For the week of June 23 – 29, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica rose slightly from the previous week. There were 27 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, up three from 24 issued two weeks ago. The Keystone State (PA) issued 10 new permits….
27 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 23 – 29 Read More »
Quick! Somebody grab a tourniquet and tie it to the Baker Hughes U.S. rig count. The count has been hemorrhaging large numbers of rigs for 10 consecutive weeks. Last week (an early week with the count issued on Thursday), the U.S. rig count declined by another eight rigs to its lowest level since October 2021,…
Baker Hughes U.S. Rig Count Down 10th Week in a Row, M-U Down 1 Read More »
In April, MDN told you that EQT Corporation, the second-largest natural gas producer in the country (and the largest producer in the Marcellus/Utica) was buying out and merging in Olympus Energy for $1.8 billion (see EQT Buying Olympus Energy for $1.8 Billion; 90K Acres, 0.5 Bcf/d). The Olympus assets comprise what EQT described as a…
EQT Seals the Deal, Completes Olympus Energy Purchase for $1.8B Read More »
A kerfuffle has erupted in Morgan Township (Greene County), PA, between drilling and pipeline giant EQT Corporation and the town over the issue of hauling heavy equipment on Morgan’s roadways. Morgan supervisors prohibited EQT from using local town roads to haul heavy equipment to work sites. On June 18, EQT filed a lawsuit against the…
EQT Sues Morgan Township for Blocking Road Use to Haul Equipment Read More »
Seneca Resources continues to clean up spilled wastewater at a pad in Charleston Township (Tioga County), PA. The Vandergrift 290 pad hosts six wells, four of which are active and producing, one of which is now plugged, and another is in the process of being plugged. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reports active…
Seneca Works to Clean Up Wastewater Spill at Tioga Co. Well Pad Read More »
The special court established in Pennsylvania to hear appeals of Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) decisions, known as the Environmental Hearing Board (EHB), didn’t please anyone with a decision it rendered several weeks ago. We previously reported that the EHB had ruled in favor of CNX Resources to allow two previously permitted wells to move…
CNX Appeals EHB Extra Conditions Imposed on 2 Penn Twp Wells Read More »
Miracle of miracles, President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill was passed and signed into law by the President last Friday. Somehow, the Republicans got out of their own way to unite and pass it. There’s lots NOT TO like about the bill, but there is also lots TO like. And remember, this is just…
Trump Signs One Big Beautiful Bill – Impacts for O&G Industry Read More »
OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Mamdani made anti-fossil fuels central to his “affordability” plan for NYC; Did Louisiana just become America’s first energy sanctuary state?; NATIONAL: US refiners rely on shale more than ever as heavy oil supplies dwindle; EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump; Trump fired head of Nuclear…
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Colombian state oil firm Ecopetrol said on Monday it has purchased a wind power project in the northern province of La Guajira from Enel for $50 million.The Windpeshi…
Ecopetrol Purchases Enel Wind Power Project for $50m Read More »
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