural gas producers in West Virginia can no longer drill on neighboring property to reach natural gas reserves on adjoining tracts, according to a Supreme Court decision made last week. The Supreme Court justices upheld a lower court ruling and jury verdict against EQT Corp., in a 5-0 ruling, siding with two Doddridge County residents
Read More...President Trump is pushing members of his administration to work with state regulators in Appalachia–Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania–to “build the country’s first natural gas and petrochemical hub” outside of the Gulf Coast. According to Energy Secretary Rick Perry, such a plan is in the the country’s national security interests. Members of the Trump team
Read More...Antero Resources sued EnerQuest Oil & Gas in a Texas court last year claiming EnerQuest had solicited and received trade secrets for a pair of landmen who live and work in Texas. A lower court dismissed the lawsuit based on a technicality (because the solicitation from EnerQuest came via email), claiming Texas does not have
Read More...In April, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who is pro-coal (because much of his personal fortune comes from coal), took a swipe at shale drillers claiming shale is responsible for the poor condition of roadways in the Mountain State (see WV Gov. Justice Blames Shale for Bad Roads, Wants Higher Taxes). The shale industry begs
Read More...Last year the second biggest coal-producing state in the U.S. produced more natural gas, as measured by energy content, than coal, according to World Oil. Although it’s situated in the Appalachian Basin near the Marcellus and Utica shale plays, West Virginia has been reluctant to transition to natural gas due to coal’s foothold within its
Read More...Listen up landowners in Washington County, OH: For some of you, your shale lease may now be owned by someone else. Pin Oak Energy Partners, a relatively young Marcellus/Utica driller based in Akron, OH, has purchased all of Protégé Energy’s Utica Shale leases (and other assets) located in Washington and Noble counties in Ohio, and
Read More...Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), being built by Equitrans (formerly EQT Midstream), has just agreed to pay a $265,972 fine and submit a plan of corrective action to West Virginia state regulators to fix storm water runoff caused when building the 303-mile pipeline in the Mountain State. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
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