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…
New shale permits issued for Sep 11 – 17 in the Marcellus/Utica rebounded. There were 22 new permits issued last week, up from 14 issued two weeks ago. But the increase came from an unlikely source. Last week’s permit tally included 9 new permits in Pennsylvania, 1 new permit in Ohio, and 12 new permits…
New shale permits issued for Sep 4 – 10 in the Marcellus/Utica continued to be in the crapper. There were 14 new permits issued last week, up 1 from 13 issued two weeks ago, and down from the 16 issued three weeks ago. Not so long ago we routinely saw 30+ issued each week. Last…
New shale permits issued for Aug 14 – 20 in the Marcellus/Utica finally turned around. There were 27 new permits issued last week, way up from the 10 issued the prior week. Last week’s permit tally included 21 new permits in Pennsylvania, 2 new permits in Ohio, and 4 new permits in West Virginia (after…
We should have known there was a price to pay, a “pound of flesh” to be exacted, when we read the announcement that the Bidenistas of the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) had approved EQT’s deal to buy Tug Hill’s West Virginia assets. Two days ago, EQT issued a press release to announce the deal had…
Last September, EQT Corporation announced it was buying privately-owned Tug Hill Operating’s West Virginia shale assets for $5.2 billion (see Confirmed: EQT Buys Tug Hill’s THQ Appalachia for $5.2 Billion). However, the Bidenistas at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) got involved slowing down the deal. Because of the FTC dragging its feet, EQT and Tug…
In February 2022, Equitrans Midstream announced it had filed a new pipeline expansion project with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (see Equitrans Files New $160M Pipe Expansion Project with FERC). Called the Ohio Valley Connector Expansion Project (or OVCX), the $160 million project will add compression along Equitrans pipelines in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia…
We’re trying not to sound too PO’d (personally offended) here, but once again, in what seems to be an every month or two occurrence, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) online oil and gas permitting database is throwing an error. So, we are left with no permit numbers for PA for the week of…
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.
New shale permits issued for Apr. 17-23 in the Marcellus/Utica picked up five from the prior week. There were 25… Continue reading The post 25 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 17-23 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
New shale permits issued for Apr. 3-9 in the Marcellus/Utica dropped again from the prior week. There were 18 new… Continue reading The post 18 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 3-9 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
New shale permits issued for Mar. 20-26 in the Marcellus/Utica dropped by two from the prior week. There were 32… Continue reading The post 32 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 20-26 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
New shale permits issued for Jan. 2-8 in the Marcellus/Utica included 14 new permits in Pennsylvania, 8 new permits in… Continue reading The post 23 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 2-8 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
We’re catching up the permit report for the past two weeks (since we were off all of last week). Permits… Continue reading The post 38 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 19-Jan 1 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Back in July, MDN reported on the somewhat odd case of a West Virginia Circuit Court judge who allegedly waved… Continue reading The post Gun-Toting Judge in Landowner/EQT Royalty Lawsuit Resigns first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.